Subject Verb Agreement

1
Subject Verb Agreement

• The box of cards and board games (is, are) in the
  closet.
• Either a dictionary or a thesaurus (is, are) sure
  to have the definition of that word.
• The rugby team (was, were) fitted for jerseys
  today.
• The woman or her sons (run, runs) the restaurant
  on Saturdays.
• Pit bulls, as well as many other dogs, (is, are)
  easy to find at shelters and with breeders.
• The base coach and the runner (see, sees) the
  pitcher getting ready.

2
Subject Verb Agreement

• No one (know, knows) that Mr. Smith was the
  person who donated the money.
• The litter of happy puppies (run, runs) through
  the yard.
• Here (is, are) a few ideas for how to distribute
  a flier.
• Every day a yellow bird and a brown finch
  (roost, roosts) in tree next to my window.
• The student newspaper and the student council
  (meet, meets) on Tuesday afternoons.
• Each runner at all track meets (is, are) required
  to register.

3
Subject Verb Agreement

• Neither the students nor the teacher (was, were)
  able to find the solution immediately.
• The car or the trip (cost, costs) 5,000 dollars.
• The flock of birds (was, were) able to fly South.
• Every pair of sunglasses he tried on (was, were)
  too dark.
• Sarah or her brothers (walk, walks) the dog every
  morning.
• The group of store managers (has, have) begun to
  arrive one by one.

4
Subject Verb Agreement

• A charity drive, along with advertising, (has,
  have) a great impact.
• There (is, are) potential sources of sounds that
  may be too loud for babies ears.
• The curtains in the window (wave, waves) in the
  breeze.
• Everybody (is, are) going on the field trip.
• Here (is, are) the houses that the criminal broke
  into.
• The fabric or the sewing materials (is, are)
  first priority to buy.