Grammar
Using Subjects and Verbs that Agree
Exercise

Mrs. Dowling

DIRECTIONS


Decide which word is the correct one for the sentence. Make sure that the subject and verb agree in number.


NOTES


The subject of the verb is never found in a prepositional phrase. Watch out for phrases that lie between the subject and the verb.

Phrases that begin with words like...with, along, together, including, as well as, and in addition to are not part of the subject.

1

The snow on the sidewalk _____ melting.

A is
B are
2

One of the telephones _____ out of order.

A is
B are
3

The coach, along with the players, _____ intervied on TV.

A was
B were
4

Several of the tomato plants _____ priceless.

A is
B are
5

The nurses at Dr. Stone's office always _____ pleasant.

A seem
B seems
6

The artwork on the gallery walls _____ priceless.

A is
B are
7

My wallet, as well as the bus tokens, _____ stolen.

A was
B were
8

Each of my brothers _____ to borrow my bike.

A want
B wants
9

John, with his two friends, _____ using my football.

A is
B are
10

The students from our school _____ our principal.

A like
B likes
11

Not one of the field trip busses _____ arrived yet.

A has
B have
12

A plate of cookies _____ on the table for you.

A is
B are
13

Chicago, together with its suburbs, _____ more than twenty miles along the lake shore.

A extend
B extends
14

Neither of the contestants _____ fair.

A play
B plays
15

An energy source from the sea _____ being developed.

A is
B are

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