Subject Verb Agreement Worksheets Sample
SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT PS-16
Revised Summer 2012
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4. Some words that are often used as subjects are always singular. Memorize them!!
(each, one, either, neither, no one, everyone, anyone, someone, anybody, somebody,
everybody, nobody, everything.)
Ex. Everybody wants to make good grades.
Some words that are often used as subjects are always plural. Memorize them!!
(Several, few, both, many)
Ex. Several of the staff understand the idea of an attendance policy.
Some words may be either singular or plural, depending on how they are used.
(some, any, all, most)
Ex. Some of the fruit is rotten. (Some fruit is rotten.)
Some of the apples are rotten. (Some apples are rotten.)
All of this apple is rotten. (The entire apple is rotten.)
All of these apples are rotten. (All apples are rotten.)
PRACTICE EXERCISE C: Underline the correct form of the verb.
1. Some of the students (has, have) left the building.
2. Each of her students ( is, are) special.
3. Several on the team (hits, hit) the ball really hard.
4. Everything in the buildings (was, were) destroyed.
5. Neither of the men (meets, meet) his class every day.
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS!
5. If the sentence has compound subjects (more than one subject) joined by and, the
verb is usually plural.
Ex. Ellis and John are twins.
The beginning of the story (and) the end of the story were exciting.
6. When compound subjects are joined by or or nor, the verb must agree with the
nearer subject.
Ex. Either the old men or the young man was responsible for the lovely music.
Neither the teacher nor the students are in class this morning.
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