Subject / Verb Agreement
Mixed Practice
Name:
Per:
Select the verb form that agrees with its subject. When you finish, explain 5 of your choices. Make sure the 5 choices
illustrate a mix of singular, plural, and variable indefinite pronouns as subjects.
1.
Somebody—I think it was Ann or Jo—(has / have) nominated me for the “Person Most Likely to Become a Marauder
upon Graduation” award.
2. Each of the team members (agrees / agree) that becoming an adherent to any group of pirates will entail mastering
a strict training regimen.
3. Many of the methods used to loot and plunder (involves / involve) the use of obsolete and illegal weaponry,
however, which (has / have) caused me to re-think that career option.
4. It seems to me that neither of the political parties (is / are) entirely right on any issue.
5. Although many try out for the yearbook in high school, only one in three (succeeds / succeed) in making the staff.
6. All of the courses recommended for college preparatory work (is / are) recognized by the state university.
7. Everybody in France, it sometimes (seem / seems) to tourists, (regards / regard) cooking as a fine art.
8. Some of the books on the reserve shelf (has / have) mysteriously disappeared.
9. (Do / Does) each of the campers have a knapsack and a sleeping bag?
10. Nobody, not even my best friends, (realizes / realize) the troubles that I have had trying to stay awake in class.
11. None of the land behind the levees (was / were) affected by the flood.
12. Some of the reporting of the supposedly objective news organization (appears / appear), in fact, to be biased .
13. Both of the paintings and one of the sculptures (shows / show) the influence of a master of the Renaissance.
14. Several on the board still (refuses / refuse) to attend the public meeting on the referendum regarding mandatory
school uniforms.
15. Others besides you and me (objects / object) to the idea of a lengthier school day.
Subject / Verb Agreement
Mixed Practice 2
Name:
Period:
In the blank next to each number, identify each compound subject as singular or plural (S or P). Choose the verb form
that agrees with the compound subject. Remember that you MUST begin with the conjunction.
_______ 1. Both the lake and the body of water connecting it to the ocean (has / have) been discussed repeatedly.
_______ 2. Before you ask her to volunteer for another committee, please consider that a teacher and lacrosse coach
(has / have) an extremely busy schedule.
_______ 3. One or both of the beautiful expanses of water (is / are) likely to be destroyed.
_______ 4. Neither the statement of the problems nor the solutions suggested for them (satisfies / satisfy) the
committee.
_______ 5. The terms filibuster and point of order (seems / seem) to be synonymous with the word discussion.
_______ 6. Each of the shorefront families and each of their representatives on the council (has / have) a dock on the
beach.
_______ 7. Either of the twins or their older brother (is / are) a good choice for president.
_______ 8. Some volunteers and the leader of the group of militants usually (brings / bring) cookies.
_______ 9. (Was / Were) each of the people who brought the issue up and their lawyers given a fair hearing?
_______ 10. Mom told me that either my uncle or my cousins (is / are) planning to attend but she couldn’t be more
specific than that.
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Use stars (*****) to rate the sentences on their difficulty, with one * being the easiest and five ***** being the
most difficult.
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Identify the sentences where switching the order of the compound subject would necessitate changing the verb.
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How many different things do you need to know from the content you have received (the subject / verb agreement
notes, rules, and practice) in order to choose the correct verb forms in these sentences?
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What are those concepts that you need to know?