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Subject Verb Agreement 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The short stories in this collection (is, are) mysteries.

a)

is

b)

are

2.

The star of the play, as well as the chorus members, (was, were) rehearsing.

a)

was

b)

were

3.

Three letters by Thomas Edison (was, were) donated to the museum.

a)

was

b)

were

4.

The daffodils, not the dogwood tree, (is, are) in full bloom now.

a)

is

b)

are

5.

A survey of the voters (indicates, indicate) their opinions on the issue.

a)

indicates

b)

indicate

6.

Crushed leaves from the verbena plant (makes, make) a flavorful tea.

a)

makes

b)

make

7.

Lake Erie, along with Lake Superior and Lake Huron, (is, are) very deep.

a)

is

b)

are

8.

A tax on both income and property (was, were) debated by the city council.

a)

was

b)

were

9.

Immigrants from China (was, were) a major force in the building of the railroad.

a)

was

b)

were

10.

Several dogs, but not one cat, (was, were) inoculated against rabies at the clinic.

a)

was

b)

were

11.

The city of Buenos Aires (is, are) the capital of Argentina.

a)

is

b)

are

12.

Today, almost nine million citizens (lives, live) in the city and its environs.

a)

lives

b)

live

13.

When I (visit, visits) Buenos Aires, I will want to see Plaza de Mayo.

a)

visit

b)

visits

14.

The historic building Casa Rosada (stands, stand) there.

a)

stands

b)

stand

15.

The offices of Argentina’s president (is, are) housed within.

a)

is

b)

are

16.

The land area of Argentina (cover, covers) over a million square miles.

a)

cover

b)

covers

17.

This country of scrubland, swamps, and plains (stretch, stretches) 2,360 miles from north to south.

a)

stretch

b)

stretches

18.

The width of the country from east to west (is, are) only about 884 miles.

a)

is

b)

are

19.

Some people who look at Argentina on a map (see, sees) a triangular-shaped country.

a)

see

b)

sees

20.

The widest part of Argentina, the longest of the triangle’s sides, (form, forms) the northern part of the country.

a)

form

b)

forms