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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISES

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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE 1


RULE: Singular subject takes singular verb. Plural
subject takes plural verb.
Directions: Underline the subject and encircle the
correct verb in each of the sentences below.
1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much.
2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your
brother.
3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.

Directions: Underline the subject and encircle the


correct verb in each of the sentences below.
1. The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, (is,
are) usually very good.
2. The President, together with his secretary (is,
are) here.
3. The shoppers in the store (look, looks) tired.
4. Her collection of baseball cards (is, are)
valuable.
5. The government's proposals about preserving
the environment (cause, causes) controversy.
6. His assistant always (make, makes) mistakes.
7. His daughter, as well as his two sons, (want,
wants) him to move.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE 4

4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab.


5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every
day.
6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives)
across the street.
7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.

RULE: Prepositional phrases between the subject


and verb usually do not affect agreement.
1. The colors of the rainbow (is, are) beautiful.
2. A convoy of trucks (is roaring, are roaring) down
the dirt road.

8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.

3. This list of names (is used, are used) to check in


contestants as they arrive.

9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be


good this weekend.

4. That group of stars (is called, are called) the


Little Dipper.

10. The center on the basketball team (bouncebounces) the ball too high.

5. The musicians in the band (is practicing, are


practicing).

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE 2

6. Sounds of music (floats, float) throughout the


neighborhood.

RULE: The expression the number is followed


by a singular verb while the expression a
number is followed by a plural verb.
Directions: Choose the correct word in each
sentence. Encircle.
1. The number of people lined up for tickets (was,
were) four hundred.
2. A number of suggestions (was, were) made.
3. There (is, are) a number
announcements in the bulletin.

of

important

4. Here (is, are) the number of milk shakes you


requested.
5. The number of people we need to hire (is,
are) thirteen.
6. A number of people (has, have) written in about
this subject.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE 3
RULE: Dont get confused by the words that come
between the subject and verb; they do not affect
agreement.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT MIXED EXERCISE


Directions: Box the correct verb in each sentence
below. Underline the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to
France.
3. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my
street.
4. The movie, including all the previews, (take,
takes) about two hours to watch.
5. The players, as well as the captain, (want,
wants) to win.
6-7. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag.
Now there (is, are) only one left!
8. A bouquet of yellow roses (lend, lends) color
and fragrance to the room.
9. I (eat, eats) apple every day.
10. You (is, are) my sunshine under the rain.

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