This Grade 5 worksheet tackles advanced subject-verb agreement, including or/nor pairs, prepositional phrases between subject and verb, and inverted sentences with here/there. Students practice finding the real subject and choosing verbs that match through multiple-choice and fill-in items. The challenge sharpens careful reading and grammar accuracy. Students handle or/nor verb-matching rules and prepositional-phrase distractors in challenging Grade 5 grammar sentences requiring careful attention.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement: 'The bag of cookies ___ on the kitchen counter.'
A) are sitting
B) is sitting
C) were sitting
D) have sat
2. Which sentence is correct? 'Neither the teacher nor the students ___ ready for the test.'
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) has
3. Pick the correct verb: 'Here ___ the keys you were looking for this morning.'
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) has
4. Choose the correct sentence: 'Either my mom or my sisters ___ picking me up after school.'
A) is
B) are
C) was
D) has
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. There are many reasons to recycle plastic and paper at home.
2. The box of old photographs is stored in the attic.
3. Neither the dogs nor the cat is in the yard right now.
4. Here is the answer to the math problem we discussed yesterday.
5. Either the players or the coach is going to speak first.
Subject-Verb Agreement
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement: 'The bag of cookies ___ on the kitchen counter.'
A) are sitting
B) is sitting
C) were sitting
D) have sat
2. Which sentence is correct? 'Neither the teacher nor the students ___ ready for the test.'
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) has
3. Pick the correct verb: 'Here ___ the keys you were looking for this morning.'
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) has
4. Choose the correct sentence: 'Either my mom or my sisters ___ picking me up after school.'
A) is
B) are
C) was
D) has
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) There are many reasons to recycle plastic and paper at home.
2) The box of old photographs is stored in the attic.
3) Neither the dogs nor the cat is in the yard right now.
4) Here is the answer to the math problem we discussed yesterday.
5) Either the players or the coach is going to speak first.
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