Grade 5 students master the trickiest subject-verb agreement cases in this challenge worksheet. Practice with neither/nor, prepositional phrases, and sentences that begin with here or there builds advanced skills. Multiple-choice and fill-in activities require careful identification of the true subject so verbs always agree, even in complicated sentences. Students fix inverted sentences using here/there is/are and master tricky agreement traps in challenging Grade 5 proofreading practice today.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement? 'The list of names ___ posted on the bulletin board.'
A) are
B) have been
C) is
D) were
2. Pick the correct verb: 'There ___ a new student and two visitors in our classroom today.'
A) is
B) are
C) was
D) has
3. Choose correctly: 'Neither my friends nor my brother ___ coming to the party.'
A) are
B) is
C) were
D) have
4. Which is correct? 'A pile of clean clothes ___ on top of the dresser.'
A) are sitting
B) is sitting
C) were sitting
D) have sat
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Either the principal or the teachers are going to lead the meeting.
2. The collection of antique coins is worth a lot of money.
3. There are several reasons why we should arrive on time tomorrow.
4. Neither the students nor the teacher is aware of the schedule change.
5. Here are the books you ordered from the school library last week.
Subject-Verb Agreement
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement? 'The list of names ___ posted on the bulletin board.'
A) are
B) have been
C) is
D) were
2. Pick the correct verb: 'There ___ a new student and two visitors in our classroom today.'
A) is
B) are
C) was
D) has
3. Choose correctly: 'Neither my friends nor my brother ___ coming to the party.'
A) are
B) is
C) were
D) have
4. Which is correct? 'A pile of clean clothes ___ on top of the dresser.'
A) are sitting
B) is sitting
C) were sitting
D) have sat
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Either the principal or the teachers are going to lead the meeting.
2) The collection of antique coins is worth a lot of money.
3) There are several reasons why we should arrive on time tomorrow.
4) Neither the students nor the teacher is aware of the schedule change.
5) Here are the books you ordered from the school library last week.
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