Agreement Quiz
Subject Verb Agreement
Directions: Write the correct verb on the line.
_________1. Not only the Zorteks from Saturn but also the Martian ambassador disapprove/disapproves of the unfriendly greeting from the United Nations.
_________2. Each of my brothers annoy/annoys me with his bad habits, like nose-picking at the dinner table and spitting on the sidewalk.
_________3. Even though Jose has seen the film at least twenty times, Star Wars always keep/keeps him on the edge of his seat.
_________4. Where is/are the gas mask and HAZMAT gloves? It's time to change the litter box.
_________5. The giant spider in the kitchen, together with the cockroaches in the bathroom, make/makes entertaining at my house a potentially embarrassing experience.
_________6. Even after carefully considering the evidence for several days, the jury still disagree/disagrees about the guilt of the mob kingpin.
_________7. For the trial of the mob kingpin, the sequestered jury arrive/arrives in a bulletproof van.
_________8. Physics give/gives Philip many headaches because he has to solve long, difficult word problems.
_________9. A vitamin C tablet, in addition to milk jug caps and dead cockroaches, is/are part of the debris that Sara found when she cleaned under the stove.
_________10. Neither of the surfers see/sees the sharks that wish to make a quick snack of some human toes.
Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Directions: Write the correct pronoun on the line.
_________1. Nobody knows that eating chocolate-broccoli muffins is a good way to provide ____ bodies with vitamin C.
__________2. The troupe of knife jugglers shocked ____ audience when a butcher knife accidentally decapitated the head of an old woman's poodle.
__________3. Either the grill crew or the manager must give ____ permission for you to return that half-eaten double cheeseburger.
__________4. Both the computer monitor and the refrigerator door have ____ shiny surface smeared with dog snot from our curious puppy Oreo.
__________5. Which member of your track team makes ____ opponents resemble turtles trying to compete with a hare?
__________6. The catering committee for the Halloween dance received many compliments for ____ squid eyeball stew.
__________7. The new and improved laundry detergent restored Hector’s mud-stained pants to ____ original condition.
__________8. After feeding several quarters into the gumball machine, a person learns that ____ has little chance of receiving the miniature camera in the display.
__________9. Mrs. Carson, like every other American literature teacher, has ____ own interpretation of the symbols in Moby-Dick.
__________10. Every puppy and kitten will cry at night until ____ owner comes to carry it to bed.
__________11. My grandmother, as well as too many other Americans, believes every word ____ reads in the National Enquirer.
__________12. If anyone wishes to try one of Louise's famous fudge-stuffed mushrooms, ____ had better hurry before the guests devour all of these delicious treats.
__________13. Each of these computers has ____ own technical glitch that can frustrate the user.
__________14. If Tito’s Taco Palace continues to increase ____ prices, Samantha won't be able to afford the cheapest lunch burrito.
__________ 15. Tito’s Taco Palace stuffs ____ tortillas with many unusual items; for example, you can order peanut butter and octopus burritos or tarantula and mango tacos.