Of course! Let's solve this Subject-Verb Agreement worksheet step by step.
The rule for subject-verb agreement is:
The verb must agree with its subject in number (singular or plural).
* If the subject is
singular, the verb usually ends in
-s (in the present tense).
* If the subject is
plural, the verb does
not end in
-s (in the present tense).
Let’s go through each sentence:
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1. Janice likes to ask questions.
* Subject:
Janice (singular person)
* Verb:
likes (ends in -s → singular form)
*
✔ Correct!
*
Answer: YES
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2. Dylan never share anything.
* Subject:
Dylan (singular person)
* Verb:
share (does NOT end in -s → plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
shares.
*
Answer: shares
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3. Frank ride the bus to school.
* Subject:
Frank (singular person)
* Verb:
ride (does NOT end in -s → plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
rides.
*
Answer: rides
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4. Joe get paid every Friday.
* Subject:
Joe (singular person)
* Verb:
get (does NOT end in -s → plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
gets.
*
Answer: gets
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5. My mother type really fast.
* Subject:
My mother (singular)
* Verb:
type (does NOT end in -s → plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
types.
*
Answer: types
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6. That haircut flatters you.
* Subject:
That haircut (singular thing)
* Verb:
flatters (ends in -s → singular form)
*
✔ Correct!
*
Answer: YES
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7. We observes things in science labs.
* Subject:
We (plural pronoun)
* Verb:
observes (ends in -s → singular form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
observe.
*
Answer: observe
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8. Gina read a lot of books.
* Subject:
Gina (singular person)
* Verb:
read (does NOT end in -s → plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
reads.
*
Answer: reads
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9. The committee award that honor every year.
* Subject:
The committee — This is tricky! “Committee” is a collective noun. In American English, we often treat it as
singular when thinking of the group as one unit.
* Verb:
award (does NOT end in -s → plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
awards.
*
Answer: awards
*(Note: In British English, collective nouns can sometimes take plural verbs, but for standard U.S. grammar worksheets like this, singular is expected.)*
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10. Not everything are simple.
* Subject:
Not everything — “Everything” is an indefinite pronoun and is always treated as
singular.
* Verb:
are (plural form)
*
✘ Incorrect. Should be
is.
*
Answer: is
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
YES
2.
shares
3.
rides
4.
gets
5.
types
6.
YES
7.
observe
8.
reads
9.
awards
10.
is
You’ve now mastered subject-verb agreement for these common cases! Great job practicing.
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