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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
RULE 1 – A verb agrees with its subject in number.
Singular subjects take singular verbs:
The car stays in the garage.
The flower smells good.
There is an old saying: “Opposites attract.” The rule for singular and plural verbs is just the opposite of
the rule for singular and plural nouns. Remember this when you match subjects and verbs. You might
guess that stays and smells are plural verbs because they end in s. They aren’t. Both stays and smells are
singular verbs.
RULE 2 – The number of the subject (singular or plural) is not changed by words that come between the
subject and the verb.
One of the eggs is broken. Of the eggs is a prepositional phrase. The subject one and the verb is
are both singular. Mentally omit the prepositional phrase to make the subject verb-agreement
easier to make.
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE 1
Direction: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. Check your answers on the following
page.
1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much.
2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.
3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.
4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab.
5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.
6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.
8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend.
10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.
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ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE I
1. talks
2. looks
3. swim
4. drives
5. run
6. lives
7. cooks
8. walk
9. appears
10. bounces
IT’S YOUR TURN
Directions: Write four sentences of your own illustrating the first two subject-verb agreement rules.
_________________________________________________________________________
RULE 1 _________________________________________________________________________
RULE 2 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
RULE 3 – Some subjects always take a singular verb even though the meaning may seem plural.
These subjects always take singular verbs:
each someone
either anyone
neither nobody
one somebody
no one anybody
everyone everybody
Someone in the game was (not were) hurt.
Neither of the men is (not are) working.
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RULE 4 – The following words may be singular or plural, depending upon their use in a sentence, some,
any, all, most.
Most of the news is good. (singular)
Most of the flowers were yellow. (plural)
All of the pizza was gone. (singular)
All of the children were late. (plural)
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE II
Directions: Circle the correct verb in the sentences below. Check your answers on the bottom of this
page.
1. Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis.
2. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet.
3. Neither of the men (is-are) here yet.
4. (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave?
5. Several of the sheep (is-are) sick.
6. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present.
7. Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer.
8. Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations.
9. All of the milk (is-are) gone.
10. Most of the seats (was-were) taken.
ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE II
1. looks
2. was
3. is
4. is
5. are
6. are
7. has
8. observes
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9. is
10. were
IT’S YOUR TURN
Directions: Write four sentences of your own illustrating rules 3 and 4.
_________________________________________________________________________
Rule 3 _________________________________________________________________________
Rule 4 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
RULE 5 – Subjects joined by and are plural. Subjects joined by or or Nor take a verb that agrees with
the last subject.
Bob and George are leaving.
Neither Bob nor George is leaving.
Neither Bob nor his friends are leaving.
RULE 6 – There and here are never subjects. In sentences that begin with these words, the subject is
usually found later on in the sentence.
There were five books on the shelf. (were, agrees with the subject book)
Here is the report you wanted. (Is agrees with subject report)
RULE 7 – Collective nouns may be singular or plural, depending on their use in the sentence.
A collective noun is a noun used to name a whole group. Following are some common examples:
army crowd orchestra
audience flock public
class group swarm
club herd team
committee jury troop
United States
The orchestra is playing a hit song. (Orchestra is considered as one unit—singular.)
The orchestra were asked to give their musical backgrounds. (Orchestra is considered as separate
individuals—plural)
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ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE III
Directions: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. Check your answers at the bottom of
this page.
1. Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often.
2. Either the cups or the glasses (are-is) in the dishwasher.
3. Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work.
4. There (is-are) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage.
5. Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party.
6. Here into the main ring of the circus (come-comes) the trained elephants.
7. Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise.
8. The committee (work-works) hard for better schools.
9. There (is-are) many things to do before the holidays.
10. The jury (was-were) polled for their verdicts.
11. Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects.
12. Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here.
13. The United States (is-are) a country of contrast.
14. A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor.
15. The family (is-are) occupied with their individual problems.
ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE III
1. visit
2. are
3. need
4. are
5. were
6. come
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7. delivers
8. works
9. are
10. were
11. are
12. was
13. is
14. were
15. are
IT’S YOUR TURN
Direction: Write 6 sentences of your own illustrating rules 5, 6, and 7.
_________________________________________________________________________
RULE 5 _________________________________________________________________________
RULE 6 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
RULE 7 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
RULE 8 – Expressions of time, money, measurement, and weight are usually singular when the amount
is considered one unit.
Five dollars is (not are) too much to ask.
Ten days is (not are) not nearly enough time.
On occasion, however these terms are used in the plural sense:
There were thirty minutes to countdown.
RULE 9 – Some nouns, while plural in form, are actually singular in meaning.
Mathematics is (not are) an easy subject for some people.
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Physics is (not are) taught by Prof, Baldwin.
mumps home economics social studies economics
measles calisthenics statistics civics
physics gymnastics phonics news
acrobatics aesthetics thesis mathematics
RULE 10 – Don’t and Doesn’t must agree with the subject. Use doesn’t after he, she, it.
Doesn’t he (not don’t) know how to sail?
