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Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
• The following indefinite pronouns are singular:
anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, neither,
everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no
one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something
• Example: One of the supergiant stars is Antares.
Write the sentences below. Choose the correct verb
form that agrees with the subject.
1. Everybody in Ruby’s family (enjoys, enjoys)
tomato soup.
2. Each of these songs (is, are) by the Beatles
Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
• The following indefinite pronouns are plural: both,
few, many, several.
• These need to be paired with a plural verb.
• Example: Few of the guests are wearing formal
clothes.
Write the sentences below. Choose the correct verb
form that agrees with the subject.
1. Many of the newer houses (has, have) builtin smoke detectors.
2. Both of the sinks in the boys bathroom
(overflows, overflow) occasionally.
Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
• The indefinite pronouns all, any, more, most, none
and some may be singular or plural, depending on
their meaning in a sentence.
• Example: All of the snowflakes have melted.
• Example: All of the snow has melted.
Write the sentences below. Choose the correct verb
form that agrees with the subject.
1. None of the apartments (has, have) been
painted.
2. All of the writing (is, are) upside down.
Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
• A compound subject is made of two or more subjects
joined by “and” “or” or “nor”
• Subjects joined by “and” generally take a plural verb
• Example: Red and blue are the school’s colors.
Write the sentences below. Choose the correct verb
form that agrees with the subject.
1. The blanket and the robe (has, have) Navajo
designs.
2. A desk and a bookcase (were, was) moved into
Ella’s room.
Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
• A compound subject is made of two or more subjects
joined by “and” “or” or “nor”
• Singular subjects that are joined by “or” or “nor” take
singular verbs.
• Example: A statue or a fountain has been planned
for the park.
Write the sentences below. Choose the correct verb
form that agrees with the subject.
1. The table or the lamp (need, needs) to be
dusted first.
2. A desert or a jungle (is, are) the setting for the
play.