Name: __________________________________________ Date



Name: __________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Block: ________Subject Verb Agreement Review/Study GuideFact: subjects and verbs must agree in ________________ (singular and plural)What are the five main rules regarding subject verb agreement?1. 2.3.4.5.Directions: Circle the correct verb in the parentheses. Write the number of the rule the sentence follows.Rule _____1. Almost everybody (has / have) some difficulty with grammar.Rule _____2. Neither the chipmunk nor the squirrels (is / are) bothering us.Rule _____3. Jamie, Laura, and Lisa (was / were) offering their help after school.Rule _____4. Some say the freshmen (has / have) been treated unfairly.Rule _____5. There (is / are) always other options.Directions: Write four sentences of your own using correct subject-verb agreement. Use anybody, each, either, neither, one, everyone, everybody, no one, nobody, anyone, someone, somebody.1. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________Include a compound subject consisting of two singular words joined by or or nor2. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________Begin the sentence with a collective noun.3. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________Begin the sentence with the words “There is” or There are.”4. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________Directions: Choose the correct verb tense.(1) Everyone is annoyed by bad refereeing. (2) A. There is a sense of frustration(2) There are a sense of frustration as the crowd B. NO CHANGEwatches the game go down the tubes due to poorcalls. (3) Coaches shouts, players groans, and the (3) A. Coaches shout, players groan, crowd roar in protest. and the crowd roars. B. NO CHANGE(1) A. Everyone are annoyed B. NO CHANGE(1) There is always so many choices when (4) A. Everyone wantgoing to the movies. (2) Comedies and action B. NO CHANGEmovies are always huge hits at the box office; (3) however, many people also enjoys romantic(5) A. Popcorn and a coke iscomedies as well. (4) Everyone wants to get B. NO CHANGEa snack at the movies. (5) Popcorn and a cokeare a delicious snack to choose.(1) A. There are always so many choices B. NO CHANGE(2) A. Comedies and action movies is B. NO CHANGE(3) A. people also enjoy B. NO CHANGEName: __________________________________ Date: ____________________ Block: _______Verb Tense Consistency RefresherPart 1: Each of the following sentences contains an error in consistency of verb tense. Fix any errors in the margins. 1. Slowly, the sun sank below the horizon, and the sky becomes dark.2. After the president of the United States threw out the first ball, the baseball game begins.3. The hungry child will eat some crackers and drank a cup of milk.4. Eduardo worked in the garden while we trim the hedges.5. By dinner I will have finished my homework, and Laurie finishes her chores.Part 2: For the following sentences, fill in each blank with an appropriate tense for the verb given in parentheses.6. She has roasted a turkey and _________________ rolls for the holiday meal. (heat)7. I noticed the last bus and _________________ after it. (run)8. Last weekend I _________________ Grandma and spent the afternoon with her. (visit)9. Ron will do the laundry, and I _________________ the windows. (wash)10. Jessie _________________ his homework before his mother came home from the store. (finish)Part 4: Read the following paragraph. Determine the tense it should be in. ________________________Change the verbs so that the tense is consistent.Fortunately, my parents were very strict with me when I is a child. I think they were that way because I was an only child. They was just being protective. However, at that time, it feel like I was in prison. I had to come straight home after school and immediately did my homework. After I finish my homework, my parents will allow me to watch only one hour of television. While my friends were playing videos or watching cartoons, I was usually doing chores around the house to help my mother. ................
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