They don’t (not doesn’t) make movies like that anymore.
SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE IV
Directions: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.
1. Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.
2. One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people.
3. She (doesn’t-don’t) look very well today.
4. Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work.
5. It (doesn’t-don’t) seem so cold today.
6. Gymnastics (is-are) easy for Angela.
7. Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper.
8. A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar.
9. They (doesn’t-don’t) think they’ll win the game tonight.
10. He (don’t-doesn’t) speak very well.
ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE IV
1. is
2. is
3. doesn’t
4. is
5. doesn’t
6. is
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7. is
8. costs
9. don’t
10. doesn’t
IT’S YOUR TURN
Direction: Write six sentences of your own illustrating rules 8, 9, and 10.
_________________________________________________________________________
RULE 8 _________________________________________________________________________
RULE 9 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
RULE 10 _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
PROGRESS CHECK ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Directions: Write the correct verb in the blank to the left of each sentence. See the instructor for
answers.
1._________________ Everybody (was-were) asked to be quiet.
2._________________ In a marathon, few of the starters (finishes-finish) the race.
3._________________ Sixty days (is-are) not enough time to complete the project.
4._________________ All of the workers (is-are) receiving their bonus.
5._________________ On our street (is-are) many tall trees.
6._________________ It (don’t-doesn’t) make any difference.
7._________________ The value of cars and motorcycles (has-have) increased.
8._________________ The principal and her husband (is-are) honored guests.
9._________________ Either the pitcher or the base runners (was-were) caught napping.
10._________________ One of my friends (believe-believes) in E.S.P.
11._________________ Have you ever heard the expression, “No new (is-are) good news?”
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12._________________ There (was-were) several dents in the car.
13._________________ Louise (doesn’t-don’t) want to drive that long distance.
14._________________ Either Luis or Horace (pay-pays) the bills in our house.
15._________________ A boy and a girl (were-was) here to see you.
16._________________ The box of apples (is-are) on the porch.
17._________________ Some of the job applicants (is-are) expected to pass the difficult screening test.
18._________________ The army (is-are) conducting maneuvers in March.
19._________________ Here (come-comes) the family now.
20._________________ Neither of us (is-are) going to work.
21._________________ (Doesn’t-Don’t) they know when to quit?
22._________________ Thirty minutes (is-are) the time limit for the test.
23._________________ Measles (is-are) a disease most children experience.
24._________________ The class (is-are) turning in their registration forms today.
25._________________ Beyond the mountains (is-are) a fertile valley.

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Subject Verb Agreement

  • 1. 9 1 SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULE 1 – A verb agrees with its subject in number. Singular subjects take singular verbs: The car stays in the garage. The flower smells good. There is an old saying: “Opposites attract.” The rule for singular and plural verbs is just the opposite of the rule for singular and plural nouns. Remember this when you match subjects and verbs. You might guess that stays and smells are plural verbs because they end in s. They aren’t. Both stays and smells are singular verbs. RULE 2 – The number of the subject (singular or plural) is not changed by words that come between the subject and the verb. One of the eggs is broken. Of the eggs is a prepositional phrase. The subject one and the verb is are both singular. Mentally omit the prepositional phrase to make the subject verb-agreement easier to make. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE 1 Direction: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. Check your answers on the following page. 1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much. 2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother. 3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well. 4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab. 5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day. 6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street. 7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family. 8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day. 9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend. 10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.
  • 2. 9 2 ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE I 1. talks 2. looks 3. swim 4. drives 5. run 6. lives 7. cooks 8. walk 9. appears 10. bounces IT’S YOUR TURN Directions: Write four sentences of your own illustrating the first two subject-verb agreement rules. _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 1 _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 2 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULE 3 – Some subjects always take a singular verb even though the meaning may seem plural. These subjects always take singular verbs: each someone either anyone neither nobody one somebody no one anybody everyone everybody Someone in the game was (not were) hurt. Neither of the men is (not are) working.
