Grammar and Language Workbook

Draw two lines under the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject.
Ten days (has, have) passed since the portraits were taken.
1. The band (plays, play) each Friday night, beginning at seven o’clock.
2. “Creating Images” (is, are) the title of Janice’s essay.
3. Believe it or not, these pants (was, were) quite fashionable twenty years ago.
4. Politics (makes, make) some persons do unusual things.
5. The jury (returns, return) with a verdict this afternoon.
6. Student Council (elects, elect) officers a week from Tuesday.
7. Sixty cents (lies, lie) on the sidewalk outside the ice cream shop.
8. Five hundred miles (separates, separate) the college from Doreen’s hometown.
9. Robotics (continues, continue) to be an interesting field of study.

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10. Our school choir (tours, tour) the West Coast in the spring.
11. Scissors (works, work) best for cutting hair.
12. Little Women ( has, have) been made into a movie several times.
13. Opera glasses (makes, make) it easier to see performers when one is sitting in the balcony.
14. The Simpsons (was, were) my little brother’s favorite television program.
15. The board of directors (decides, decide) how much of a dividend to offer stockholders.
16. One thousand dollars (is, are) the reward for finding Heidi’s lost dog.
17. Mumps (seems, seem) mild compared to chicken pox.
18. Aeronautics (involves, involve) airplanes and how they operate.
19. The soccer team (hopes, hope) to win the division championship this year.