Subject & Verb Agreement

True or False: A pronoun should agree in gender with its subject.

False Correct Answer: A pronoun should agree in gender with its antecedent.

True or False: A singular subject takes a plural verb.

False Correct Answer: A singular subject takes a singular verb.

True or False: Compound subjects connected by "or" or "nor" are plural.

False Correct Answer: Compound subjects connected by "or" or "nor" are singular.

True or False: Singular compound subjects joined by "or" or "nor" take a plural verb.

False Correct Answer: Singular compound subjects joined by "or" or "nor" take a singular verb.

True or False: Singular subjects take plural verbs.

False Correct Answer: Singular subjects take singular verbs.

True or False: To form the plural of most nouns, add "sh"

False Correct Answer: To form the plural of most nouns, add "s"

Select the confused word in this sentence. (Hear, Here) is the TV remote.

Here

____________ subjects take plural verbs.

Plural

Singular Indefinite Pronouns, Plural Indefinite Pronouns, or Wishy Washy Indefinite Pronouns? *both *few *many *several

Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Singular Indefinite Pronouns, Plural Indefinite Pronouns, or Wishy Washy Indefinite Pronouns? *anybody *anyone *anything *each *either *everybody *everyone *everything *neither *nobody *no one *nothing *one *somebody *someone *something

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

Find the confused word in this sentence. Their ball was in my yard.

Their

Find the confused word in this sentence. Then if you don't have homework you should do it.

Then

Find the confused word in this sentence. They're going to the beach this weekend.

They're

True or False: Compound subjects connected by "and" are plural.

True

Find the confused word in this sentence. Who's yelling across the room?

Who's

Select the confused word in this sentence. (Whose, Who's) family is moving into this house?

Whose

Singular Indefinite Pronouns, Plural Indefinite Pronouns, or Wishy Washy Indefinite Pronouns? *all *some *any *more *most *none

Wishy Washy Indefinite Pronouns

Find the confused word in this sentence. You're up next in the ice-cream line.

You're

A verb should __________ agree in number with its subject.

always

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. The dog or the cats (are, is) outside.

are

____________ can bake a cake like grandma because hers are the best! a.) She b.) No one c.) He

b.) No one

The form a word takes to show whether the word is singular or plural. a.) Noun b.) Number c.) Antecedent

b.) Number

To form the plural of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh... add __________. a.) s b.) es c.) ch

b.) es

The number of a subject is: a.) changed by a subject following the verb. b.) changed by an indefinite pronoun. c.) changed by a phrase following the subject.

c.) changed by a phrase following the subject

A plural subject takes a ___________ verb. a.) es b.) singular c.) plural

c.) plural

Singular indefinite pronouns take ___________ pronouns. a.) compound b.) plural c.) singular

c.) singular

Find the confused word in this sentence. Do you hear the pretty sound of the humming bird?

hear

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. One of my cousins (is, are) going on a trip to France.

is

Select the confused word in this sentence. I forgot that (its, it's) my birthday.

it's

Find the confused word in this sentence. The alarm clock rang its bell.

its

Subjects joined by the conjunction "and" usually take a __________ verb

plural

The contraction "don't" is known as a ____________ noun.

plural

The contraction "doesn't" is known as a _____________ noun.

singular

Select the confused word in this sentence. The macaw has more colors (then, than) the parrot.

than

Select the confused word in this sentence. The professional athlete was standing over (their, there, they're).

there

Find the confused word in this sentence. The pitcher threw the ball to the first baseman.

threw

Select the confused word in this sentence. The ghost went (through, threw) the person's body.

through

Find the confused word in this sentence. I went to the mall.

to

Select the confused word in this sentence. Did you invite me (to, too, two)?

too

Find the confused word in this sentence. I got two pieces of candy from the basket.

two

Coach Peacock (were, was) very excited that Team Flamingo won the game.

was

Select the confused word in this sentence. I put (your, you're) pen in your locker.

your