Subject-Verb Agreement Game

1. Subject-Verb Agreement Game • Break off into groups of three and form a circle with your chairs • Keep your English binder with you! • You will be given one marker and one eraser per group • I will read the sentence and ONE person from your group will write the correct answer and hold up the answer as SOON as your finished writing it • The team with the correct word written and held up FIRST is the winner • The word MUST be spelled correctly and legibly to get the point!! • The winning team will get a homework pass!!!

2. The decisions of the judge (seem, seems) questionable.

3. The flakes in this cereal (taste, tastes) like sawdust.

4. The woman with dark sunglasses (is, are) our mayor.

5. Many people in Europe (speak, speaks) several languages.

6. The tomatoes in this salad (is, are) brown and mushy.

7. That silk flower by the candles (look, looks) real.

8. One of my son’s worst habits (is, are) leaving an assortment of dirty plates on the kitchen counter.

9. The rust spots on the back of Emily’s car (need, needs) to be cleaned with a special polish.

10. The collection of medicine bottles in my parents’ bathroom (overflow, overflows) the cabinet shelves.

11. A tired-looking student in my class (sleep, sleeps) through most of the lectures.

12. Apartments in this city (is, are) expensive.

13. A dealer in rare books (was asked, were asked) to look at the collection of novels to ensure the authenticity.

14. The bag of jacks (belongs, belong) to my little brother.

15. The blue areas on the map (indicates, indicate) water.

16. The bush of roses (looks, look) lovely next to the fence.

17. Students who major in nursing (has, have) great employment prospects.

18. The houses along Main Street (has, have) well-kept yards.

19. Mary and John usually (plays/play) together.

20. The student, as well as his teacher, (was/were) going on the field trip.