subject verb agreement exercise 1

to annoy: neither the coughing muffler nor the sneaky brakes ______ Ruth as much as the broken radio in her old car.

annoy

to be: this week's national inquisitor claims that there _____ photographs of the Loch Ness Monster eating Elvis.

are

to bother: neither Fred's ratty clothes nor his sudden attitude _____ Esmeralda, who lets Fred pick up the check every time the dine out.

bothers

to cling: every cat hair, candy wrapper, and loose thread _____ to the super charged polyester pants that Theodora loves to wear.

clings

to crawl: On the tables in the library _____ the many germs that have escaped in the hot breath of hardworking students

crawl

to get: Florida alligators usually _____ severe indigestion after eating poodles.

get

to have: the cracked windshield, in addition to the torn upholstery and rusted body, ____ made Ruth's old car difficult to sell.

has

to have: the whole red ant colony, including the queen and all of her drones, ______ swarmed over Tommy's feet, stinging his ankles.

has

to hope: everyone on the roller coaster, including Martha and Angie, ____ that the hot dogs, onion rings, funnel cakes, and cotton candy will stay down during the twisting ride to come.

hopes

to hug: that pair of jeans ____ the curves of Hannah's body as nicely as tinfoil on a baked potato.

hugs

to be: none of this breakfast that Lilly Mae cooked _____ fit to eat.

is

to know: Any one of Ms. Orsini's students _____ the rules that govern subject verb agreement.

knows

to make: fifteen gallons of chocolate milk ______ Herbert the elephant a happy pachyderm

makes

to taste: none of these chocolate-broccoli muffins ______ good, either.

taste

to work: At Tito's Taco Place _____ friends who will stuff double meat into our burritos for free.

work