Unit 8, Subject-Verb Agreement 175Copyright © by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
GrammarUnit 8 Review
Exercise 1 Draw two lines under the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject.
There by the building (is, are) a large tree.- The Amazon River basin (covers, cover) one-third of Brazil.
- A cool breeze (chills, chill) the air on a hot summer day.
- Sharks (roams, roam) the oceans looking for things to eat.
- Yoshi (plays, play) the clarinet in the school band.
- We (has seen, have seen) this movie before.
- Ashley (prefers, prefer) French fries to potato chips.
- Our teacher (goes, go) to the beach every summer.
- Cartoons (has, have) many hand-drawn scenes.
- Young children (imitates, imitate) the actions of their parents, sisters, and brothers.
- Professional athletes (trains, train) for years to learn their sport.
- A bugle (sounds, sound) similar to a trumpet.
- Toni (wants, want) to play goalie next quarter.
- Birds (flies, fly) from one tree to another.
- She (sings, sing) in the church choir.
- Mushrooms (grows, grow) in damp, dark forests.
- A canoe (holds, hold) one or two people.
- My city (has, have) a large fireworks display every Fourth of July.
- Cactus plants (retains, retain) water.
- I (rides, ride) the number 8 bus to go to school.
- The theater (shows, show) a new movie every two weeks.
- The leaders of every country (talks, talk) to each other once a year.
- A hike up the mountain (requires, require) plenty of strength.