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subject Verb Agreement Part 2




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Subject - Verb Agreement Part 2

 
A. Identify the subject and use the correct form of the verb

1. Emily (be)  an intelligent girl who likes to build model airplanes.

2. My parents (be)  very good neighbors and they always help their friends.

3. Eric and Brad (be)  older than me.

4. I (be)  a good swimmer, but I don’t play basketball very well.

5. The dog (be) asleep on the patio.

6. My friends (be)  all busy this weekend.

7. The children’s new English teacher (be)  from Ireland.

8. We (be)  interested in team sports.

9. The apple juice (be)  in the refrigerator.

He (be)  on vacation until next week.
 
 

A. B. Identify the subject and use the correct verb

1. Kristen and Loretta (have)  a big math test on Tuesday.

2. My daughter Angela (think)  there is a monster in her closet.

3. Meredith’s best friend (work)  in a clothing store.

4. Christ (try)  to eat lots of vegetables.

5. I (travel)  as often as I can!

6. My neighbors (listen)  to music very early in the morning.

7. Of all the students in the class, Uri (study)  the most.

8. Yolanda (buy)  new shoes about once every six months.

9. She (like) to keep her closet very organized.

1  They (decorate)  eggs together every year at Easter time.

 

B  C. Choose the correct verb phrase from the list to complete the sentences

are talking    is eating    am having    are getting    is cooking    are playing

1. They  married.

2. All the children  with their new toys.

3. My mother  dinner in the kitchen.

4. Christopher and Lois  about some very interesting subjects.

5. I  some trouble with this math problem. Can you help?

6. The cat  food from its bowl.

 
 

A. D. Sometimes subjects are more complicated than just a person’s name.

1. Heidi is telling Olga a story. Some of the story (be)  true, but not all of it.

2. Most of the group (be)  smiling.

3. A lot of the problem (be)  just bad communication.

4. Many of the new students (play) tennis very well.

5. Some of the food (look)   little strange to me.

6. Most of the book (be)  very useful.

7. Some of the chapters (contain)  really interesting information.

 

B  E. Neither/nor and either/or

1. Neither John Carol (have)  very much work today.

2. Neither of them (have)  very much work today.

3. Either the cookies the cake (be)  a good choice.

4. Either the cookies  the cakes (be)  a good choice.

5. Neither of my children (like)  broccoli.

6. Either the girls the boys (need)  to take the first turn at basketball.

7. Neither Emily Melissa (know)  where the library is.

8.Either Henry Luke (be)  available to help with that project.

9.Neither of them (be)  very busy at the moment.

C.