Assessment

Subject: English
Topic: Subject verb agreement
Grade level: Grade 9
Teacher: Enanod, Hannah, Lomongo, Astaire Mae, Enoya, Renz Nico

Name: _____________________________________ Section____________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the sentences carefully. Encircle the correct answer.

1. The aims of the course ____ me willing to begin.

a. Makes
b. Were made
c. Make
d. Making
e. Had been made
2. The weight of the apples ____ .
a. Were varied
b. Vary
c. Varying
d. Varies
e. Might have varied
3. The regulations of the administration ____ from the curriculum
a. Stem
b. Stems
c. Stemming
d. Are stemmed
e. Is stemmed
4. The children of the man who works with me ____ broken the window this
morning
a. Were
b. Have
c. Had
d. Has
e. Was
5. One man among the crew ____ into the water every week.
a. Can be driving
 b. Dive
c. Had dived
d. Is diving
e. Dives
6. The men of the community ____ not support the leader.
a. Does
b. Have
c. Has
d. Do
e. Is
7. Few students who ____ playing football missed the class.
a. Would be
b. Could be
c. Had
d. Were
e. Was
8. The police ____ to be careful since the criminal was dangerous
a. Were told
b. were telling
c. Was telling
d. Was saying
e. Was told
9. Students' minds ____ about the order of structures.
a. Has been confused
b. Have been confused
c. Had confused
d. Have confused
e. Has confused
10. The man whom I ____ with ____ the dean of our faculty.
a. Was talking/ were
b. Were talking/were
c. Can talk/ were
d. Were talking/ was
e. Was talking/was
 II. MATCHING TYPE. Match column A with the correct answer in column B, write
only the letter of answer on the blank provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____ 1. simply means the subject and verb must agree in number. A. plural
This means both need to be singular or both need to be plural.
____ 2. If the subject is singular, the verb must be ______ too. B. Verb
____ 3. Are words that show an action. C. is
____ 4. The focus of the interviews ____ nine purposively D. are
selected participants.
____ 5. Is a part of a sentence that contains the person E. was
or thing performing the action (or verb) in a sentence.
____ 6. The words and phrases "each," "each one," F. singular
"either," "neither," "everyone," "everybody, require a ___ verb.
____ 7. Most of the newspaper _______ wet. G. subject
____ 8. If two infinitives are separated by "and," H. Subject verb agreement
they take the ___ form of the verb.
____ 9. Trumpets or a flute ______excitement in music. I. creates
____ 10. Both of my pencils ________ an eraser J. has
K. have

III. IDENTIFICATION. After each sentence select the verb form that will best fit in the
blank. Underline the correct verb that agrees to the subject.

1. Carlos is the only one of those students who ________ (has, have) lived up to the
potential described in the yearbook.

2. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club,
________ (need, needs) to submit a new constitution.

3. One of my best friends ___________ (are, is) an extra on Seinfeld this week.
 4. Not only the students but also their instructor ______ (has, have) been called to the
principal's office.

5. Most of the milk ___ (has, have) gone bad. Six gallons of milk _____ (are, is) still
in the refrigerator.

6. Each and every student and instructor in this building ________ (hope, hopes) for a
new facility by next year.

7. The students and instructors each ________(hopes, hope) for a new facility by next
year.

8. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, ________ (remind, reminds) me of my native

Puerto Rico.

9. A large number of voters still _________ (votes, vote) along straight-party lines.

11. Four years _____ (are, is) a long time to spend away from your friends and
family.

IV. TRUE OR FALSE. Write T if the statement is correct or F if it is not. Write the
letter or your answer in the space provided.

__________ 1. If the subject is plural, the verb must also be plural.

__________ 2. When the subject of the sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns
connected by and, use a plural verb.
__________ 3. When a phrase comes between the subject and the verb, remember that the verb
still agrees with the subject, not the noun or pronoun in the phrase following the subject of the
sentence.
__________ 4. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by "or" or "nor,"
use a plural verb.
_________ 5. Noncount nouns take a singular or plural verb.
_________ 6. Some countable nouns in English such as earnings, goods, odds, surroundings,
proceeds, contents, and valuables only have a plural form and take a singular verb.
_________ 7. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but are considered
singular and take a singular verb. Some examples are "group," "team," "committee," "family,"
and "class."
_________ 8. When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun
joined by "or" or "nor," the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is closest to the
verb. This is also called the rule of proximity.
________ 9. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too.
________ 10. In sentences beginning with "there is" or "there are," the subject shouldn’t follow
the verb. Since "there" is not the subject, the verb agrees with what follows the verb.

V. ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. How is it important to know the rules and proper usage of subject-verb agreement? How
do you apply it to your daily life? 10 pts.

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 Answer keys.

Test I. Multiple choice

1. C.

2. D.

3. A.

4. B.

5. E.

6. D.

7. D.

8. A.

9. B.

10. E.

TEST II. MATCHING TYPE

1. H

2. F

3. B

4. E

5. G

6. F

7. C

8. A

9. I

10. K
TEST III. IDENTIFICATION

1. has

2. needs

3. is

4. has

5. has, are

6. hopes

7. hope

8. reminds

9. vote

10. is

TEST IV. TRUE OR FALSE.

1. T

2. T

3. T

4. F

5. F

6. F

7. T

8. T

9. T

10. F
TEST V. ESSAY

RUBRICS (FOR SCORING) -10 PTS

No Answer Needs Adequate Quality Exemplary

(0pts) improvement (6pts) (8pts) (10 pts)
(4points
Content No Answer Needs Adequate Quality Exemplary
10 pts Improvement
Did not Answers are Answers are Answers are
answer Answers are not accurate and comprehensive,
question. partial or comprehensive complete. accurate and
incomplete. or completely Key points complete. Key
Key points stated. Key are stated and ideas are
are not clear. points are supported. clearly stated,
Question not addressed, but explained, and
adequately not well well supported.
answered. supported.
Organization No Needs Adequate Quality Exemplary
10 pts Answer Improvement
Inadequate Organization Well
Did not
(Answers are Organization organization or is mostly organized,
answer
clearly question. and structure development. clear and coherently
thought out detract from Structure of easy to developed, and
and the answer. the answer is follow. easy to follow.
articulated.) not easy to
follow.
Writing No Needs Quality Exemplary
Conventions Answer Improvement Adequate
10 pts Displays one Displays no
Did not
Displays over Displays three to three errors in
answer
(Spelling, question. five errors in to five errors in errors in spelling,
punctuation, spelling, spelling, spelling, punctuation,
grammar, punctuation, punctuation, punctuation, grammar, and
and complete grammar, and grammar, and grammar, sentence
sentences.) sentence sentence and sentence structure.
structure. structure. structure.