WorksheetsMUG - Unit 6 - Subject-Verb Agreement Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 16mins
A subject and a verb that are (a) must still agree.
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Your ears might give you a clue that a tornado is near: they will begin popping.
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Compound subjects (joined by and) take ______ verbs. A _______ verb does NOT end in -s.
(a)
Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
One of our teachers (is/are) going to have a baby in about a month.
is
are
Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
My recent blood clot and a blood test (was/were) what the doctor used to diagnose me was a clotting disorder.
was
were
A (a) verb does not end in -s.
Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
Either Mr. Irby or Mr. Connick (is/are) the person you should speak with about your issue.
is
are
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
The natural disaster victims' lives were forever changed.
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Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
A group of students (is/are) united on this issue.
is
are
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTly or INCORRECTly.
Tornados, hurricanes, and tsunamis--are all natural disasters.
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Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
The students (is/are) united on this issue.
is
are
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Because I have experienced a tornado first-hand, I was not able to sleep well last night when the wind was blowing doggedly against my window.
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INCORRECT
Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
Mr. Irby and Mr. Connick (is/are) who you should speak to about your issue.
is
are
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Because I have experienced a tornado first-hand, I was not able to sleep well last night, when the wind was blowing doggedly against my window.
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INCORRECT
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Tornados form when hot, humid air meets cold, dry air; this causes the cold air to rise and create an area of low pressure for the wind to begin rotating.
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In neither/nor and either/or situations the verb must agree with the subject nearest to the (a) .
My recent blood clot, along with a blood test, (was/were) what the doctor used to diagnose me with a clotting disorder.
was
were
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Tornados form when hot, humid air meets cold, dry air, this causes the warm air to rise and create an area of low pressure for the wind to begin rotating.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
When I encountered a tornado, my ears popped, and hail hit my windshield before I ever saw the tornado.
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If the subject of the sentence is a ________ indefinite pronoun (each, every, someone, anyone, etc.) use a ________ verb form.
(a)
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Your ears might give you a clue that a tornado is near, they will begin popping.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
Each of the teachers (has/have) a different experience with the ACT.
has
have
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
When I encountered a tornado, my ears popped. And hail hit my windshield before I ever saw the tornado.
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INCORRECT
Select the verb that would correctly complete the following sentence:
Both of my grandmothers (was/were) teachers: one a kindergarten teacher and the other a high school chemistry teacher.
was
were
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
Tornados, hurricanes, and tsunamis--these are all natural disasters.
CORRECT
INCORRECT
Identify whether the following sentence is punctuated CORRECTLY or INCORRECTLY.
The natural disaster victims lives were forever changed.
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INCORRECT
