Grammar Picnic
Choose the verb that agrees
10 sentences · All kinds, Choose the word that pairs with either or neither, Choose the verb that agrees, Fix the verb that does not agree, Join the two no sentences with neither and nor
Read the whole sentence, then choose the word or phrase that completes it.
Practice settings
Either goes with or, and neither goes with nor. The verb agrees with the doer nearer to it: Neither the boys nor the girl is singing.
Example 1Choose the right word.
Neither the waiter nor the chefs ____ serving the rice.
Neither the waiter nor the chefs were serving the rice.
The subject is neither the waiter nor the chefs: more than one, so the verb is were.
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Preview
Two pages: the worksheet, then the answer key.
Choose the right word.
- Either the officer or the pilot ____ the planes. (fly / flies)
- Either the nurse or the doctors ____ the baby. (help / helps)
- Either the teacher or the artist ____ pictures. (draw / draws)
- Either the pirate or the sailor ____ the ropes neatly. (ties / tie)
- Either the farmers or the gardener ____ the hens. (feed / feeds)
- Either the boy or the girl ____ the milk at lunch. (drinks / drink)
- Either the worker or the painter ____ the fences. (paint / paints)
- Either the gardener or the farmers ____ corn carefully. (plant / plants)
- Either Dad or the teachers ____ the window. (closes / close)
- Either the girl or Grandma ____ the puppies. (hug / hugs)
- flies
The subject is either the officer or the pilot: just one, so the verb is flies.
- help
The subject is either the nurse or the doctors: more than one, so the verb is help.
- draws
The subject is either the teacher or the artist: just one, so the verb is draws.
- ties
The subject is either the pirate or the sailor: just one, so the verb is ties.
- feeds
The subject is either the farmers or the gardener: just one, so the verb is feeds.
- drinks
The subject is either the boy or the girl: just one, so the verb is drinks.
- paints
The subject is either the worker or the painter: just one, so the verb is paints.
- plant
The subject is either the gardener or the farmers: more than one, so the verb is plant.
- close
The subject is either Dad or the teachers: more than one, so the verb is close.
- hugs
The subject is either the girl or Grandma: just one, so the verb is hugs.
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