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Agreement in longer sentences

10 sentences · Fix the verb that does not agree, Choose the verb that agrees

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Each verb agrees with its own subject, even when other words come between them: the farmer who grows corn feeds the cows.

  1. Example 1Choose the right word.

    The little puppy ____ quietly in the basket at midnight because it is tired. sleepsleeps

    The little puppy sleeps quietly in the basket at midnight because it is tired.

    The subject is puppy: just one, so the verb is sleeps.

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The ants ____ little, but the dogs were big. waswere

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Agreement in longer sentences

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Example · Choose the right word.The little puppy ____ quietly in the basket at midnight because it is tired. (sleep / sleeps)The little puppy sleeps quietly in the basket at midnight because it is tired.
Example · Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The cars was dirty, so Dad washed them.The cars were dirty, so Dad washed them.
  1. Choose the right word.The ants ____ little, but the dogs were big. (was / were)
  2. Choose the right word.The baby who sits in the tub ____ Dad. (kiss / kisses)
  3. Choose the right word.The squirrel ____ acorns because it is hungry. (eats / eat)
  4. Choose the right word.The dog ____ the cat but does not catch it. (chases / chase)
  5. Choose the right word.The girls ____ the room because it is dirty. (clean / cleans)
  6. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.Mom hug the children because they are sad.
  7. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.Mom wash the puppy if it is muddy.
  8. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The baby cry when the nurse weighs her.
  9. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The boys was happy because they found the balls.
  10. Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The owl are quiet, but the dog is loud.
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Agreement in longer sentences · answer key

  1. were

    The subject is ants: more than one, so the verb is were.

  2. kisses

    The subject is baby: just one, so the verb is kisses. The words in between do not change it.

  3. eats

    The subject is squirrel: just one, so the verb is eats.

  4. chases

    The subject is dog: just one, so the verb is chases.

  5. clean

    The subject is girls: more than one, so the verb is clean.

  6. Mom hugs the children because they are sad.

    The subject is Mom: just one, so the verb is hugs.

  7. Mom washes the puppy if it is muddy.

    The subject is Mom: just one, so the verb is washes.

  8. The baby cries when the nurse weighs her.

    The subject is baby: just one, so the verb is cries.

  9. The boys were happy because they found the balls.

    The subject is boys: more than one, so the verb is were.

  10. The owl is quiet, but the dog is loud.

    The subject is owl: just one, so the verb is is.

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