Let's go through each sentence in the
Subject-Verb Agreement worksheet and determine whether the underlined verb is correct. If it is, write
YES; if not, write the
correct verb.
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1. Janice likes to ask questions.
- Subject: *Janice* (singular)
- Verb: *likes* (singular form of "like")
✔ Correct
Answer: YES
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2. Dylan never share anything.
- Subject: *Dylan* (singular)
- Verb: *share* (plural form)
✘ Incorrect — should be *shares*
Answer: shares
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3. Frank ride the bus to school.
- Subject: *Frank* (singular)
- Verb: *ride* (plural form)
✘ Incorrect — should be *rides*
Answer: rides
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4. Joe get paid every Friday.
- Subject: *Joe* (singular)
- Verb: *get* (plural form)
✘ Incorrect — should be *gets*
Answer: gets
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5. My mother type really fast.
- Subject: *My mother* (singular)
- Verb: *type* (plural form)
✘ Incorrect — should be *types*
Answer: types
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6. That haircut flatters you.
- Subject: *That haircut* (singular)
- Verb: *flatters* (singular form)
✔ Correct
Answer: YES
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7. We observes things in science labs.
- Subject: *We* (plural)
- Verb: *observes* (singular form)
✘ Incorrect — should be *observe*
Answer: observe
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8. Gina read a lot of books.
- Subject: *Gina* (singular)
- Verb: *read* (base form, but needs singular form for present tense)
✘ Incorrect — should be *reads*
Answer: reads
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9. The committee award that honor every year.
- Subject: *The committee* (collective noun — can be singular or plural depending on context)
- Here, it's acting as a
singular unit, so we treat it as singular.
- Verb: *award* (plural form)
✘ Incorrect — should be *awards*
Answer: awards
> Note: Even though "committee" is made up of people, when it acts as a single group doing something together, it takes a singular verb.
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10. Not everything are simple.
- Subject: *Not everything* → "everything" is
singular, so the verb must be singular.
- Verb: *are* (plural)
✘ 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
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
-
Singular subjects take
singular verbs (e.g., *Janice likes*, *Gina reads*).
-
Plural subjects take
plural verbs (e.g., *We observe*).
- Collective nouns like *committee* are usually treated as singular unless emphasizing individual members.
- Indefinite pronouns like *everything* are singular, so they take singular verbs (*is*, not *are*).
This worksheet helps reinforce basic subject-verb agreement rules, which are essential for clear and grammatically correct writing.
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