ACTIVITY WORKSHEETS IN ENGLISH 10 (Grammar - Set 1)

Name: ___________________________ Grade 10-___________ Date Acquired:______ RULE 4: Collective Nouns follow special agreement rules. A collective noun has a singular
meaning when it names a groups that acts as a single unit. The noun has a plural meaning
Topics: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT RULES when it refers to each member of the group acting as individuals.

RULE 1: A singular noun or pronoun subject takes a singular form of the verb and plural 1. The class (describes, describe) their vacations.
subjects take the plural form of the verb. 2. The whole class (meet, meets) at 3 PM.
3. The family (takes, take) a trip to Houghton Lake, Michigan.
DIRECTION: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.
4. The chess club (compare, compares) their strategies so as to win the tournament.
1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much. 5. The swarm of reporters (engulfs, engulf) the famous actor all at once.
2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother. 6. The audience (cheer, cheers) the winner of the million dollars.
3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well. 7. The orchestra (performs, perform) my favorite music.
4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab. 8. The baseball team (practice, practices) together every evening.
5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day. 9. The public (support, supports) the travel baseball league.
6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street. 10. The troop (disappears, disappear) in different directions.
7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.
8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day. RULE 5: Expressions of time, money, measurement, and weight are usually singular when
9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend. the amount is considered one unit. Some nouns, while plural in form, are actually singular
10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high. in meaning

RULE 2: The number of the subject (singular or plural) is not changed by words that come 1. Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.
between the subject and the verb. (Intervening Phrases) 2. One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people.
3. She (doesn’t-don’t) look very well today.
DIRECTION: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. 4. Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work.
5. It (doesn’t-don’t) seem so cold today.
1. Mike, along with his friend Emilio, often (help, helps) out at the bakery on weekends. 6. Gymnastics (is-are) easy for Angela.
2. Many senators, but not the senator from Idaho, (support, supports) the tobacco bill. 7. Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper.
3. The moon, not the stars, (are, is) visible on a night like this. 8. A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar.
4. A carpenter, together with an electrician and a painter, (are, is) working on the new wing of 9. They (doesn’t-don’t) think they’ll win the game tonight.
the hospital. 10. He (don’t-doesn’t) speak very well.
5. The city manager, along with five committee members, (have, has) approved the street’s
name change. RULE 6: INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
6. A long list of telephone numbers (were, was) the only clue they had.’
7. You, not I, (am, are) invited to the presidential inauguration. 1. Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis.
8. One page of the photographs (were, was) printed upside down. 2. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet.
9. Many miles of Australia’s southwest coast (is, are) treeless. 3. Neither of the men (is-are) here yet.
10. A string on my electric guitar (is, are) out of tune. 4. (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave?
5. Several of the sheep (is-are) sick.
RULE 3: HELPING VERBS (YES OR NO) 6. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present.
7. Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer.
1. Did Renaldo (get, gets) selected by the committee? 8. Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations.
2. Do you (attend, attends) this school? 9. All of the milk (is-are) gone.
3. Does he (work, works) here? 10. Most of the seats (was-were) taken.
4. Did your grandmother (know, knows) Truman?
5. Do wildflowers (grow, grows) in your back yard?
6. Do you (want, wants) to go to the party?
7. Does your dog (live, lives) outside or in the house?
8. Does your sister always (talk, talks) so much on the phone?
9. Did you (catch, catches) the bus this morning?
10. Don’t you ever (visit, visits) your parents?
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT WITH PRONOUNS PRACTICE 3: Underline the correct verb inside the parentheses.
A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the correct verb that agrees with the indefinite pronoun in each sentence.
1. Your friend (talk-talks) too much.
1. The pitcher was filled with cold water. Much (was, were) left in it. 2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.
2. Everything in school (is, are) fine. 3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.
3. Mrs. Eusebio has two daughters. Both (is, are) lovely. 4. Bill (drive-drives) a cab.
4. There are 45 pupils in the classroom. Several (does, do) not wear the appropriate uniform. 5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.
6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
5. The toys are kept in a box. Some (is, are) big; the others are small.
7. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family.
6. The party has started. All ( has, have) arrived.
8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
7. Others (has, have) seen the actress inside the restaurant. 9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend.
8. The ballroom is filled with guests. More (is, are) expected to come. 10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.
9. There is water in the refrigerator. Some (is, are) in the jug.
10. Neither of us (was, were) able to predict the outcome of today's game. PRACTICE 4: Underline the correct verb inside the parentheses.

MORE ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT 1. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
2. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
PRACTICE 1: Underline the correct verb inside the parentheses. 3. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
4. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
1. Why (have, has) the dates for the party been changed? 5. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
2. There (is, are) many secrets in the past of Irene. 6. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
3. The teachers (have, has) an academic meeting. 7. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
4. The president and chairman (is, are) the same man who found the company five years ago. 8. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
5. The people (is, are) at the party. 9. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
6. The news (is, are) amazing. 10. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
7. The Folklore Society (head, heads) the research on folksongs in our province. 11. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
8. The five-peso bills (was, were) taped on the wall. 12. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
9. The family (is, are) arguing about the place to go to for vacation. 13. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
10. The family (are, is) going to the game at the park. 14. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
11. The crowd (cheer, cheers) at the basketball game. 15. Of all university courses, mathematics probably _____ (produce, produces) the most fear.
12. The child (is, are) on the the waiting shed.
13. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (is, are) an enjoyable book to read.
14. Scissors (is, are) on the table. Summary of Scores
15. One million pesos (is, are) enough for a small structure.
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PRACTICE 2: Underline the correct verb inside the parentheses. or Activity Done Signature
1. Here (is, are) the necessary ingredient in your recipe. Rule 1
2. Hanging from the ceiling (was, were) a colorful lantern. Rule 2
3. Five times six (is, are) thirty. Rule 3
4. Few of the people in the audience (was, were) listening to the guest speaker. Rule 4
5. Every package (is, was) thoroughly searched by the customs office. Rule 5
6. Each of the children (has, have) to have a physical examination. Rule 6
7. At one time bread and water (was, were) a common menu for any prisoner of war. S-V-A Pronouns
8. All of the magazines (was, were) fascinating. Practice 1
9. All of the magazine (was, were) fascinating. Practice 2
10. A string on my guitar (is, are) out of tune. Practice 3
Practice 4
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