Subject-Verb Agreement Quick Check
Language Arts 8 Q1 / Grammar
which of the following describes what it means when subjects and verbs agree? (1 point)
they have the same ending.
they describe the same thing.
they are not separated by interrupting words.
they are both singular or both plural.
which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement? (1 point)
the cat carefully stepped across the fence.
my teacher often gives homework on the weekend.
the clouds swiftly moves across the sky.
my brother always wants to cook dinner.
use the sentence to answer the question.
the sailboat with the yellow stripes on it's sails drifted across the lake.
which of the following is the subject of the sentence?
sail boats
stripes
sails
lake
what is the correct answer to all 3 question
1. they are both singular or both plural.
2. My teacher often gives homework on the weekend.
3. sails
The correct answer to the first question is: "They are both singular or both plural." This means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in terms of whether they are singular or plural.
The correct sentence that uses the correct subject-verb agreement is: "My teacher often gives homework on the weekend."
The subject of the sentence "The sailboat with the yellow stripes on its sails drifted across the lake" is "sailboat."
To determine the correct answers to these questions, let's break down each question one by one:
1) "Which of the following describes what it means when subjects and verbs agree?"
To answer this question, we need to understand what it means for subjects and verbs to agree. Subject-verb agreement refers to the grammatical rule that a singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb. The correct answer, therefore, is "they are both singular or both plural."
2) "Which sentence uses the correct subject-verb agreement?"
To determine the correct sentence for subject-verb agreement, we need to find a sentence where the subject and verb match in terms of being either singular or plural. Let's analyze each sentence:
- "The cat carefully stepped across the fence." In this sentence, the subject "cat" is singular and the verb "stepped" is also singular, so this sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement.
- "My teacher often gives homework on the weekend." In this sentence, the subject "teacher" is singular and the verb "gives" is also singular, so this sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement.
- "The clouds swiftly moves across the sky." In this sentence, the subject "clouds" is plural, but the verb "moves" is singular, so this sentence does not have the correct subject-verb agreement.
- "My brother always wants to cook dinner." In this sentence, the subject "brother" is singular and the verb "wants" is also singular, so this sentence has the correct subject-verb agreement.
Therefore, the correct sentence for subject-verb agreement is "The cat carefully stepped across the fence."
3) "The sailboat with the yellow stripes on its sails drifted across the lake. Which of the following is the subject of the sentence?"
The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described. In this sentence, the subject is "sailboat" because it is the noun that the verb "drifted" refers to. Therefore, the correct subject of the sentence is "sailboat."
In summary, the correct answers to all three questions are:
1) They are both singular or both plural.
2) The cat carefully stepped across the fence.
3) The subject of the sentence is "sailboat."