WorksheetsSubject-Verb Concord
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 16mins
1. When writing a sentence using either/or or neither/nor, how do you decide whether the verb should be singular or plural?
Use the first noun in the sentence to decide.
Use the subject noun closest to the verb to decide.
It is always singular.
It is always plural.
Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?
Despite all the fuss about formal wedding dinners, I'm serving barbecue at mine.
Across the bay, fleets of old fishing boats was seen on the horizon.
Whenever you have time, the architect and his assistant would like to talk to you about the remodel.
Psychologists who came up with the idea of multitasking have lately been saying they were wrong.
Which of the following indicates that a verb should be singular?
The subject is singular.
The subject is plural.
There is a direct object in the sentence.
There is an indirect object in the sentence.
Which of the following sentences has an INCORRECT subject-verb agreement?
Any book about space visits from vampire Martian aliens is my idea of a good weekend read.
The thought of all the home repairs we need after the bathrooms flooded are daunting.
It's amazing that there are never any leftovers in my house after the Super Bowl game.
Subject-verb agreement usually gets trickier as sentences expand into more complex structures.
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.'
bells; hour
the; hear
girls; hear
two; sound
The rule of concord is also called __?
Subject-verb rule
The sentence rule
The agreement rule
Select the correct verb in the following sentence: Lisa (run/runs) to the park every day.
runs
run
Select the correct verb in the following sentence: The dogs (bark/barks) at strangers.
bark
barks
Create a sentence using a verb that is in singular.
The children play
The children plays
The child plays
Create a sentence using a verb that is in plural.
The children play
The children plays
The child plays
If the ___is in plural the verb doesn't take 's'.
Object
Subject
Adverb
If the subject is in ___ the verb takes 's'.
Plural
Singular
The ___ may consist of a group of words
Subject
Verb
Object
