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Subject-Verb Agreement

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which verb agrees with the subject in the following sentence?

Fossils (is/are) fascinating records of the past

a)

is

b)

are

2.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

Crickets (sing/sings) by scraping their wings together.

a)

sing

b)

sings

3.

Which verb agrees with the subject

The roach (was not designed, were not designed) to live indoors.

a)

was not designed

b)

were not designed

4.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

Farmers (takes/take) a keen interest in market conditions and efficiency techniques.

a)

takes

b)

take

5.

Which of is the SUBJECT of the sentence?

The United States still produces a majority of the world's food supply.

a)

United States

b)

produces

c)

world's

d)

food

6.

Is the following sentence correct or incorrect?

In southern states, some farmers raise alligators.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

7.

Is the following sentence correct or incorrect?

Scientists continues to search for ways to increase the meat supply.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

8.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

Computers (performs/perform) many tasks on modern farms.

a)

performs

b)

perform

9.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

Today's movie monsters, unlike those of the 1930s, (seems/seem) more lifelike.

a)

seems

b)

seem

10.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

A fossil hunt (is/are) an exciting pastime.

a)

is

b)

are

11.

What is the subject of the following sentence?

Large corporations have purchased many of the successful farms.

a)

Large

b)

corporations

c)

purchased

d)

farms

12.

Is the following sentence correct?

Buildings on a factory farms holds large numbers of animals in a small space.

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

13.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

A bone (is/are) good fossil material because of its hardness.

a)

is

b)

are

14.

Which correctly completes the sentence?

Most fossils (has formed/have formed) in layers of rock.

a)

has formed

b)

have formed

15.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

Fossil evidence (shows/show) that many dinosaurs died in a short period of time.

a)

shows

b)

show

16.

Is the following underlined verb singular or plural?

He skates.

a)

singular

b)

plural

17.

Is the following underlined verb in the sentence singular or plural?

We have reached the top.

a)

Singular

b)

Plural

18.

Which verb agrees with the subject?

Environmental changes (is wreaking/are wreaking) havoc in some areas of the world.

a)

is wreaking

b)

are wreaking

19.

Which is the correct verb for the sentence?

Each of the students, including Matt and Tyra, ______ after school at the local library.

a)

works

b)

work

c)

working

d)

are working

20.

What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement?

My informal survey of seventeen fishermen reveal that afternoon is the best time to catch trout.

a)

change reveal to reveals

b)

change is to are

c)

change catch to catches

d)

no change

21.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

The books from the library needs to be returned tonight

b)

French and Spanish is a hard language to learn

c)

One of my favorite DVDs is stuck in my sister's DVD player.

22.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

No one were available to talk

b)

One of the girls wave goodbye

c)

Some of the dollar was spent.

23.

Which is the correct verb to complete the sentence?


A car and a bike ____ my means of transportation.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

be

24.

Choose the correct subject for this sentence


_____ donate both time and money to help residents of the community.

a)

Neither Jim nor Pam

b)

The student

c)

Jack and his friends

25.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

The driving test, consisting of twelve pages, are too long.

b)

Neither of the two copy machines were working today.

c)

Measles is a disease that can be painful and dangerous.

26.

Which of the following sentences uses correct subject-verb agreement?

a)

Either Karen or Tim needs to help me make lunch.

b)

Lindy, together with her sisters, play softball

c)

A group of people stand in front of the school

27.

Which verb belongs on the blank line?


Penelope and Priscilla played tennis all day and _____ exhausted when they came home.

a)

be

b)

is

c)

were

28.

What change, if any, should be made to this sentence?

The chess club captain, as well as her teammates, feels anxious about the tournament's results.

a)

change feels to feel

b)

no change

c)

change club to clubs

29.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Every night the news airs at 6:00 p.m.

b)

The scissors is in the drawer next to the sink.

c)

Mathematics are particularly difficult to study

d)

Measles are a disease that can be prevented.

30.

Which is the subject of the sentence?

One day's work for a farmer today equals about a week's effort for our grandparents.

a)

day's

b)

work

c)

farmer

d)

grandparents