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Agreement Review Indefinite Pronouns START Singular or Plural Subjects Compound Subjects Verbs

Singular or Plural Choose the Verb Compound Subjects Indefinite Pronouns Subject and Verb

You earned the points NEXT QUESTION

No points for you TRY AGAIN

Singular or Plural 10 The tennis partners

Singular or Plural 10 Answer Plural Back to Game

Singular or Plural 20 One of the notebooks

Singular or Plural 20 Answer Singular Back to Game

Singular or Plural 30 The dog biscuits

Singular or Plural 30 Answer Plural Back to Game

Singular or Plural 40 The income tax

Singular or Plural 40 Answer Singular Back to Game

Singular or Plural 50 The pole vault, as well as the high jump

Singular or Plural 50 Answer Singular Back to Game

Choose the Verb 10 Perhaps I (are,am) wrong.

Choose the Verb 10 Answer am Back to Game

Choose the Verb 20 The most beautiful sight (is, are) the tropical gardens on the island.

Choose the Verb 20 Answer is Back to Game

Choose the Verb 30 My favorite vegetable (are, is) turnips.

Choose the Verb 30 Answer is Back to Game

Choose the Verb 40 (Has, Have) you seen that movie?

Choose the Verb 40 Answer Have Back to Game

Choose the Verb 50 The folders, not the notebook, (are, is) what you need for class today.

Choose the Verb 50 Answer are Back to Game

Compound Subjects 10 Neither Will nor I (are, is) interested.

Compound Subjects 10 Answer is Back to Game

Compound Subjects 20 To us, sports or movies (appeal, appeals) much more.

Compound Subjects 20 Answer appeal Back to Game

Compound Subjects 30 The house on the hill and the cottage in the valley (are, is) for sale.

Compound Subjects 30 Answer are Back to Game

Compound Subjects 40 Gabe and his teammates (play, plays) and (watch, watches) baseball.

Compound Subjects 40 Answer play, watch Back to Game

Compound Subjects 50 Neither the singers nor the accompanist (has, have) memorized the music.

Compound Subjects 50 Answer has Back to Game

Indefinite Pronouns 10 Everyone in the house (is, are) alarmed.

Indefinite Pronouns 10 Answer is Back to Game

Indefinite Pronouns 20 (Don’t, Doesn’t) either of you want to go swimming?

Indefinite Pronouns 20 Answer Doesn’t Back to Game

Indefinite Pronouns 30 Neither of the houses (have, has) been sold.

Indefinite Pronouns 30 Answer has Back to Game

Indefinite Pronouns 40 All of the ice (has, have) melted since Friday’s storm.

Indefinite Pronouns 40 Answer has Back to Game

Indefinite Pronouns 50 Some of these pictures in the family album (show, shows) how hair styles change.

Indefinite Pronouns 50 Answer show Back to Game

Subject and Verb 10 A group of students (is, are) skipping school today.

Subject and Verb 10 Answer group; is Back to Game

Subject and Verb 20 The main attraction of the circus (is, are) the trapeze.

Subject and Verb 20 Answer attraction; is Back to Game

Subject and Verb 30 The homework, as well as the test, (was, were) difficult.

Subject and Verb 30 Answer homework; was Back to Game

Subject and Verb 40 Either the mime or the clowns (is, are) going to perform first.

Subject and Verb 40 Answer Either the mime or the clowns; are Back to Game

Subject and Verb 50 Either James or the girls (are, is) going to work at the car wash.

Subject and Verb 50 Answer Either James or the girls; are Back to Game