Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Subject Verb Agreement
This site has a ten question quiz which provides a way to print results with a name and course. Explanations are provided for incorrect answers. Based on material by Evelyn Farbman and Houghton Mifflin, used by permission.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Usage Subject Verb Agreement
This entry provides the rules and examples for subject-verb agreement under a variety of situations such as with collective nouns, inverted subjects, compound subjects, indefinite pronoun subjects, and when a phrase or clause separates...
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Avoiding Shifts
This entry focuses on avoiding shifts when writing sentences including shifts in verb tense, mood, number, person, discourse, and sentence structure. It provides explanation and examples of each type of error and explanation and examples...
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Self Teaching Unit: Subject Verb Agreement
This lesson focuses on subject-verb agreement; it provides the rules, examples of each, and links to several exercises and a post-test.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Subject Verb Agreement Exercise 1
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on subject-verb agreement.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Subject Verb Agreement Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on subject-verb agreement.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Subject Verb Agreement Exercise 3
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on subject-verb agreement.
University of Washington
Mary Nell's Summary on Agreement
Excellent summaries in table form of agreement issues, particularly those involving subjects and verbs.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement: Exercise 1
Practice subject-verb agreement by completing each sentence with the correct present tense verb.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement: Exercise 2
Practice subject-verb agreement by completing each of these 25 sentences with the correct present tense verb.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement: Exercise 3
Practice subject-verb agreement determining if each of these 25 sentences has an agreement problem or not.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement: Exercise 4
Practice subject-verb agreement by choosing the correct present tense verb to complete each of 25 sentences.
Other
D'youville College: Subject Verb Agreement
After defining subject-verb agreement and giving examples, this site answers several frequently asked questions about subject-verb agreement. Links to separate exercises are provided.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Subject Verb Agreement Power Point
Learn about subject-verb agreement and practice identifying correct agreement in questions that could be found on standardized tests.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Was and Were Worksheets
In this learning module, students will distinguish between the verb "was" and the verb "were" in context. A video lesson, verbs chart, and reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support all students via...
Grammar Check
Grammar Check: 15 Shocking Student Writing Fails (Infographic)
This infographic is provided to help alert students about common writing mistakes. The following types of errors are discussed: commas, verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, apostrophes, pronouns, and prepositions.
Grammar Check
Grammar Check: A Wordly Mistake: Top 20 Grammar Mistakes (Infographic)
This infographic is provided to help students with proofreading. Issues related to word choices are featured, along with ways to correct each problem.
Government of Canada
Language Portal of Canada: Subject Verb Agreement With Collective Nouns
Learn about collective nouns and practice choosing the right verb form for the collective noun-subject in each sentence.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Lots or Plenty of and Singular Nouns
An explanation of how to use qualifying nouns like "lots" and "plenty" correctly in a sentence.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: What Is a Generic Noun?
This page discusses generic nouns, non-specific nouns such as in "a gang of boys," as compared to collective nouns such as "a pride of lions." Several examples of generic noun usage are provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Subject Verb Agreement
Test your knowledge on subject-verb agreement with this quiz from Khan Academy. Stuck on a tricky problem? Watch a video or use a hint to find out the answer!
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plurals Often Treated as Singular
This video lesson focuses on words that appear plural but take a singular verb. It discusses the rules of subject-verb agreement, and then looks at three kinds of confusing words: indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and misleading...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Subject Verb Agreement
A four-slide presentation introducing subject-verb agreement and explaining how to use it properly, followed by a six-slide presentation demonstrating common errors with subject-verb agreement.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
Learn how to determine whether a sentence's subject is singular or plural.