Formative practice on subject-verb agreement 2024

They ______ been thinking about adopting a dog for some time now.

• has

• have

Certainly Mr. Iwaye ________ understand the importance of meeting the deadline.

• do

• does

Two pieces of the pie ______ eaten before dinner.

• was

• were

The sound of the passing ships ________ through the fog.

• echo

• echoes

Something about the candidate's answers ______ been bothering me ever since the debate.

• has

• have

Both of the dogs ______ already been treated for heartworm.

• has

• have

Few of the world's sharks ______ to be sixty feet long.

• grow

• grows

One of the most interesting sharks _____ the whale shark.

• is

• are

Neither Jay nor Sonya _____ going to the folk festival this year.

• is

• are

Our cat Conrad and our dog Padgett _____ to sleep on the bed.

• like

• likes