Let's solve the
Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet step by step. The goal is to
circle the correct verb in 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 for
collective nouns,
compound subjects, and
inverted sentences (like "There was/were...").
Now, let’s go through each sentence:
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1. The cat / *is* / *are* scratching on the tree.
- Subject:
The cat → singular
- Verb must be singular:
is
✔ Correct answer: is
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2. Jenny / *want* / *wants* a new bike.
- Subject:
Jenny → singular
- Verb must be singular:
wants
✔ Correct answer: wants
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3. A boy / *is* / *are* playing with a ball.
- Subject:
A boy → singular
- Verb must be singular:
is
✔ Correct answer: is
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4. Everyone at my party / *is* / *are* eating cake and ice cream.
- Subject:
Everyone → singular (even though it refers to many people)
- So, use singular verb:
is
✔ Correct answer: is
> Note: "Everyone" is a singular indefinite pronoun.
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5. Two dogs / *is* / *are* running in circles.
- Subject:
Two dogs → plural
- Verb must be plural:
are
✔ Correct answer: are
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6. Mike’s turkeys / *is* / *are* huge.
- Subject:
Mike’s turkeys → plural (turkeys = more than one)
- Verb must be plural:
are
✔ Correct answer: are
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7. There / *was* / *were* three hot dogs steaming on the plate.
- This is an inverted sentence: “There were…”
- The real subject is
three hot dogs → plural
- So, use plural verb:
were
✔ Correct answer: were
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8. I / *likes* / *like* the blue dress with all the flowers on it.
- Subject:
I → first person singular
- Verb:
like (I like...)
- "Likes" is incorrect because it's third person singular
✔ Correct answer: like
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9. There / *was* / *were* four planters on the porch.
- Subject:
four planters → plural
- Use plural verb:
were
✔ Correct answer: were
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10. The trees / *was* / *were* blowing in the wind from the storm.
- Subject:
The trees → plural
- Use plural verb:
were
✔ Correct answer: were
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
is
2.
wants
3.
is
4.
is
5.
are
6.
are
7.
were
8.
like
9.
were
10.
were
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✔ Summary of Key Concepts:
- Singular subjects → singular verbs
- Plural subjects → plural verbs
- Indefinite pronouns like
everyone,
someone,
anyone → take singular verbs
- Inverted sentences (e.g., "There was/were...") → check the actual subject after the verb
- First-person singular (
I) takes
like, not
likes
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