Subject- Verb

Agreement
1. Cross out all prepositional
phrases:
 Every one of the students (try/tries)
hard.
 The window in the house (stick/sticks)
easily.
 The exhibit of the artist’s paintings
(was/were) very interesting.
2. Cross out word groups
within commas:
 The doctor, as well as the nurses,
(work, works) hard.
 The girls, along with their dogs, (walk,
walks) daily.
 All of the salesmen, including Mr. Stone,
(was, were) at the meeting.
3. With either…or and neither…nor
The verb agrees with
S2=Subject two
Either the vase or the dish (was/were)
a gift.
Neither the teacher nor his students
(was/were) here.
Neither the students nor the instructor
(want/wants) to miss class.
4. Relative Pronouns

 It is the only one of the stores that

(has / have) shoes.
 She is one of the best students who
(attend/attends).
 This is the only one of the trees that
(bloom/blooms).
5. Subjects connected by
“or” or “nor”=V agrees
with S2
 The chief geologists or their assistant
(is/are) due to arrive.
 Neither a rabbit nor raccoons
(do/does) that kind of damage in a
garden.
 A desk or a bookcase (goes/go)
 into that corner.
7. Indefinite Pronouns: Both-
Few-Many-Several (Plural)
 Few of my neighbors (have/has)
parakeets.
 Many of them (keep/keeps) dogs as
pets.
 Many of our group (has/have) had flu
shots.
6. Indefinite Pronouns:

 Each-either-neither-one-everyone-no
one-anyone-anybody- someone
(Singular)
 Anyone without tickets (is/are) asked
to see Mrs. Harris.
 Each of the newcomers

(was/were) welcomed.
8. Collective Pronouns:

 The jury (was/were) dismissed by the

judge.
 The class (has/have) decided to have
a science table in the room.
 The family (is/are) coming for dinner.
9. Most and All

 Most of the news (is, are) good.

 Most of the flowers (was, were)
yellow.
 All of the pizza (was, were) gone.
 All of the children (was, were) late.
10. Time, Money,
Measurement and weight
 Five dollars (is, are) not too much to
ask.
 Ten days (is, are) not nearly enough
time.
 Three years (is, are) enough to change
your mind.