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Subject Verb Agreement Quiz - Intermediate
Test your mastery of subject verb agreement. Circle the correct verb to complete each sentence.
Check your answers and then write the correct verb in each sentence.
Two subjects joined by "and" are usually plural and require a plural verb: Kim and Eva are best friends.
But, "and" can join two things to make a single whole: Fish and chips is an English favorite.
Don't be fooled when the subject comes after the verb - they must still agree. Are Kim and Eva best friends?
Collective nouns like "family" or "committee" are singular when they are being thought of
as a single unit: The committee meets once a month.
Pronouns like "few", "both" and "many" refer to more than one thing. Since they're plural, they go with a plural verb:
Many fail to understand this.
Expressions of time, money and distance usually take a singular verb: Ten miles is too far to walk.
Some nouns, like "clothes", "glasses" and "pants" are always plural and require a plural verb: The scissors are sharp.
But: That pair of scissors is sharp. "Pair" is the subject, not "scissors".
And some nouns, like "news", "mathematics" and "headquarters" may sound plural because they end in "s", but they
are singular: No news is good news.
Derrick and Tony _ going to be our guards./1/is,are
The mascot and the captain _ the team out./1/leads,lead
Blake and Weston _ 7 points in the game./1/scores,score
Emily and Larissa _ a comet./1/sees,see
My sister and brother _ a lot of basketball./1/watches,watch
Logan and Sam _ on the frozen pond./1/skates,skate
The engineer and the astronomer _ meeting today./1/is,are***His warmup pants _ on the bench./1/is,are
Her sports goggles _ her glasses./1/protects,protect
Your new sunglasses _ good on you./1/looks,look
Safety glasses _ your eyes when you are drilling./1/protects,protect
The sharp scissors _ the canvas easily./1/cuts,cut
His jeans _ brand new./1/looks,look
Shorts _ not permitted by the dress code./1/is,are***My family _ Kwanzaa./0/celebrates,celebrate
The class _ the national anthem./0/sings,sing
Today my class _ the stars/0/studies,study
The audience _ them a standing ovation./0/gives,give
A group of cheerleaders _ on the sidelines./0/waits,wait
The crowd _ with approval./0/roars,roar
The team _ every game after the All-Star break./0/wins,win
Our team _ by 12 points./0/wins,win
The team _ it to the playoffs./0/makes,make
The football team _ experience./0/lacks,lack
The group _ money for charity./0/raises,raise
The school band _ at every game./0/plays,play
The support group _ every Friday./0/meets,meet
The wolf pack _ the herd of elks./0/pursues,pursue
The astronomy club _ with evening viewings./0/helps,help
A group of astronomers _ meeting today./0/is,are
A cluster of stars _ an interesting shape./0/forms,form***There _ six teams in the league./1/is,are
There _ one team in the conference that is clearly better./0/is,are
There _ five players on the floor./1/is,are
There _ a rainbow across the sky./0/is,are
Here _ the pictures you wanted to see./1/is,are
Here _ the book you ordered./0/is,are
Onto the court _ the mascot./0/runs,run
Onto the court _ the cheerleaders./1/runs,run
Through the sky, _ the fighter jets./1/soars,soar
High above the fields, _ the hawk./0/soars,soar
In the clear night sky, _ the full moon./0/shines,shine
High above, _ the stars./1/shines,shine
When _ the best time to watch a meteor shower?/0/is,are
When _ the meteors going to be visible?/1/is,are***A few players _ to sign autographs./1/stays,stay
A few astronauts _ living at the Space Station./1/is,are
Very few _ willing to spend that much for a ticket./1/is,are
Few _ why he quit the game./1/understands,understand
Few _ how talented she really is./1/recognizes, recognize
Both guards _ the ball well./1/shoots,shoot
Both players _ when the referee throws the ball up./1/jumps,jump
Both the space station and the shuttle _ visible./1/is,are
Many people _ lots of sweets during the holidays./1/eats,eat
Both _ baseball and go to every game./1/likes,like
Many _ that the referee made a really bad call./1/believes,believe
Many _ before the game is over./1/leaves,leave
Many _ every single game./1/attends,attend
Several people _ sure that they saw the bus./1/is,are
Both the space station and the shuttle _ visible./1/is,are***Ten seconds _ by in a flash./0/goes,go
Two days _ not enough time to finish the book./0/is,are
Two hours _ a long time to wait./0/is,are
Five minutes _ the length of an overtime./0/is,are
A hundred dollars _ a lot to pay./0/is,are
Twenty dollars _ like a good price./0/seems,seem
Ten cents _ hardly worth arguing about./0/is,are
Five miles _ more than I want to walk./0/is,are
Two inches _ not much of a snowfall./0/is,are
Five inches _ a lot of rain to fall in one hour./0/is,are
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