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Subject/Verb Agree
Subject/Verb Agreement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The girls in the class (is, are) working on a project. | subject = girls; verb = are |
| Neither of the boys (loves, love) pizza. | subject = Neither; verb = loves |
| Either the bunny or the birds (is, are) really cute. | subject = either ; agrees with = birds; verb = are |
| Someone in this class really (needs, need) to study. | subject = someone; verb = needs |
| Each of the newcomers (was, were) welcomed to the city. | subject = each; verb = was |
| Few of our neighbors (has, have) parakeets. | subject = few; verb = have |
| Many of the girls (keeps, keep) makeup in (her, their) purse. | subject = many; verb = keep; pronoun = their |
| The house (has, have) leaves all over (its, their) roof. | subject = house; verb = has; pronoun = its |
| Elephants (has, have) worked with people for centuries. | subject = elephants; verb = have |
| A blue vase (is, are) the only thing on the shelf. | subject = vase; verb = is |
| Since Mom repaired them, both of the radios (works, work). | subject = both; verb = work |
| I'm sorry, but somebody (has, have) checked out that book already. | subject = somebody; verb = has |
| Most of our reading (was, were) done on weekends. | subject = most; verb = were |
| Everyone put (his/her, their) suitcases on the bus. | subject = everyone; pronoun = his/her |
| Both Sarah and Sue agreed with (her, their) parents. | subject = Sarah and Sue; pronoun = their |
| After the play, the audience roared (its, their) approval for five minutes. | subject = audience; pronoun = its |
| Everybody should know (his/her, their) ZIP code. | subject = everybody; pronoun = his/her |
| Several of my friends do (his/her, their) homework after school. | subject = several; pronoun = their |
| Each student in class (has, have) given (his/her, their) report on an African American folk tale. | subject = student; verb = has; pronoun = his/her |