Verb agreement exercises

Exercises to make you understand subject-verb agreement

1. Example: The boy uns,
Resto : The boyt run. E

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| GRAMMAR EXERCISE

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| 3 Rewrite each sentence, changing the subject from the singular to the plural. |
À Then make sure the Seb ages wi ee abject 7
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1. My dog seems hung,
2 Ti students welling the much,

3, The child leams to tlk very rapidly,

4. During he second se, the dummer collages on he sage. ®
5, The cow jumps over te moon.

$. The game warden catches many poachers.

7. His room looks mess.

8. She runs the tack in 6 minute ix,

9. The infant makes fanny purping noises

10. My sofa is in bad shape.

[Norv remit cach ofthe following sentences changing the subject fom the paral tote singular.

1. My fiends dance wildly at hese pts
2. They wonder what is wrong with her.

3. tn ie hospital arses with rays of medicine walk down the halls

4. The clots indicate that sorm e coming,

5. My graidparents have afm in Georgia, .
6 The flowers smell sweet d

7. Hin ends ar active polis.

$. The paintings add à look of cha to the room.

9, The fes are poor lahted.

10, The children love to paint watercolours,

PRACTICE? : TENSES. PRESENT TENS.
‘Rew ih paragraph nthe preset tense, Do tis By changing the vs

| Rosa snd nat ack les nee is ott pis were. Sellinet tage
| amade py ast ls a ney igi am Baud oe
| ‘admired Maria, who always found time to do what she Joved.

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L Prev à ain te yard

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Albough sentences ofen begin wit ère, here cat be the subject oa sestenze.
salt subject ol he ver in sentences hat beg with hve

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4 There (ie) 0 ay o clin ie mota y Sil

5: here (ya) ss eters m yo Bo 5

6 Bee (Bee

2) lich nds up in he aan

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“Who ithe own Of tis dog?
3 ho tb om

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Which Gs, are) you sper?

3. “Who (ae) the sins in your ass his sant?"

5, What (des; do) Juan sty about har
7 Whi (i a) the courses vou Wao ke
7. What Gs, me) ose books about?

‘hs (us, ve) the pao dane

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3. FOCUSING ON THE SUMIECT
| Abovof Christmas lights is nar the we.

ati norte treo? Abox - 4 bae inthe abject,

Abas of Chistes High is near the wee
bee (singular) sb (fil)
PRACTICE 3

“The word in et sentences ae separ
Ciel the eject. N-out the words at might confíe you and choose the correct ve.

1. The purpose

) 1. Thechiicen inthe playground (sat, wan) fo eave at 7.00 pam

2. Plans forthe new community center (is are) being made right now.
3. Hisyear inthe Sigal Corps (qua, quali) Sim fora permanent

4. Theboys onoourstest (hopes, hope) to organize a Spanish Cute Cb.

PRACTICE 4

fn sch way that you will bo able o spt the subject quickly

ofthese ts is ae) to find outif you se nested and ned gases.

Circle Be subject. Cross out the words afer of in, fr, to 0 that You can spot the subject more easily

1. The pice of he repair (seems, seem) ou fine
2. The ilk io the boten (tastes, tae so,
(makes, make) my mouth water

3. The strong smell of imported chee

4. The css in the efigeraor (is, ae) eh.

3. The tree adorable tens a hero (tems, seem) tbe asp
6. The signs along the highway (locks, block everyone view
7. The tyson the top ofthe dresser (belongs, belong) to my cousin.
8 The weigh ofthe packing cats is ae) to he the counselors do pate job.
9. Th purpose of these meins Gs, at) fo bly the ous los o a heme job
10, The nec of ti patient (quite, requis) Immeline anton

1. he amps in he tockroom (dot, de) not work corset

12.(1s, Hao) her msplace paper ben found?

