Score: _____                Subject/Verb Agreement Practice 2                Name: _____________________

Reminders: Each, everyone, everybody, and one are singular pronouns.  Watch for prepositional phrases that separate the subject from the verb (of the ____, with the ____). The verb should agree with the subject of the sentence, not the object of the preposition. 

Directions: Identify the correct verb form in the following sentences.  If the correct form is first, write A in the blank at the left.  Write B when the correct verb form is the second option.

___ 1. One of my old fillings (need, needs) to be replaced.

___ 2. The young widow with her five small children (want, wants) to get on the bus.

___ 3. In the back of the closet (is, are) some old paperback novels you might like to have.

___ 4. The Chevy with the blue tinted windows (need, needs) washing.

___ 5. Geoffrey (doesn't, don't) have time to finish his work.

___ 6. Along the river's edge (is, are) found many different kinds of wild flowers.

___ 7. Every one of the employees (seem, seems) ready for a vacation.

___ 8. Each of the Academy Award winners (was, were) well-paid.

___ 9. Some of the sweaters that are supposed to be new (have, has) torn seams.

___10. One of the clerks (do, does) much better work than the other one.

___11. The serving platter with the flowers and vines on it (is, are) pretty.

___12. Neither my brothers nor my sister (is, are) going to the beach with me this weekend.

___13. Laura, together with Sally and Jon, (is, are) going to Port St. John this weekend.

___14. The plumber with his young helper (was, were) at the door only 10 minutes after Maria called.

___15. Neither the scouts nor the scoutmaster (was, were) found until the second day of the search.