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subject - verb agreement: 7th grade worksheet
subject - verb agreement is an important rule in english grammar. it means that the verb in a sentence must match the subject in number (singular or plural). for example, if the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too, and if the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. example: \she walks to school.\ (\she\ is singular, so \walks\ is singular.) \they walk to school.\ (\they\ is plural, so \walk\ is plural.)
fill in the blank: fill in the blank with the correct word.

1. the dog runs (run/runs) in the yard every morning.
2. my friends enjoy (enjoy/enjoys) playing video games after school.
3. he likes (like/likes) to read mystery books.
4. the teachers plan (plan/plans) exciting lessons for us.
5. sarah studies (study/studies) hard for her exams.

word bank: runs, enjoys, likes, plan, studies
multiple choice questions: choose the correct answer from the choices for each question.

1. which sentence is correct? a) the students walks to class.

b) the students walk to class.
c) the students walking to class.
d) the students walked to class.

1. choose the correct verb: the cat ____ on the windowsill. a) sleep

b) sleeping
c) sleeps
d) slept

1. which sentence uses subject - verb agreement correctly? a) she write letters every week.

b) she writes letters every week.
c) she writing letters every week.
d) she written letters every week.

1. choose the correct verb: my brother ____ basketball with his friends. a) play

b) plays
c) playing
d) played

1. which sentence is correct? a) the birds sings in the morning.

b) the birds sing in the morning.
c) the birds singing in the morning.

Explanation:

1. "The students" is plural, so the verb should be "walk" (present - tense plural form), making b) correct. "Walks" is singular, "walking" is a present - participle and needs an auxiliary verb to be a proper verb in a sentence, and "walked" is past - tense.
2. "The cat" is singular, so the correct present - tense singular verb is "sleeps", making c) correct. "Sleep" is plural present - tense, "sleeping" is a present - participle, and "slept" is past - tense.
3. "She" is singular, so the correct present - tense singular verb is "writes", making b) correct. "Write" is plural present - tense, "writing" is a present - participle, and "written" is the past - participle.
4. "My brother" is singular, so the correct present - tense singular verb is "plays", making b) correct. "Play" is plural present - tense, "playing" is a present - participle, and "played" is past - tense.
5. "The birds" is plural, so the correct present - tense plural verb is "sing", making b) correct. "Sings" is singular, and "singing" is a present - participle and needs an auxiliary verb to be a proper verb in a sentence.

Answer:

1. b) The students walk to class.
2. c) sleeps
3. b) She writes letters every week.
4. b) plays
5. b) The birds sing in the morning.