<p>Name:______Date:______Period:______</p><p>Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Rules 1-7</p><p>Directions: Read each sentence and circle the correct verb according to the rule. </p><p>Rule 1: When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb.</p><p>1. Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often. 2. Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work. 3. A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor.</p><p>Rules 2 and 3: When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor, use a singular verb. When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer the verb.</p><p>4. Either the cups or the glasses (are-is) in the dishwasher. 5. Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party. 6. Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise. 7. Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here.</p><p>Rule 4: Doesn't is a contraction of does not and should be used only with a singular subject. Don't is a contraction of do not and should be used only with a plural subject. The exception to this rule appears in the case of the first person and second person pronouns I and you. With these pronouns, the contraction don't should be used.</p><p>8. She (doesn’t-don’t) look very well today. 9. It (doesn’t-don’t) seem so cold today. 10. They (doesn’t-don’t) think they’ll win the game tonight.</p><p>Rule 5: Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase.</p><p>11. Your friend (talk-talks) too much. 12. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother. 13. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well. 14. Bill (drive-drives) a cab. 15. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day. 16. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street. 17. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family. 18. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day. 19. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend. 20. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high. Name:______Date:______Period:______</p><p>Rule 6: The words each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody, anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one are singular and require a singular verb.</p><p>21. Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis. 22. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet. 23. Neither of the men (is-are) here yet. 24. (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave? 25. Several of the sheep (is-are) sick. 26. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present. 27. Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer. 28. Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations. 29. All of the milk (is-are) gone. 30. Most of the seats (was-were) taken.</p><p>Rule 7: Nouns such as civics, mathematics, dollars, measles, and news require singular verbs.</p><p>31. One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people. 32. Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work. 33. Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper. 34. A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar. 35. Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.</p>