L8.1 Subject-Verb Agreement Study Guide

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• They likes to go walking early in the morning.

• Terry Parsons participates in the charity walk every year.

• Visitors is amazed by the size of the statue.

• The bowls of yellow rice looks inviting.

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• Neither Jill nor Troy like to play soccer.

• We goes to camp every summer.

• They works hard for the team.

• The creator of the puppets gives interesting demonstrations.

Choose the verb that agrees with the collective noun to best complete the sentence.

• The class has received a prize for the most creative bulletin board.

• The class have received a prize for the most creative bulletin board.

• The class receive a prize for the most creative bulletin board.

• The class having received a prize for the most creative bulletin board.

Choose the verb that agrees with the collective noun in the sentence.

• The team assists one another during the game.

• The team cheers for one another during the game.

• The team encourages one another during the game.

• The team support one another during the game.

Choose the verb that agrees with the compound subject to best complete the sentence.

• Neither the twins nor Jane anticipate going to the movies.

• Neither the twins nor Jane prefer going to the movies.

• Neither the twins nor Jane likes going to the movies.

• Neither the twins nor Jane like going to the movies.

Choose the verb that agrees with the compound subject to best complete the sentence.

• Either Molly or Jack organize the morning choir.

• Either Molly or Jack conduct the morning choir.

• Either Molly or Jack directs the morning choir.

• Either Molly or Jack lead the morning choir.

Choose the subject and the verb in the inverted sentence.

There are a few new recipes in this cookbook.

• there, are

• cookbook, are

• few, are

• recipes, are

Choose the verb that agrees with the indefinite pronoun in the sentence.

Each of the singers also ________ an instrument.

• have played

• were playing

• play

• plays

Choose the verb that agrees with the indefinite pronoun in the sentence.

Every one of the players ________ strong enough to be captain.

• is

• have been

• are

• were

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• My friend works at the library.

• Our cat are always sleeping.

• The little girl cry when she lost her book.

• We knows how to make potato salad.