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Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement. Practice Exercises. Click on the Correct Verb. One of the cars in the parking lot ( has have ) its headlights on. Oops!. The subject here is “one,” which is singular. Click here to try again. Right!. Click on the correct verb:

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Subject Verb Agreement

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  1. Subject Verb Agreement Practice Exercises

  2. Click on the Correct Verb • One of the cars in the parking lot ( hashave ) its headlights on.

  3. Oops! • The subject here is “one,” which is singular. • Click here to try again.

  4. Right! • Click on the correct verb: • (There’sThere are) several squirrels in the birdhouse, eating all the birdseed.

  5. Not quite! • Remember, when a sentence begins with “here,” “there,” or “where,” the subject follows the verb. • Click here to try again.

  6. Right! • Try another: • Damaged by the tornado ( was were) a church, a video arcade, and a hardware store.

  7. Oops! • The subject in this sentence is “church,” “arcade,” and “store.” This is a plural subject. • Click here to try again.

  8. Yes! • Click on the correct verb: • Sylvia, as well as her sister, ( livelives ) in Loveland, Colorado.

  9. Not exactly. • Remember, the subject here is “Sylvia.” Phrases such as “as well as” or “along with” are prepositional phrases. • Click here to try again.

  10. You’ve got it! • Click on the correct verb. • Neither the President nor the Vice-President ( acceptsaccept ) responsibility for this scandal.

  11. Not quite! • Remember, when subjects are joined by “or” or “nor,” the verb agrees with the closest subject. • Click here to try again.

  12. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • ( HasHave) the jury reached a decision yet?

  13. Oops! • Remember, “jury” is a collective noun that is considered singular. • Click here to try again.

  14. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • Each of the students ( hashave ) turned in his or her research paper.

  15. Not quite! • “Each” is an indefinite pronoun that is always considered singular. • Click here to try again.

  16. You’ve got it! • Click on the correct verb. Vinegar and oil ( seemsseem ) to be a popular dressing with this Italian salad.

  17. Not quite! Some subjects joined by “and” are considered one unit. “Vinegar and oil” is considered one flavor. • Click here to try again.

  18. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • Either Chad or Tamika ( arrangesarrange ) transportation for VIPs.

  19. Oops! • Remember, when two subjects are joined by “or” or “nor,” the verb agrees with the closer subject. • Click here to try again.

  20. Correct! • Click on the correct verb. • Neither of these slacks ( matchesmatch ) that orange blouse.

  21. Not exactly. • “Neither” is a singular indefinite pronoun and is the subject of this sentence. • Click here to try again.

  22. Correct! • Click on the correct verb. • None of the night shift workers ( hashave ) volunteered to work on Thanksgiving.

  23. Not quite! • In this case, the subject “none” is considered plural because it refers to workers. • Click here to try again.

  24. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • There ( gogoes ) my Corvette and my ex-wife.

  25. Oops! • Remember, “there” is not the subject. The subject here is “Corvette” and “wife,” so the subject is plural. • Click here to try again.

  26. You’ve got it! • Click on the correct verb. • The condition of the hotel rooms ( isare ) surprisingly good.

  27. Not quite! • In this case, “condition” is the subject. “Of the hotel rooms” is a prepositional phrase. • Click here to try again.

  28. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • Some of the errors ( hashave ) been corrected.

  29. Oops! • “Some” is considered plural here because it refers to “errors.” • Click here to try again.

  30. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • Fifty dollars ( seemsseem ) like a lot to pay for a steak.

  31. Not quite! • Amounts are considered one unit and therefore singular. • Click here to try again.

  32. Right! • Click on the correct verb. • Both of the televisions in my apartment ( is are ) not working.

  33. Oops! • “Both” is a plural pronoun. • Click here to try again.

  34. Yes! • Click on the correct verb. • Taken in the burglary ( waswere) a television set, a diamond ring, and a Tickle Me Elmo doll.

  35. Not quite! • In this sentence, the verb follows the subject, which is “set,” “ring,” and “doll.” • Click here to try again.

  36. Correct! • This concludes the practice exercises on subject verb agreement.

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