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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Subject Verb Agreement: Quick Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on subject-verb agreement with an explanation, tips to help to determine the correct subject-verb agreement, and a practice exercise with explanation.
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Handout
Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Usage Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin, Madison: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This excellent site explains numerous guidelines, complete with examples, for determining subject-verb agreement.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Subject Verb Agreement Exercise 1

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on subject-verb agreement.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Subject Verb Agreement Exercise 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on subject-verb agreement.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Subject Verb Agreement Exercise 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a 10-question, self-grading exercise/quiz on subject-verb agreement.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief discussion of the subject-verb agreement. Includes examples and quizzes.
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Government of Canada

Language Portal of Canada: Subject Verb Agreement With Collective Nouns

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Learn about collective nouns and practice choosing the right verb form for the collective noun-subject in each sentence.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plurals Often Treated as Singular

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An explanation and examples of subject-verb agreement including the use of compound subjects, midsentence words, singular/plural nouns, inverted subjects, collective nouns, indefinite pronouns, and fractions. Links to additional...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Issues With Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th
This lessons discusses challenges associated with subject verb agreement.
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BBC

Bbc: Skillswise: Verb Subject Agreement

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
How can you make sure you get the right verb form? Use this BBC Skillswise factsheet, worksheet, and quiz to learn more about subject-verb agreement.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Site provides some different rules applying to subject-verb agreement, especially in cases of "expressions of quantity." Excellent information for students looking to hone their craft of writing.
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SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Writer's Complex: Nouns and Their Verbs

For Students 9th - 10th
Subject and verb agreement explained, including information on irregular verbs and "trick singular" subjects. Throughout this material, subjects are simple called nouns. Exercises included.
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Other

Teach Ro: Collective Nouns and Verb Agreement Practice

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Learn about collective nouns and practice choosing the right verb form for the collective noun subject in each sentence.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Verb Agreement

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn to re-read own writing to check for grammatical sense (coherence) and accuracy (agreement); to identify errors and to suggest alternative constructions.
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Other

Cingletree Learning: English Grammar 101: Collective Nouns

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Practice subject-verb agreement by choosing the verb that agrees with each collective noun subject.
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Languages Online

Languages Online: Ser

For Students 9th - 10th
Great explanation of how to use the verb "ser". Matching, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and crossword exercises provide practice using "ser" with professions, nationalities, and characteristics. An opportunity to practice...
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University of Washington

Mary Nell's Summary on Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent summaries in table form of agreement issues, particularly those involving subjects and verbs.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: What Is a Generic Noun?

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Lots or Plenty of and Singular Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of how to use qualifying nouns like "lots" and "plenty" correctly in a sentence.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Quiz: Collective Nouns

For Students 5th - 8th
Take this six-question quiz to test your knowledge of collective nouns and the verbs they agree with. Once answers are submitted, correct and incorrect answers are shown and a percentage score is given.
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Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: The Collective Noun

For Students 5th - 8th
Notes on collective nouns and how to use correct verbs and pronouns to agree with them.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Singular or Plural

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The Common Core Standard L.1.1.c states that the students will use singular and plural nouns in sentences with matching verbs. Students will do this in writing and speaking. This lesson allows students to write and tell the class...

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