  • 3. 9 3 RULE 4 – The following words may be singular or plural, depending upon their use in a sentence, some, any, all, most. Most of the news is good. (singular) Most of the flowers were yellow. (plural) All of the pizza was gone. (singular) All of the children were late. (plural) SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE II Directions: Circle the correct verb in the sentences below. Check your answers on the bottom of this page. 1. Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis. 2. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet. 3. Neither of the men (is-are) here yet. 4. (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave? 5. Several of the sheep (is-are) sick. 6. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present. 7. Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer. 8. Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations. 9. All of the milk (is-are) gone. 10. Most of the seats (was-were) taken. ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT EXERCISE II 1. looks 2. was 3. is 4. is 5. are 6. are 7. has 8. observes
  • 4. 9 4 9. is 10. were IT’S YOUR TURN Directions: Write four sentences of your own illustrating rules 3 and 4. _________________________________________________________________________ Rule 3 _________________________________________________________________________ Rule 4 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULE 5 – Subjects joined by and are plural. Subjects joined by or or Nor take a verb that agrees with the last subject. Bob and George are leaving. Neither Bob nor George is leaving. Neither Bob nor his friends are leaving. RULE 6 – There and here are never subjects. In sentences that begin with these words, the subject is usually found later on in the sentence. There were five books on the shelf. (were, agrees with the subject book) Here is the report you wanted. (Is agrees with subject report) RULE 7 – Collective nouns may be singular or plural, depending on their use in the sentence. A collective noun is a noun used to name a whole group. Following are some common examples: army crowd orchestra audience flock public class group swarm club herd team committee jury troop United States The orchestra is playing a hit song. (Orchestra is considered as one unit—singular.) The orchestra were asked to give their musical backgrounds. (Orchestra is considered as separate individuals—plural)
  • 5. 9 5 ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE III Directions: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. Check your answers at the bottom of this page. 1. Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often. 2. Either the cups or the glasses (are-is) in the dishwasher. 3. Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work. 4. There (is-are) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage. 5. Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party. 6. Here into the main ring of the circus (come-comes) the trained elephants. 7. Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise. 8. The committee (work-works) hard for better schools. 9. There (is-are) many things to do before the holidays. 10. The jury (was-were) polled for their verdicts. 11. Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects. 12. Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here. 13. The United States (is-are) a country of contrast. 14. A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor. 15. The family (is-are) occupied with their individual problems. ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE III 1. visit 2. are 3. need 4. are 5. were 6. come
  • 6. 9 6 7. delivers 8. works 9. are 10. were 11. are 12. was 13. is 14. were 15. are IT’S YOUR TURN Direction: Write 6 sentences of your own illustrating rules 5, 6, and 7. _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 5 _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 6 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 7 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ RULES FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULE 8 – Expressions of time, money, measurement, and weight are usually singular when the amount is considered one unit. Five dollars is (not are) too much to ask. Ten days is (not are) not nearly enough time. On occasion, however these terms are used in the plural sense: There were thirty minutes to countdown. RULE 9 – Some nouns, while plural in form, are actually singular in meaning. Mathematics is (not are) an easy subject for some people.
  • 7. 9 7 Physics is (not are) taught by Prof, Baldwin. mumps home economics social studies economics measles calisthenics statistics civics physics gymnastics phonics news acrobatics aesthetics thesis mathematics RULE 10 – Don’t and Doesn’t must agree with the subject. Use doesn’t after he, she, it. Doesn’t he (not don’t) know how to sail? They don’t (not doesn’t) make movies like that anymore. SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE IV Directions: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. 1. Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases. 2. One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people. 3. She (doesn’t-don’t) look very well today. 4. Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work. 5. It (doesn’t-don’t) seem so cold today. 6. Gymnastics (is-are) easy for Angela. 7. Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper. 8. A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar. 9. They (doesn’t-don’t) think they’ll win the game tonight. 10. He (don’t-doesn’t) speak very well. ANSWERS TO SUBJECT-VERB EXERCISE IV 1. is 2. is 3. doesn’t 4. is 5. doesn’t 6. is
  • 8. 9 8 7. is 8. costs 9. don’t 10. doesn’t IT’S YOUR TURN Direction: Write six sentences of your own illustrating rules 8, 9, and 10. _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 8 _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 9 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ RULE 10 _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ PROGRESS CHECK ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Directions: Write the correct verb in the blank to the left of each sentence. See the instructor for answers. 1._________________ Everybody (was-were) asked to be quiet. 2._________________ In a marathon, few of the starters (finishes-finish) the race. 3._________________ Sixty days (is-are) not enough time to complete the project. 4._________________ All of the workers (is-are) receiving their bonus. 5._________________ On our street (is-are) many tall trees. 6._________________ It (don’t-doesn’t) make any difference. 7._________________ The value of cars and motorcycles (has-have) increased. 8._________________ The principal and her husband (is-are) honored guests. 9._________________ Either the pitcher or the base runners (was-were) caught napping. 10._________________ One of my friends (believe-believes) in E.S.P. 11._________________ Have you ever heard the expression, “No new (is-are) good news?”
  • 9. 9 9 12._________________ There (was-were) several dents in the car. 13._________________ Louise (doesn’t-don’t) want to drive that long distance. 14._________________ Either Luis or Horace (pay-pays) the bills in our house. 15._________________ A boy and a girl (were-was) here to see you. 16._________________ The box of apples (is-are) on the porch. 17._________________ Some of the job applicants (is-are) expected to pass the difficult screening test. 18._________________ The army (is-are) conducting maneuvers in March. 19._________________ Here (come-comes) the family now. 20._________________ Neither of us (is-are) going to work. 21._________________ (Doesn’t-Don’t) they know when to quit? 22._________________ Thirty minutes (is-are) the time limit for the test. 23._________________ Measles (is-are) a disease most children experience. 24._________________ The class (is-are) turning in their registration forms today. 25._________________ Beyond the mountains (is-are) a fertile valley.