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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises

This document contains three exercises that test subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and verb tenses and forms. The exercises provide sentences for the reader to identify whether each sentence is correct or incorrect based on the grammar rules being tested. Readers are prompted to underline or circle parts of each sentence as directed and then indicate whether each sentence follows the relevant grammar rule or contains an error.

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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises

This document contains three exercises that test subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and verb tenses and forms. The exercises provide sentences for the reader to identify whether each sentence is correct or incorrect based on the grammar rules being tested. Readers are prompted to underline or circle parts of each sentence as directed and then indicate whether each sentence follows the relevant grammar rule or contains an error.

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EXERCISE (Skills 11-13): Agreement After Prepositional Phrase, Agreement After

Expression of Quantity, Agreement After Certain Words): Each of the following


sentences may have a problem with subject/verb agreement. Underline the subjects once and
the verbs twice. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
_______ 1. The receptionist in the entryway to the offices is able to answer your questions.
_______ 2. All of the information in the documents are important.
_______ 3. Anyone in one of the classes has to take the final exam.
_______ 4. The coordinator of community services are arranging the program.
_______ 5. Most of the car are covered with mud.
_______ 6. Nothing more is going to be completed today.
_______ 7. The drinks in the pitchers on the table in the ballroom is for everyone.
_______ 8. Everybody were told to be here at 8:00, but somebody is not here.
_______ 9. Some of the meetings at the conference are limited to ten participants.
_______ 10. The sauce on the vegetables in the yellow bowl taste really delicious

EXERCISE (Skills 14-15): Each of the following sentences contains words or groups of
words that should be parallel. Circle the word or words that indicate that the sentence
should have parallel parts. Underline the parts that should be parallel. Then indicate if the
sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (1).
_______ 1. The advertisements appeared in the newspaper and on the radio.
_______ 2. She is trained as both an accountant and in nursing.
_______ 3. We can take either my car or yours to the party.
_______ 4. The coffee is too hot, too bitter, and too strength.
_______ 5. He not only passed the test but also receiving the highest score in the class.
_______ 6. Your ideas are neither more important or less important than the ideas of the
others.
_______ 7. The meeting lasted only an hour but still seeming too long.
_______ 8. The novel was both emotional and description.
_______ 9. Either the counselor or her secretary can help you with that problem.
_______ 10. The leaves from the tree fell in the yard, in the pool, the driveway, and on the
sidewalk.

EXERCISE (Skills 16-18): Past Participle after HAVE, Present or Past Participle after
BE): Each of the following sentences contains a verb formed with several parts. Underline
the
verbs twice. Then indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
_________ 1. We have became good friends in the last year.
_________ 2. Your name will be list in the new directory.
_________ 3. The new movie is receive good reviews.
_________ 4. She must have feel sorry about her bad behavior.
_________ 5. They have always given their family many presents.
_________ 6. We may be taking a vacation next week.
_________ 7. We could have taking a vacation last week.
_________ 8. The package might had been deliver by an express mail service.
_________ 9. I have not wrote very many letters to my friends.
_________ 10. The car should not have be drive anymore yesterday.

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