Subject Verb Agreement Rules 7-9

Rule 7: Some singular nouns end in "s" and require a ___ verb, whereas others require a ____.

• singular; plural

• singular; singular

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

Rule 8: Collective nouns are ___

• plural only.

• singular or plural.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.III

Rule 9: Weights, measures, time, and money are ___

• plural only.

• singular or plural.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.III

TEKS.ELA.K.10.D.III

Ten dollars ___ the price of the movie.

• is

• are

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

The team _ very different lives in private.

• live

• lives

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

Fifty dollars _ too high a price.

• seem

• seems

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

Our committee _ every Thursday.

• meet

• meets

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.II

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.II

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.II

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.II

Social studies _ his favorite subject.

• is

• are

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

Twenty feet of rope _ enough for the swing.

• is

• are

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

Your pants _ still in the laundry basket.

• is

• are

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I