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Subject–Verb Agreement — Answers

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Year 5 · English · Verbs & Tenses

Subject–Verb Agreement — Answers

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Part A — Choose the verb

Find the subject first, then decide whether it is singular or plural. Circle the verb that agrees with it.

1.The dogs at the gate.
  1. Abarks
  2. Bbark

Answer: bark

'Dogs' is plural, so the verb is 'bark'.

2.My brother the drums.
  1. Aplay
  2. Bplays

Answer: plays

'Brother' is singular, so the verb is 'plays'.

3.Everyone ready.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: is

'Everyone' is treated as singular.

4.The boxes of fruit heavy.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: are

The subject is 'boxes' (plural), not 'fruit'.

5.Neither of the boys swimming.
  1. Alike
  2. Blikes

Answer: likes

'Neither' is singular: neither one likes swimming.

6.There three apples left.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: are

The real subject is 'three apples', which is plural.

7.Each of the students a laptop.
  1. Ahas
  2. Bhave

Answer: has

'Each' is singular: each one has a laptop.

8.Tom and Ava the fastest runners.
  1. Ais
  2. Bare

Answer: are

Two people joined by 'and' make a plural subject.

Part B — Write the verb

Write the correct present tense form of the verb in brackets.

9.The children (be) excited about the excursion.

Answer: are

10.She (do) her homework after dinner.

Answer: does

11.The bus (go) past our house every morning.

Answer: goes

12.They (have) a new puppy.

Answer: have

13.The book on the shelf (belong) to me.

Answer: belongs

The subject is 'book', not 'shelf'.

14.My cousins (live) in Geelong.

Answer: live

Part C — Fix the agreement

Each sentence has an agreement error. Rewrite it correctly.

15.The birds sings every morning.

Answer: The birds sing every morning.

  1. 'Birds' is plural, so the verb loses its -s.
16.My mum and dad works at the hospital.

Answer: My mum and dad work at the hospital.

  1. Two people joined by 'and' are plural.
17.One of the windows are broken.

Answer: One of the windows is broken.

  1. The subject is 'one', which is singular.
18.A box of chocolates were on the table.

Answer: A box of chocolates was on the table.

  1. The subject is 'box', which is singular.

Part D — Your turn

19.Write four sentences about a sports carnival. Use these subjects, one per sentence: the team captain, the runners, everyone, one of the teachers. Make sure each verb agrees.

Model answer: The team captain leads the warm-up. The runners stretch beside the track. Everyone cheers for the relay. One of the teachers holds the stopwatch.

Success criteria:

  • Four complete sentences
  • Each given subject used
  • Every verb agrees with its subject
  • Capital letters and full stops
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