Deck 20: Subject-Verb Agreement

Question 1

Which one of the following sentences has a subject and verb that do not agree?

A) The sodas are not cold yet.
B) The radio in the backyard is too loud.
C) The man in the third row keeps answering his cell phone.
D) I would likes to see a comedy.

Answer 1

I would likes to see a comedy.

Question 2

Which one of the following sentences has a subject and verb that do not agree?

A) Ham and cheese is a favorite of mine.
B) Neither her cold nor her allergies were severe.
C) His manners and his dress are very elegant.
D) The water and the juice is in the refrigerator.

Answer 2

The water and the juice is in the refrigerator.

Question 3

Which one of the following sentences has a subject and verb that do not agree?

A) I hear a window banging.
B) The answers is in the back of the book.
C) My family likes Mexican food.
D) Each has a suitcase and a ticket.

Answer 3

The answers is in the back of the book.

Question 4

Which one of the following verbs would correctly complete this sentence?
When _______________ the clowns arriving?

A) was
B) is
C) are
D) none of the above

Question 5

Which one of the following verbs would correctly complete this sentence?
The group on the back row _______________ the loudest.

A) cheers
B) cheer
C) cheering
D) none of the above

Question 6

Which one of the following is a plural subject?

A) everybody
B) both
C) one
D) something

Question 7

Which one of the following is a plural verb?

A) has
B) am
C) have
D) takes

Question 8

Which one of the following is a singular subject?

A) theaters
B) colors
C) the boy and the girl
D) bread and butter

Question 9

Which one of the following sentences has a subject and verb that do not agree?

A) Crystal give to various charities.
B) What are those symbols on the walls?
C) Neither the actors nor the director likes the play.
D) Anybody is welcome to try.

Question 10

Which one of the following sentences has a subject and verb that do not agree?

A) Many come to see the birds.
B) A flock of customers take over the store every New Year's Day.
C) Who was the person in the red car?
D) The weather changes rapidly in the South.

Question 11

What is the difference between singular and plural?

Question 12

Rewrite the sentence below to make the subject and verb agree.
The trees and the lawn needs trimming.

Question 13

Mark through any prepositional phrases, and then select the correct verb in the following sentence.
Either the tomatoes from the garden or the can of corn (is, are) a good side dish.

Question 14

Mark through any prepositional phrases, and then select the correct verb in the following sentence.
Many (feel, feels) that the couple in the matching outfits (deserve, deserves) to win.

Question 15

Mark through any prepositional phrases, and then select the correct verb in the following sentence.
Every summer, the band (has, have) a car wash behind the school.

Question 16

Underline the incorrect verb forms in the following paragraph. Then rewrite the paragraph, making sure the subjects and verbs agree.

-family take a vacation once a year. This year we is going to Disneyland in California. Since we live in Texas, we has to fly to get there. Everybody in my family has flown before except me. I guess that I'm the only one who are a little nervous about the flight, but I'm sure I'll be okay once the plane leave the ground. There are one other negative about the trip. All of the children has to share a room. Since my brother fall asleep quickly and doesn't move around too much, I thinks I'll share a bed with him rather than with my sister. My brother does, however, snores a little. But neither his snoring nor my fear of flying are going to stop me from enjoying this vacation. I has been looking forward to it for months