Let's solve this
Subject and Verb Agreement worksheet step by step. The goal is to
circle the correct verb for each sentence based on subject-verb agreement rules.
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🔹 Rules to Remember:
-
Singular subjects take
singular verbs.
-
Plural subjects take
plural verbs.
- Watch out for
compound subjects,
collective nouns, and
subjects joined by "and" or "or".
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Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. Maria walk / walks her dog every day.
- Subject:
Maria → singular
- Verb must be singular →
walks
✔ Answer: walks
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2. The good students try / tries hard in class.
- Subject:
students → plural
- Verb must be plural →
try
✔ Answer: try
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3. He always bake / bakes a cake for my birthday.
- Subject:
He → singular
- Verb must be singular →
bakes
✔ Answer: bakes
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4. The elephants drink / drinks a lot of water.
- Subject:
elephants → plural
- Verb must be plural →
drink
✔ Answer: drink
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5. It take / takes a special person to be a clown.
- Subject:
It → singular (even though it refers to a general idea)
- Verb must be singular →
takes
✔ Answer: takes
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6. Our teacher write / writes a note if we make / makes an A.
- First clause:
Our teacher → singular →
writes
- Second clause:
we → plural →
make
✔ Answers: writes, make
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7. The cows run / runs to the barn at feeding time.
- Subject:
cows → plural
- Verb must be plural →
run
✔ Answer: run
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8. She run / runs to school when she is late.
- Subject:
She → singular
- Verb must be singular →
runs
✔ Answer: runs
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9. My cousin's mother often drive / drives them to the practice.
- Subject:
mother → singular
- Verb must be singular →
drives
✔ Answer: drives
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10. Our parents work / works at the same place.
- Subject:
parents → plural
- Verb must be plural →
work
✔ Answer: work
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✔ Final Answers:
1. walks
2. try
3. bakes
4. drink
5. takes
6. writes, make
7. run
8. runs
9. drives
10. work
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📝 Explanation Summary:
- Always identify the
subject of the sentence.
- Determine if it's
singular or plural.
- Choose the verb that matches in number.
- Be careful with pronouns like *it*, *he*, *she*, and collective nouns like *team* or *family* — they are usually treated as singular unless specified otherwise.
This exercise helps build strong grammar skills, especially for writing clearly and correctly.
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