Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 4. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school. 2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting 3. The dog or the cats (ie, are) outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. 5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don’t) want to see that movie ©. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street. 9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes)'about two hours to watch. 10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win. 11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable. 12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction. 13. Nobody (know, knows) tiie trouble'T've seen 14, (Is, Are) the news on at five or six? 15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject. 16. Eight dollars'(is, are) the price of a movie these days. 417. is, Ate) the tweezers in this drawer? 18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's. 19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left! 20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully. 21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private. 22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially. 23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.Subject & Verb Agreement J} Subject and verb agreement means matching the correct form of the subject with the correct form of the verb. Singular subjects 0 with the singular form of the verb. Plural subjects go with the plural farm of the verb, If you say the sentence out loud, you may be able to tell if the subject and verb: match. CORRECT: The puppies are cute. Since puppies plural, it would sound funny to use the singular vero form, (NoT correct): The puppies és cute, ke oa Since bay is singular, it would (CORRECT: sound funny to use the plural ‘The boy walks home from school. ‘verb form, walk (NOT correct): The boy avait home from school ** The subjects "You" and "I" do not follow the rule, Even though they are singular, they are matched with the same verb form as plural subjects, Choose the correct form of the verb ta match each subject. 1. He (singysings) 11. The boys (see/sees) 2. They ttalk/tatke) 12. Sarah (read/reads) 3. My mom (sitfsits) 13. Jimmy (paintépaints) 4. Uncle Bot (eateats) 14, The dog (bark/barks) 5. We(playplays) == _ 1S, My friend (vist/viits) 6. You (writeywrtes) 16. She (draw/aravs) 7. They (clear/cleans) 17. It (work/works) 8. Jessica (walk/walks) 18, ‘The car (run/runs) 9. The cats (nap/naps) 19. You Gump/jumps) We (watchyimatches) 20, 1 (trawel/travels) Copyright ©2011 K12Reader = hllostwwen kel Zrpader com,Subject-Verb Agreement Flowchart j@ Subject singular or plural? (Remember, if you can add an “s” to Singular. Isthe subject you ——_—, Use a plural verb, such as are, do, have, Is the subject he, she, it, etc.? Is the subject Use a singular Use a singular verb, such as is, was, Use a plural verb verb, such as ‘such a5 ‘am, was, do. ‘were, does, has are, do, have. * \ 4 Ws * Remember: Most plural verbs do not end in ans.” Example: read, write, speak CHECK > Write your subject and verb together. (subject) (verb) Do your subject and verb agree? YES Te} You are correct! here isan error. Try again.Name: Date: Learning Subject Verb Agreement Worksheet The basic rule is that a singular subject takes a singular verb while a plural subject takes a plural verb. Directions: Use the present-tense form of the verb in parentheses that agrees in number with the subject. Example A- John going to the mall after school today. (are) Answer- is 1. This basketball game one of the most entertaining ever. (be) 2, The players one of the toughest opponents of the year. (have) 3. All the players the game very excited. (start) 4, Today, players very excited to play all the time. (be) 5, The players all focused during the game. (is) 6. My family to see the games as much as possible. (go) 7. The teams always ready to put on a good show. (is) 8. The family to get popcorn before the game starts. (like) 9. The sport to make sure the fans feel welcomed. (need) 10. A few minutes ‘enough time for everyone to sit down. (is) 11. The United States really good basketball players. (have) 12. Ten dollars the price of admission to the event. (are) 13. The coach to be very upset with the team. (appear) Copyright www.englishlinx.com