SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT REVIEW RULES AND EXERCISES

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1. The team (is, are) playing now.
2. My scissors (is, are) on the dresser.
3. “Romeo and Juliet” (is, are) one of
Shakespeare’s best literary work.
4. The commander of the troops (was, were)
told to surrender.
5. The jury (has, have) acquitted the
criminal.
6. My pants (was, were) torn.
7. One-half of the books (was, were) sold at
half their original price.

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8. Either Anna or her brothers (is, are) going
to the ball.
9. Neither of the two boys (is, are) coming.
10.One-half of the pizza (was, were) burnt.
11. There (is, are) several dogs competing in
that category.
12. James Dean, Marilyn Monroe , Greta
Garbo, and Marlon Brando (is, are)
legendary screen favorites.
13.Every man, woman and child (was, were)
taken to the refugee camp.

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14. A number of people (was, were) killed
when the terrorists attacked the city hall.
15.“A Million and One Love Strategies” (is,
are) a book I would recommend for easy
reading.
16. Maricar, as well as Cecilia and Rose,
(has, have) been working on that project
since four o’clock this afternoon.
17. Five thousand pesos (seem, seems)
enough to last a whole month in this kind
of neighborhood.

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18. The corps of sponsors (has, have)
planned on the activities for the Rizal Day.
19.The news of his victory over the
defending world champion (was, were) a
pleasant surprise.
20. Everyone (is, are) requested to stand for
the singing of the national anthem.
21. Neither of the Alpha Betans (look, looks)
guilty of the crime.
22. On a bench in the quadrangle (sit, sits)
the director and the producer.

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23. Neither the wife nor the children (know,
knows) about the businessman’s
accident.
24. The jury (is, are) taking their seats right
now.
25. The power forward and star player (is,
are) warming up for the game.
26.Everybody in this class (want, wants) to
participate in the parade.
27. One- half of their properties (was, were)
sequestered by the government

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28. The gravediggers, as well as the
journalist, (has, have) seen the allegedly
empty coffins.
29.Proxemics (refer, refers) to the
communicative function of space.
30. Among theories of space (is, are) the
expectancy violations theory.
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Baby James is playing
outside.
Dahlia teaches geometry.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

The students are going
on a field trip.
We are taking a break.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

The leader of the kidnappers
was killed in the encounter.
The guards whom the organizer
hired to maintain peace and
order were responsible for that
accident.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Subjects joined by
OR or NOR

Tina or Belle is attending the
soiree.
The mother or the father is
requested to pin the medal on
the honor graduate.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

The parents or their teacher were
present.
The men or the women are
representing their departments.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Gilda, Echeng, or the girls are
going to market.
Either the boys or Val is going
to play basketball.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Joise and her brother are
kind people.
Boston Celtics and LA Lakers
are our favorite basketball
teams.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Track and field is my
favorite athletic event.
 Ham and cheese is my
usual breakfast.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 Every man, woman, and child
was tested for the virus.
 Each student and guardian is
requested to participate in the
school activity.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 The owner and manager of the
construction firm is her husband.
 The presentation and coronation
night of the muses is one of the
main events in the town fiesta.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 Kevin, accompanied by his parents
comes to see his parents.
 Important papers, as well as his will
and testament were found in his
desk.
•the verb should agree with the subject and not with
any of the intervening words. Words joined to the
subjects by with, together with, in accordance with,
accompanied by, as well as, including do not change
the number of the subject.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Ten thousand pesos is all I need
for my shopping spree.
Twelve feet is the depth of the
swimming pool at Cool Waves
resort.
A noun denoting an amount or
measurement is usually singular and
needs a singular verb.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

One-half of the students were
convinced that there would be no
final exams this year.
Two-fifths of the grain is ruined.
With fractional expressions (fractions or
decimal equivalents), the verb will be
determined by what is being measured: is it
COUNTABLE or not.
.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

One-half of the pie has been
eaten.
One-half of the pies have been
eaten.
Fractions take a singular verb if the object of
the “of phrase” which follows is singular;
they take a plural verb if the object of the “of
phrase” which follows is plural..
.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 A number of errors were found in
the composition.
 The number of men present was
small.
The expression a number always takes
a plural verb and the number takes
singular verb.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 The team is going to win in
the championship game.
 The committee has decided
on the issue of his expulsion.
• When a collective noun is thought
of as a single unit, singular verb is
required.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 The jury have been deliberating
on the verdict for hours but they
haven’t agreed upon it yet.
 All the Cabinet have been given a
memorandum.
• When a collective noun is thought of
as composed of many individuals, a
plural verb is needed.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 On top of the table are three
apples.
 There is a pine tree beside the
house.
• In cases where the subject is preceded by
its verb, the verb should still agree with the
subject, not with the word, phrase, or clause
that comes before it.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

 Does the boy go to rehearsals everyday?
 Do the boys go to rehearsals everyday?
 Has everybody found a partner?
 Have all the boys found their partners?
 Was the cake baked by mother herself?
 Were the cakes baked by mother herself?
• The subject of an interrogative
sentence must agree with the verb.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Everyone is expected to
submit his LG on time.
Someone loves Gilda so
much.
• Singular indefinite pronoun like
anyone, everyone, someone,
anybody, everybody, nobody and
somebody, require singular verbs.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Several of the contract
workers were sent home.
Both of the suspects are
missing.
• Plural indefinite pronouns like both,
few, many, others, and several require
plural verbs.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

All of the book was ruined.
All of the cubicles were
occupied.
• The pronouns all, any, more, none, and
some require singular verbs if the noun
they refer to is singular, and plural verbs if
the noun is plural.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

Mathematics is my favorite
subject.
Semantics is the study of
meanings in language.
• Nouns that are plural in form but
singular in meaning require singular
verbs.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

The tweezers are on top of
my dresser.
Rachelle’s eyeglasses were
lost.
• Some nouns are always plural and
should have plural verbs.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

One reason for drug addiction is
broken families.
Broken families are one reason
for drug addiction.
• A linking verb should agree with its
subject, not with its predicate
nominative or subjective complement.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

“Little Women” is a touching
novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables”
is a dramatic and powerful
social document about French
Revolution.
• A title of a poem, article, essay, story,
or novel is singular and requires a
singular verb.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

“Little Women” is a touching novel
by Louisa May Alcott.
Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” is a
dramatic and powerful social
document about French Revolution.
singular verb.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.

“Little Women” is a touching novel
by Louisa May Alcott.
Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables” is a
dramatic and powerful social
document about French Revolution.
singular verb.
Correct! The
subject and
verb are in
agreement.
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