Subject-Verb Agreement PDF

Subject – Verb Agreement Directions: Circle the correct verb in the following sentences. If you have a doubt about the correct verb, refer to the clues on the following page. 1. The rhythm of the pounding waves is / are calming. 2. All of the dogs in the neighborhood were / was barking. 3....

Subject – Verb Agreement Directions: Circle the correct verb in the following sentences. If you have a doubt about the correct verb, refer to the clues on the following page. 1. The rhythm of the pounding waves is / are calming. 2. All of the dogs in the neighborhood were / was barking. 3. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, influence / influences votes. 4. My friends and my mother like / likes each other. 5. The team and the band was / were on the field. 6. Building a good marriage and building a good log fire is / are similar in many ways. 7. John or Doris write / writes to us regularly. 8. Neither Carol nor Ted is / are excluded from the meeting. 9. Either Patty or Tom was / were asked to lead the meeting. 10. Neither the basket nor the apples was / were expensive. 11. Neither the apples nor the basket was / were expensive 12. Either Maria or you was / were late for class. 13. Either you or Maria was / were late for class. 14. Hardest hit by the high temperatures and the drought was / were the farmers. 15. Neither of them like / likes going to the show. 16. Each of them has / have a good seat. 17. Everybody in the class has / have tickets. 18. Every silver knife, fork, and spoon has / have to be counted. 19. Each cat and each dog has / have its own toy. 20. The committee is / are meeting today. 21. Ten million gallons of oil is / are a lot of oil. 22. The jury vote / votes today. 23. The number is / are very small. 24. A number of students was / were absent. 25. Ten million gallons of oil was / were spilled. 26. The majority of us is / are in favor. 27. Statistics is / are an interesting subject. Statistics is / are often misleading. 28. The sheep stray / strays when the gate is left open. Sheep stray / strays when the gate is left open.