Standardized Test Warm-ups Subject Verb Agreement

Instructions Take the handout from the chair. Read each rule governing subject/verb agreement. Identify the subject and verb in each example sentence with an S or V.

Introduction of Subject/Verb Agreement Can you find the subjects and the verbs in the sentences below? Do they agree in number? 1.Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator are going to have to make a decision. 2.Are my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?

Powerpoint Notes to Ponder View the powerpoint and make notes in your journals for future reference and support. Make sure your notes are clear and have examples for reference. Here we go!

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.Some of the votes seem to have been miscounted. 2.The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring are more than just a nuisance. 3.Everyone selected to serve on this jury have to be willing to give up a lot of time.

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, presents a formidable opponent on the basketball court. 2.He seems to forget that there are things to be done before he can graduate. 3.There have to be some people left in that town after yesterday’s flood.

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.Some of the grain appear to be contaminated. 2.Three-quarters of the students is against the tuition hike. 3.A high percentage of the population is voting for the new school.

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.A high percentage of the people was voting for the new school. 2.That team of soccer players are known to be the roughest in the league. 3.The audience of discerning jazz fans were thoroughly disgusted with the lounge act billed as “ the best thing since early Miles Davis.”

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.This class of high school students spend too much time thinking about the SAT. 2.Tax evasion, a crime which has been documented in many modern novels and films, remain a relatively common offense. 3.The long plane ride, marred by too many loud passengers and too few beverages, were thoroughly repugnant.

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.Many children from that impoverished country never has the opportunities that we do. 2.All of his novels, which feature the same superficial protagonist, is much too similar. 3.Although some people do not enjoy cold weather, there is many skiers who welcome the winter snow.

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.Everyone who saw the movie was impressed by its powerful special effects 2.Neither the young cow nor the farmer was amused by the cold weather. 3.All of the refugees was in desperate need of food and medical care.

Subject/Verb Agreement Practice Find the subject and the verb in the following sentences. Do they match in agreement? Explain. 1.Illiteracy is an enormous issue, it affects million of people worldwide and is an impediment to social progress. 2.The company president has taken steps to ensure that she can handle the pressure and anxiety associated with the job. 3.If you is sure that you is in the right, you would not mind an independent examination of the case.

Sentence Examples 1.A number of horticultural arts, including a b bonsai and ikebana, begans in Japan. No error c d e 2.There is many benefits to biking; it is both a rigorous a b form of exercise and an environmentally sustainable c d conscious mode of transportation. No error e

Sentence Examples 1.Many scholars considers Ulysses James Joyce’s a greatest work; however, many readers find b c Dubliners more accessible. No error d e 2.Dentists agree that brushing your teeth three a b times a day promote good dental health and a c more attractive smile. No error d e