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WorksheetsSubject-verb Agreement
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
One of the cabinets contain the club's banner, account books, and membership rolls.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Each of the flight attendants are on the plane.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Do the new uniforms for the band include hats?
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Sometimes a leak in the gas pipes is hard to find.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
The bridges on Highway 34 are extremely narrow.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
The numbers on the license plate was covered with mud.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Yesterday you were asking me about camp.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Each of the clerks has to punch the time clock.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
One of her assistants answers the telephone.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Our assignment for the next two days cover events during the American Revolution.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Some of these pictures in the family album show how hair styles change.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
A bag of tennis balls and three rackets sit unused in the corner of her closet.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Most of us now agree to these plans.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Each of the farmers use heavy machinery for
plowing.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Some of the salt in these shakers is damp.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Neither of the paintings look finished.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Each of the contestants have a chance to win.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
A carton of fresh eggs were in the refrigerator.
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Does both of the hedges need trimming?
Yes
No
In the following sentence, does the verb agree with the subject?
Melba, together with other school newspaper editors, is attending a national convention.
Yes
No
The waters off the coast of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico _____ teeming with life.
are
is
Every one King Laius's traveling men ___________ while traveling outside of the city.
is killed
are killed
Everyone ___ what subject-verb agreement is, right?
understands
understand
Both the Philippines and China ______ arguing over islands in the South China Sea.
is
are
Forest fires in the United States ____ millions of trees each year.
destroys
destroy
Your idea about the project actually _____ sense to me.
makes
make
Choose the correct verb for this sentence:
Some of the children ___________ shy.
seem
seems
Choose the correct verb for this sentence:
__________ all of the senators returned?
Has
Have
Choose the correct verb for the following sentence:
Each of us __________ to outdo the other.
try
tries
From the roof of my front porch, ____ several baskets of geraniums.
hang
hangs
Penguins in freezing weather ____ together to conserve heat.
huddles
huddle
The recipients of that award ______ exhibited extraordinary bravery.
have
has
Marcus on his moped _____ past the entrance to the school parking lot almost everyday.
speed
speeds
The tickets Andrea bought gives her a reason for going out on Saturday night.
correct
give
The principal will allow a day off from school as long as the class arrange the trip to the science center.
correct
arranges
A pair of cleats are all that reminds her of her soccer career.
correct
is
The spray paint on the wall was removed with a power washer.
correct
were
The 23 members of the soccer team practices each day at 4:00 P.M.
correct
practice
James and Aiden both like to dance, but they dances to different music.
correct
dance
Each person are allowed five minutes to speak.
correct
is
Everyone at the table were ready to eat.
correct
was
Aiden's stable were full of horses waiting for lunch.
correct
was
Not only Karen but also Tonya __________ agreed to try one of the world-famous chocolate-broccoli muffins.
has
have
Even though Antonio has many friends who love their Chevrolets and Cadillacs, he has always believed that General Motors __________ lemons.
makes
make
Jupiter or Mars ________ far away when one considers the distance from Earth to the nearest star.
does not seem
do not seem
The waters off the coast of Cabo Pulmo, Mexico ________ teeming with life.
are
is
Today, more than 200 species of fish ________ in the 18,000-acre marine park
lives
live
My father and his friend ____________ the plans for the house.
has finished
have finished
A dog or a cat ______________ up the paper.
is tearing
are tearing
The house on the hill and the cottage in the valley _____ for sale.
is
are
Each year, Americans ________ away more than 1 million tons of Styrofoam.
throw
throws
True, maybe, false, or not at all:
Agreement in number presents problems mainly in the third person forms.
True.
Maybe, maybe not.
False.
Subject-verb agreement is not about number.
In English, generally the third person singular form of regular verbs ends with either -s or -es.
True
False
True or False:
The subject is never part of a prepositional phrase.
True
False
True or false:
Compound prepositions such as together with, in addition to, and along with following the subject do not affect the number of the subject.
True
False
The pronouns each, either, neither, everybody, nobody, anyone, someone, somebody are
singular
plural
Select the correct response to this statement:
The noun that comes before the verb determines whether or not the verb is singular or plural. For example:
Few of the students have failed the test. Students would be the subject because it is noun before the verb.
True
False
It depends on whether or not that noun is the subject.
The pronouns some, all, most, any, and none are always plural.
True
False
True or false:
Subjects joined by and always take a plural verb
true
false
True or false:
Singular subjects joined by or or nor take a singular verb.
True
False
Which sentence is using the correct verb form?
Neither the singers nor the accompanist has memorized the music.
Neither the accompanist nor the singers have memorized the music.
#1
#2
Both
Neither
Select the correct verb:
Some species of fish ___________ together for protection, hiding behind each other.
move
moves
Select the correct verb:
Swarms that include thousands of fish _____________ predators.
distracts
distract
In which sentence, do the subject and verb agree in number?
Most of the money were contributed by children in elementary school.
Has Camille and Roberta asked to go with us?
My grandmother, as well as my mother, hopes to see our play.
Neither the teacher nor the students has found the missing book.
In which sentence, do the subject and verb agree in number?
Ned and Elena have gone to the science fair.
The Contender and The Good Earth has been assigned.
Each week a poem and an essay appears in the school newspaper.
Rain or snow have been predicted for tomorrow.
Which of the following statements is false?
"Or" equals a singular verb; "and" equals a plural verb form.
The object of the preposition is never the subject of a sentence.
A verb will agree in number with the object of a preposition that comes before it.
Singular subjects take singular verbs; Plural subjects take plural verbs.
