Subject-verb agreement: Basic

In English, subjects and present-tense verbs must agree: if the subject is singular, so is the verb; if the subject is plural, so is the verb.

In the following sentences, choose the verb that agrees with its subject.

1. The frogs Placeholder for the answer very loudly at our cottage.
2. I hope you Placeholder for the answer your homework, Greg.
3. The horses Placeholder for the answer wildly across the field.
4. I’m not sure that the team members Placeholder for the answer.
5. Lightning Placeholder for the answer Chantal since she was a child.
6. Making plans Placeholder for the answer more difficult in a large group.
7. Our basketball team Placeholder for the answer most of the games this season.
8. See how the sun’s rays Placeholder for the answer the crystal sparkle!
9. In spite of warnings about the dangers involved, Rashid Placeholder for the answer an abandoned house.
10. When Samina visits her friend, they always Placeholder for the answer a movie.