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Class 6 English — Agreement when the subject is more than one

Make the verb agree with its subject, including subjects joined by "and", and choose between is/are, has/have, does/do and was/were.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each subject by whether it counts as one or as more than one.

    Groups: One · More than one

    • the boy
    • Meera and Anil
    • the boys
    • that old tree
    • the shopkeeper and her daughter
    • my sister

  2. 2.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) The birds sing in the morning.
    • b) The birds sings in the morning.
    • c) The bird singing in the morning.
    • d) The bird sing in the morning.

  3. 3.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) My uncle and my aunt lives next door.
    • b) My uncle and my aunt is next door.
    • c) My uncle and my aunt live next door.
    • d) My uncle and my aunt living next door.

  4. 4.Write the right form of "have": My grandparents ____ a garden behind the house.

  5. 5.Match each singular verb form to the plural form that goes with it.

    • is
    • has
    • does
    • was
    • goes
    • go
    • have
    • do
    • are
    • were

  6. 6.One of these sentences has a verb that does not agree with its subject. Which one?

    • a) The doors is locked.
    • b) The fan is working.
    • c) The window is open.
    • d) The lights are on.

  7. 7.Put the words in order to make one correct sentence.

    • to school
    • walk
    • every morning.
    • My brother and I

  8. 8.Write "was" or "were": The keys ____ on the table all along.

Answer key — Class 6 English — Agreement when the subject is more than one

  1. 1. the boy → One; the boys → More than one; Meera and Anil → More than one; my sister → One; the shopkeeper and her daughter → More than one; that old tree → One
  2. 2. a) The birds sing in the morning.
  3. 3. c) My uncle and my aunt live next door.
  4. 4. have
  5. 5. is → are; has → have; does → do; was → were; goes → go
  6. 6. a) The doors is locked.
  7. 7. 1. My brother and I 2. walk 3. to school 4. every morning.
  8. 8. were