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Grade 7 English Language Arts — Agreement in longer sentences

Find the real subject of a long sentence and make the verb agree with it, even when words come in between or the order is turned round.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Write "has" or "have": Ravi and his cousin ____ finished the puzzle.

  2. 2.Sort each word by whether it counts as one or as more than one when it is the subject.

    Groups: Counts as one · Counts as more than one

    • each
    • few
    • both
    • many
    • several
    • somebody
    • everyone
    • nothing

  3. 3.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) The quality of the mangoes were poor.
    • b) The quality of the mangoes are poor.
    • c) The quality of the mangoes was poor.
    • d) The quality of the mangoes have been poor.

  4. 4.There ____ three mangoes left in the basket.

    • a) was
    • b) are
    • c) has
    • d) is

  5. 5.Write "is" or "are": In the corner of the room ____ two old wooden chairs.

  6. 6.There ____ no milk left in the jug.

    • a) is
    • b) have
    • c) are
    • d) were

  7. 7.Match each subject to the verb that agrees with it.

    • A basket of oranges
    • The oranges in the basket
    • Everyone in the room
    • All of the children
    • are on the table
    • were listening
    • is on the table
    • was listening

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

    • checked.
    • has
    • names
    • The
    • been
    • of
    • list

Answer key — Grade 7 English Language Arts — Agreement in longer sentences

  1. 1. have
  2. 2. everyone → Counts as one; somebody → Counts as one; nothing → Counts as one; each → Counts as one; both → Counts as more than one; several → Counts as more than one; many → Counts as more than one; few → Counts as more than one
  3. 3. c) The quality of the mangoes was poor.
  4. 4. b) are
  5. 5. are
  6. 6. a) is
  7. 7. A basket of oranges → is on the table; The oranges in the basket → are on the table; Everyone in the room → was listening; All of the children → were listening
  8. 8. 1. The 2. list 3. of 4. names 5. has 6. been 7. checked.