Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Exercises with Answers
Practice subject-verb agreement with exercises where you identify the subject first and then choose the correct verb form. The sentences may have inverted structures, so reordering them in your head helps. Answer slides are included for self-assessment and learning.
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Extra Agreement Practice Extra Agreement Practice DIRECTIONS: FIND THE SUBJECT FIRST! AND THEN DECIDE ON THE CORRECT VERB FORM. There are two exercises, and answer slides are included so you can check your work.
Remember that this is one of those inverted sentences; sometimes the subject does come after the verb. Try re-writing the sentence in regular order (subject-verb) in your head.
1. A toads diet, which consists mainly of insects, (KEEP/KEEPS) the amphibian well-fed. 2. Red-spotted toads who live in the desert (SEEK/SEEKS) shelter from the hot sun. 3. The stars, shining bright in the nighttime sky, (REVEAL/REVEALS) the beauty of nature. 4. Inventors who have been tinkering with mechanics for centuries (HAS/HAVE) produced great innovations. 5. Campaign financing laws, addressed in a recent congressional session, (HAS/HAVE) the potential to cause more controversy. 6. As spring turns to summer, the flowers growing from beneath the sod (BLOOM/BLOOMS) quickly. 7. At the top of that pole (FLY/FLIES) the Lone Star flag.
1. A toads diet, which consists mainly of insects, (KEEP/KEEPS) the amphibian well-fed. 2. Red-spotted toads who live in the desert (SEEK/SEEKS) shelter from the hot sun. 3. The stars, shining bright in the nighttime sky, (REVEAL/REVEALS) the beauty of nature. 4. Inventors who have been tinkering with mechanics for centuries (HAS/HAVE) produced great innovations. 5. Campaign financing laws, addressed in a recent congressional session, (HAS/HAVE) the potential to cause more controversy. 6. As spring turns to summer, the flowers growing from beneath the sod (BLOOM/BLOOMS) quickly. 7. At the top of that pole (FLY/FLIES) the Lone Star flag. Remember that this is one of those inverted sentences; sometimes the subject does come after the verb. Try re-writing the sentence in regular order (subject-verb) in your head.
