Grade 6 English Language Arts — Agreement with a tricky subject

Make the verb agree with its real subject, even when other words come in between.

Name: ________________________

1.Write "is" or "are": The bunch of keys ____ missing.
2.Mathematics ____ my favorite subject.
- a) is
- b) were
- c) have
- d) are
3.The box of old books ____ on the floor.
- a) have
- b) are
- c) is
- d) were
4.Neither Ravi nor his brothers ____ coming.
- a) are
- b) was
- c) is
- d) has
5.Write "has" or "have": Every one of the players ____ arrived.
6.The list of items ____ been checked twice.
- a) has
- b) were
- c) are
- d) have
7.Each of the students ____ a copy of the map.
- a) are
- b) have
- c) has
- d) were
8.Ten years ____ a long time to wait for a reply.
- a) have
- b) were
- c) are
- d) is

Answer key — Grade 6 English Language Arts — Agreement with a tricky subject