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Subject-verb agreement Worksheet #1

1. Each of the boys (is, are) making (his, their) own lunch.

2. One of the men lost (his, their) pajamas.

3. Every girl must remember to bring (her, their) payment by Friday.

4. Each of the stamps (was, were) distinctive in (its, their) own way.

5. A box of oranges (was, were) sent home.

6. There (remain, remains) one person who knows the truth.

7. The twins and I (are, am) going sailing.

8. Everybody in the chorus (was, were) ready.

9. One of the students left (his, his or her, their) books on the desk.

10. There (is, are) more people here than there were yesterday.

11. (Doesn’t, Don’t) he ever study?

12. Each of us (has, have) an assignment to do.

13. One of the many students in the school (wants, want) to give a speech.

14. Either of the students (is, are) a good choice.

15. There (is, are) three apples on the teacher’s desk.

16. Anyone who has finished all of (his, his or her, their) projects (is, are) welcome to take the test.

17. In front of the house (was, were) two postal workers.

18. There never (is, are) enough books.

19. Each of the lessons (present, presents) a different skill.

20. (There is, There are) three apples on the teacher’s desk.