Pronoun-Verb Agreement Worksheet
This worksheet helps grade 11 students practice pronoun-verb agreement rules, focusing on complex sentences, collective nouns, and indefinite pronouns.
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Pronoun-Verb Agreement Practice
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Read each sentence carefully and choose the correct verb to agree with the pronoun. Pay close attention to indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and compound subjects.
1. Neither of the students (is/are) prepared for the impromptu debate.
is
are
2. Everyone in the large auditorium (applaud/applauds) enthusiastically after the performance.
applaud
applauds
3. The committee (has/have) decided to postpone its final vote until next week.
has
have
4. Either the principal or the teachers responsible for implementing the new policy. (is/are)
5. Each of the musicians practiced for hours for the concert. (has/have)
6. The flock of birds soaring gracefully over the ocean. (is/are)
7. Many of the ingredients organic. (is/are)
8. Not one of the suggestions been accepted. (has/have)
9. The sentence 'All of the water was spilled.' correctly uses pronoun-verb agreement.
True
False
10. In the sentence 'Both of the answers is correct,' the verb 'is' correctly agrees with the pronoun 'both.'
True
False
11. Rewrite the following sentence, correcting any errors in pronoun-verb agreement: 'Each of the team members have submitted their individual reports.'
12. Explain the rule for pronoun-verb agreement when using indefinite pronouns like 'everyone,' 'nobody,' and 'something.' Provide an example.