This document contains an English activity from an Agriculture High School in the Philippines. The activity aims to practice subject-verb agreement by underlining the correct verb in each sentence that agrees with its subject. There are 35 sentences provided for students to identify the correct verb form based on whether the subject is singular or plural. The document also includes spaces for the student's name, date, section, and score.
1. AGRICULTURE HIGH SCHOOL
Agriculture, Midsayap, Cotabato
Name: __________________________________________ Date: ______________
Year and Section: _________________________________ Score: _____________
Subject: English 4
Activity No. 1-28
Activity Title: Subject- Verb Agreement
Objective: To make verb agree with its subject.
LET’S PRACTICE MORE! Underline the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Each of the men (were/was) given ten minutes to speak to the president of the company.
2. Beyond the river (is/are) a dress store and a shoe store.
3. Here (is/are) your notebook and dictionary.
4. Neither of the corporations (has/have) received the necessary state charter yet.
5. My entire supply of checks (was/were) missing.
6. Physics (is/are) taken by many students to complete their science requirement.
7. A natural monopoly (is/are) public utilities.
8. Neither of the unions (has/have) studied the working conditions yet.
9. Sitting in the chair by the file cabinets (is/are) the secretary.
10. The data (was/were) published by the company.
11. The cost of goods (vary/varies) greatly in the different states.
12. Where (is/are) one of the letters from Brown and Company?
13. Neither of the salesmen (wants/want) to help me.
14. One of the trade marks (has/have) not been registered yet.
15. Five percent of the profits (is/are) to be distributed to the stockholders.
16. Food tests taken on Friday (confirm/confirms) my original diagnosis.
17. Neither the employers nor the union (desire/desires) a strike vote.
18. Neither the size nor the color of the envelopes (are/is) correct.
19. Each of the loans (has/have) been recalled by the bank.
20. The news of the economic decline (has/have) been upsetting.
21. Everyone who bought stocks last year (has/have) hoped to see an increase in their value.
22. The Seattle Times (is/are) sold widely.
23. Neither the rain nor the dropping temperatures (suggest/suggests) good weather over the
weekend.
24. One of the children who (play/plays) soccer very well is sitting on the sidelines.
25. The team (have/has) turned in their uniforms for the season.
26. Details (convinces, convince) our minds to buy what our hearts desire.
27. Everyone (tries, try) to rationalize his or her desires.
28. The details presented in the persuasive letter (provides, provide) the needed rationalization.
29. If a person (wants, want) to buy a new car, he or she must be convinced that the car is really
necessary.
30. The characteristics of the car (gives, give) the reader proof that that particular car is needed.
31. Other kinds of persuasive information (includes, include) a physical description of the product, the
reputation of the company, and the test and performance data.
32. Another source of persuasion (is, are) the testimonial of a satisfied customer.
33. The famous ads of the past for the Charles Atlas body-building program (demonstrates,
demonstrate) still another strategy: showing the reward in action.
34. Many a young man bought the Charles Atlas body-building program hoping to see (himself,
themselves) transformed into a powerful he-man like the one shown in the advertisement.
35. Milo, Phoebe, and I (was / were) offering our help.
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