Name: _________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ______________

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT TEST RETAKE

Directions:
1) Mark out the prepositional phrases.
2) Determine whether the subject is singular or plural.
3) Write the correct verb form on the line provided.

____________1. Jane and her parents (is, are) at dinner.

____________2. Neither my brother or my sister (is, are) coming to the park.

____________3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

____________4. Either my paper or your pen (is, are) always on the desk.

____________5. Alice and Dawn (doesn't, don't) want to go to the movies.

____________6. John (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

____________7. One of my brothers (is, are) going on a trip to Disney.

____________8. The man with all the dogs (live, lives) near the road.

____________9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

____________10. The members, as well as the president, (want, wants) to win.

____________11. Either question about the students (is, are) inappropriate.

____________12. Every one of those posters (is, are) of sports teams.

____________13. Nobody (know, knows) what I saw last night.

____________14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

____________15. Social Studies (is, are) Sarah’s favorite school subject.

____________16. Two dollars (is, are) the price of a candy bar and coke these days.

____________17. (Is, Are) the scissors in this drawer?

____________18. Your pants (is, are) on the floor of your room.

____________19. There (was, were) twenty candles lit in the house.

____________20. The group (debates, debate) these problems carefully.

Directions for numbers 21-25.

In the table below, please fill in the appropriate word for the present participle, past, and past participle
form of the base form verb listed.

Base Form Present participle Past Past participle

21) read

22) draw

23) slip

24) leave

25) stand

Directions for numbers 26-30

1) Write the correct form of the verb given in italics on the line provided. Make sure you are writing a present
participle, past, or past participle form of the verb.

26) Heather ______________ (run) the 100-meter dash in excellent time.

27) My aunts have ___________ (write) to my mother about vacation this year.

28) The band ______________ (sing) my favorite song.

29) Jerek has ______________ (ride) his horse around the track three times.

30) The president of the magazine _______________ (speak) at our annual luncheon.