4. AN

SE Sa Tor man Mess (a re poor la

14 Pe non fr is (rd mi) und |

5,18: Those books a the seit los ook) ae

| ‘The package for my father (is aro) are,
17: One ofinemaintenaní

SPECIAL SINGULAR sUBIECTS =

"EIDE isis ie, ope sat ey aoe fal bjs aie ad,
Sy peral ner ie

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1. Ono of my friends (hopes,
A :
ee ee
‚4. Either of ui dom, as
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9. Bach feds (does, d) ave at of cle,

10. Every one of my frends (expects aspect) 1 AR HI scho.

PRACTICE &

singular subjects, Make sre your sentences ae the reset le

Write five sentences using 9

5. Lie

|, you learn that a verb
ab two oF more Words, e.5-

He: is reading a book.
They have taken py things
You will be given sone food.

it has been stolen

am, have, shall,
Salted AUS

lances, the words in,
will be, has been are
‘or “helping? ve

2. 70 BE and TO HAVE are the main aux
ihiary verbs and they take the fol
| towing tormes

ll be, shall be, eves

70 HAVE ~ have, has, had, will have,

Shall hava, have been, etc!

EXERCISE. underline che auxiliary
veros Im the following sentences:

1. he is playing outside.
2. Me are Learning Englsen.
3. 1 om talking to yoo.
42, they were sukmaing.

5. 1 shall be taking ay brother.

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12. We have seen this picture Before,
142 Me has found his pen
15. It is beginning to rein.

Mas. AoRzeMenT or vers wrth sus

agree with the subject in a sentence

‘To help you, note the following

a. When the subject

Se singular, the

à man is outside.
She spas English
ie sains all the tine
D. Men

the subject is plural, the
da plural:

Hany men are outside

‘they speak Engl ish,

‘The children have fen,

6. Wen two or sore singular subjects
are Joined by ‘ang", che verb is
plural:

à man and à woman are outside
Rana and John speak Englieh.

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A. then two or more singular subjects
aro joined by ‘or’, 'nor',teither

or", tneither...nor', che verb de
Angles
Either Petar or Hassan de £iret.

Coffee or tea makes a good morning

e. When two or nore plural subjects
either the children nor their

Parents are going.

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6. ven a singular subject is joined
Lo a plural subject by torts nee,
verb is plural - and the plural
subject comes Before the verb.

Esther ALL or Bis friends have
taken the ball

neither the gärl nor the boys were
uen e singular subject is joined
to other subjects by ‘with, ‘as
well ast, "together with", tin
Rama, together with Ali and Peter,
has gone to school,

she ciger, as well as other animals
42 kept In che 200.

nen suo pronouns are Joined by
mort, the verb agrees with the prow

Either he or I am mistaken.
Neither they nor he is ar hone

en subjects are separated by ‘all
but”, "both. and, the verb is
plural

ALL but Hassan have paid tre fees
Both Asiah and Jane speak English,
hen tho or more singular subjects
are preceded by ‘each’, "every"
the verb is singular:

Each boy and girl has a duty,

Every man, woman and child rende
hen two singular subjects refer to
the sane person or thing, che verb
ip cingular:

he artist and teacher, is a

John,
talented person.

nen two evbjects express one ieee

‘capst: and dhall makes a good meal

This ean is our best zo far.
Our gang has a londer

> à collective coun takes a plazas

A mnber of gists are helping

teacher.
‘The cean play together only once

EXERCISE. Underline the correct ver’
in each of the folloving sentences

1. Mr. Ton (is,ere) carrying a baby

2, They (has,have) fun.

3. Slew Hwa and Locifan (in,are) in
(play, plays). football,
Us,are) in the fel

6. Rana, together with his wife,
(isyare) going up the SIL

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7. Bither he or we (isharc) going

8. Both Peter and Jane (jegs.Jog)

9. Each aan and woman (has have)
sénething to do

KE. Wong, mp friend and agviser,

12. the crowd (is,are) large but

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