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.
SUNY Empire State College
Empire State College: Writer's Complex: Nouns and Their Verbs
Subject and verb agreement explained, including information on irregular verbs and "trick singular" subjects. Throughout this material, subjects are simple called nouns. Exercises included.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 13.1: Common Errors in Grammar and Punctuation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explanations and examples that teach how to identify and correct errors in subject/verb agreement, comma splices, sentence fragments, capitalization of titles and...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Subject
Part of larger website devoted to sentence structure, grammar, and writing skills, this tutorial teaches the subject of a sentence--the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ten Minute Grammar Lessons Subject Verb Agreement
[Free Registration/Login Required] These lessons are intended to be used by English Language Arts teachers in grades 6-8 for a quick, whole-class review of the rules of subject-verb agreement.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Make Sure Your Subjects and Verbs Agree
A verb is the action word of the sentence and it must agree with the subject, or main character, of the sentence. When the subject is singular, a verb needs an "s", but when the subject is plural, we can drop the "s". [0:41]
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Grammar Verb Agreement
[Free Registration/Login Required] S2 to reread own writing to check for grammatical sense (coherence) and accuracy (agreement): to identify errors.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: 10th Grade Literature and Composition: Traditions
This is a unit on the traditional wisdom of various cultures handed down through fables, fairy tales, folklore, and proverbs. It includes readings from Aesop's Fables, African and African-American Folktales, Hans Christian Andersen's...
Room Recess
Room Recess: Subject Verb Matcher
Match each subject with the verb that goes with it. Good luck!
Savvas Learning
Pearson Education, Inc.: Exer. 37 Subject Verb Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns
Test your understanding of indefinite pronouns by choosing the verb that agrees with each subject pronoun in this ten question quiz.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The "Be" Verb
To introduce the "be" verb and all its regular forms and to stress the importance of subject/verb agreement through use of examples in sentences. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Grammar
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about grammar in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Read Aloud, Subject-Verb Agreement, More Subject-Verb Agreement, Troublesome...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Grammar and Writing: Introduction
This is an introduction to a unit on grammar and writing. It focuses on reviewing parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and properly formating writing assignments using MLA guidelines. The essential questions focus...
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Grammar and Punctuation
This site provides a grammar reference for students. The rules for using dashes, commas, semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverb are included. Topics including subject-verb agreement, how to proofread, and twelve...
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: There Is, There Are Quiz
Choose "is" or "are" to correctly complete each of the ten sentences in this Quiz. Answers can be checked upon completion.
Other
Cingletree Learning: English Grammar 101: Collective Nouns
Practice subject-verb agreement by choosing the verb that agrees with each collective noun subject.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Pronouns and their antecedents need to agree in number.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Usage Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
This entry provides the nine rules for pronoun-antecedent agreement and examples for each.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Singular or Plural
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Test your knowledge on pronoun-antecedent agreement with this Khan Academy quiz. If you encounter a tricky problem, watch a video or request a hint!
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Subject Agreement Quiz
This site from The Internet TESL Journal provides twenty questions to test your knowledge of proper verb usage for has or have. You choose the correct answer and if you're correct, the next question is displayed. If you're wrong, the...