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Subject-Verb Concord

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. When writing a sentence using either/or or neither/nor, how do you decide whether the verb should be singular or plural?

a)

Use the first noun in the sentence to decide.

b)

Use the subject noun closest to the verb to decide.

c)

It is always singular.

d)

It is always plural.

2.

Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?

a)

Despite all the fuss about formal wedding dinners, I'm serving barbecue at mine.

b)

Across the bay, fleets of old fishing boats was seen on the horizon.

c)

Whenever you have time, the architect and his assistant would like to talk to you about the remodel.

d)

Psychologists who came up with the idea of multitasking have lately been saying they were wrong.

3.

Which of the following indicates that a verb should be singular?

a)

The subject is singular.

b)

The subject is plural.

c)

There is a direct object in the sentence.

d)

There is an indirect object in the sentence.

4.

Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?

a)

Any book about space visits from vampire Martian aliens is my idea of a good weekend read.

b)

The thought of all the home repairs we need after the bathrooms flooded are daunting.

c)

It's amazing that there are never any leftovers in my house after the Super Bowl game.

d)

Subject-verb agreement usually gets trickier as sentences expand into more complex structures.

5.

In the following sentence, _____ is the subject noun and _____ is the verb. 'The two girls, as they stroll past the park, hear the faint sound of church bells chiming the hour.'

a)

bells; hour

b)

the; hear

c)

girls; hear

d)

two; sound

6.

The rule of concord is also called __?

a)

Subject-verb rule

b)

The sentence rule

c)

The agreement rule

7.

Select the correct verb in the following sentence: Lisa (run/runs) to the park every day.

a)

runs

b)

run

8.

Select the correct verb in the following sentence: The dogs (bark/barks) at strangers.

a)

bark

b)

barks

9.

Create a sentence using a verb that is in singular.

a)

The children play

b)

The children plays

c)

The child plays

10.

Create a sentence using a verb that is in plural.

a)

The children play

b)

The children plays

c)

The child plays

11.

If the ___is in plural the verb doesn't take 's'.

a)

Object

b)

Subject

c)

Adverb

12.

If the subject is in ___ the verb takes 's'.

a)

Plural

b)

Singular

13.

The ___ may consist of a group of words

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Object

14.
Either Jem or Scout (is, are) going to pass a note to Boo Radley. 
a)
Is
b)
Are
15.
General Zaroff or the dogs (is, are) patrolling the jungle. 
a)
Are
b)
Is
16.
Uncle Jack or Aunt Alexandra (is arriving, are arriving) to Maycomb today.
a)
are arriving
b)
is arriving
17.
All of the Jurors, as well as Juror #8, (want, wants) to come to a unanimous decision. 
a)
want
b)
wants
18.
Do you think the kittens or the puppy (is, are) cuter? 
a)
are
b)
is
19.
After the Trojan War, Odysseus and his men (is, are) trying to get home to Ithaca. 
a)
Are
b)
Is
20.
Neither the Lotus Eaters nor Polyphemus (are, is) able to permanently stop Odysseus from getting back home.  
a)
Are
b)
Is
21.
All of the windows in our house ___ broken in the earthquake last week.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
were
d)
was
22.
One of the most common names for dogs in the United States ___ "Rover".
a)
are
b)
is
c)
were
d)
be
23.
The subjects you will be studying in this course ___ listed in the syllabus.
a)
is
b)
be
c)
are
d)
was
24.
Johan ______ going to the mall after school today.
a)
is
b)
am
c)
are
25.
The flowers in that garden _____ water.
a)
need
b)
needs
26.
Neither the clerk nor the shoppers _____ aware of the fire down the street.
a)
was
b)
were
27.
When the fire alarm goes off, all of the students ______ out the nearest exit. 
a)
walking
b)
walk
c)
walks
d)
are walking
28.
Nobody in the class _____ the homework assignment last night.
a)
doesn't
b)
do
c)
did
d)
does
29.
She and her cousin _____ tennis every weekend except in the winter.
a)
play
b)
plays
30.
Either Paulette or Lily _____ all the local performances of the Alvin Ailey Dancers.
a)
attend
b)
attends
31.
None of the trucks _____ arrived yet.
a)
has
b)
have
32.
Only one of my three dogs, my beagle Neptune, really _____ the beach.
a)
enjoy
b)
enjoys
33.
Either the students or their teacher _____ decided on the color of the new bulletin board.
a)
has
b)
have