Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheets
A singular subject takes a singular verb. The rule is short; the difficulty is finding the real subject when a phrase sits between it and the verb, or when the subject is a collective noun or an indefinite pronoun.
- Grades
- Grade 2 – Grade 8
- Worksheets
- 5
- Topics
- 6
Topics in subject-verb agreement
- Singular and Plural Subjects — Grade 2 to Grade 6
Choosing the verb form that matches a straightforward singular or plural subject.
- Compound Subjects — Grade 3 to Grade 8
Subjects joined by and, or and nor, and which part of the subject the verb agrees with.
- Phrases Between Subject and Verb — Grade 4 to Grade 8
Ignoring a prepositional phrase between the subject and the verb, so the verb agrees with the true subject.
- Indefinite Pronouns — Grade 5 to Grade 8
Which indefinite pronouns are always singular, which are always plural, and which depend on the phrase that follows.
- Collective Nouns — Grade 5 to Grade 8
Treating a group noun as one unit or as its individual members, and matching the verb to that reading.
- Inverted and Tricky Subjects — Grade 6 to Grade 8
Sentences beginning with there or here, questions, and subjects that look plural but are singular.
Any topic on this list can be built for any grade it covers — make the sheet you need.