Subject Predicate Agreement

What is the part of a sentence that names who or what the sentence is about? (Kolln and Funk, 2012)

• The subject.

• The predicate.

• The object.

• The clause.

Which of the following is an example of a singular subject?

• we

• they

• the dog

• some cats

Which of the following is an example of a plural subject?

• I

• he

• it

• these books

What is the grammatical rule that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number?

Singular subjects take ______ verbs. (Fill in the blank)

• singular

• plural

• compound

• collective

Plural subjects take ______ verbs. (Fill in the blank)

• plural

• singular

• past

• future

Collective nouns can be singular or plural depending on context.

• True

• False

Indefinite pronouns like 'everyone' and 'somebody' are always singular.

• True

• False

According to Truss (2003), what is the definition of punctuation?

• The use of symbols to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses

• A system of symbols used to represent numbers

• A method of artistic expression

• A type of musical notation

Which of the following is a function of punctuation?

• Improves vocabulary

• Separates ideas and clauses

• Enhances creativity

• Increases word count