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S-5 Subject Verb Agreement

EXERCISE 1 / Making Verbs and Subjects Agree. Underline the VERB in brackets that agrees

with the subject of the sentence. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at the back

of the book. Answers to even-numbered items can be found at the back of the book.

EXAMPLE

Ringo Starr of the Beatles still [has / have] millions of fans.

1. The oldest musical instrument and the most popular one in the world [is / are] the drum.

2. Rhythmical drumming by monkeys and other primates [goes / go] far back in time.

3. Motivating troops, setting a marching pace, and relaying commands [has / have] been

common roles for drums through the ages.

4. A drum that has two heads with a set of wires across one or both heads [is / are] known as a

snare drum.

5. Worldwide, there [is / are] so many kinds of drums that it’s hard to keep track of them.

6. A jazz drummer and a rock drummer [needs / need] different kinds of drums.

7. A hand and a stick [serves / serve] as basic drum-playing tools.

8. Either a mallet or a brush also [comes / come] in handy.

9. The connection between rhythm and healing [explains / explain] the growing popularity of

drumming circles.

10. At the heart of many musical groups [is / are] the drummers, sometimes relied on as the

time keepers.

Name: _____________________________________________________ Class/section: ________________________________