Grammar Picnic
Subject-verb agreement
10 sentences · Fix the verb that does not agree, Choose the verb that agrees
Practice settings
One takes is, was, does or a verb with -s (the dog swims). More than one takes are, were, do or no -s (the dogs swim).
Example 1Choose the right word.
Tigers ____ under trees.
Tigers sleep under trees.
The subject is tigers: more than one, so the verb is sleep.
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Two pages: the worksheet, then the answer key.
- Choose the right word.____ the clown dance? (do / does)
- Choose the right word.____ the worms live in the soil? (does / do)
- Choose the right word.Grandma ____ jam. (buys / buy)
- Choose the right word.The monkeys ____ in a tree. (sit / sits)
- Choose the right word.The horse ____. (run / runs)
- Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.Cats drinks milk.
- Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The bird shiver.
- Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The bear were hungry.
- Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The windows was frosty.
- Fix the verb so it agrees with the subject.The boots is wet.
- does
The subject is clown: just one, so the verb is does.
- do
The subject is worms: more than one, so the verb is do.
- buys
The subject is Grandma: just one, so the verb is buys.
- sit
The subject is monkeys: more than one, so the verb is sit.
- runs
The subject is horse: just one, so the verb is runs.
- Cats drink milk.
The subject is cats: more than one, so the verb is drink.
- The bird shivers.
The subject is bird: just one, so the verb is shivers.
- The bear was hungry.
The subject is bear: just one, so the verb is was.
- The windows were frosty.
The subject is windows: more than one, so the verb is were.
- The boots are wet.
The subject is boots: more than one, so the verb is are.
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