Build original Grade 5 sentences using given subjects and selecting matching verbs in this advanced agreement worksheet. Four multiple-choice questions and five fill-in-the-blank items focus on news, mathematics, indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, 'neither/nor,' and amounts of money. Students reinforce CCSS L.5.1 mastery by analyzing options, justifying choices, and producing grammatically accurate sentences for confident Grade 5 academic writing. Grade 5 students master tricky agreement.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement using the subject 'the news'?
A) The news about the storm are alarming residents.
B) The news about the storm is alarming residents.
C) The news about the storm were alarming residents.
D) The news about the storm have alarmed residents.
2. Which sentence correctly uses 'a number of' with the right verb form for Grade 5 writing?
A) A number of students has joined the chess club.
B) A number of students is joining the chess club.
C) A number of students have joined the chess club.
D) A number of students was joining the chess club.
3. Which sentence correctly pairs 'each of the runners' with its verb?
A) Each of the runners are stretching their legs.
B) Each of the runners were stretching their legs.
C) Each of the runners stretching their legs.
D) Each of the runners is stretching their legs.
4. Which sentence shows correct agreement when the subject is 'mathematics'?
A) Mathematics challenge me, but I keep practicing daily.
B) Mathematics are challenging me, but I keep practicing.
C) Mathematics challenges me, but I keep practicing daily.
D) Mathematics were challenging me daily.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Everybody on both fifth-grade soccer teams is excited about the upcoming tournament next Saturday.
2. Several of the new library books about ocean ecosystems have been checked out by curious students.
3. The committee of student council members is deciding which charity to support this winter season.
4. Neither the fifth graders nor their teacher is ready to leave the science museum yet today.
5. Five hundred dollars is the goal our class hopes to raise during the spring book fair.
Subject-Verb Agreement
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence shows correct subject-verb agreement using the subject 'the news'?
A) The news about the storm are alarming residents.
B) The news about the storm is alarming residents.
C) The news about the storm were alarming residents.
D) The news about the storm have alarmed residents.
2. Which sentence correctly uses 'a number of' with the right verb form for Grade 5 writing?
A) A number of students has joined the chess club.
B) A number of students is joining the chess club.
C) A number of students have joined the chess club.
D) A number of students was joining the chess club.
3. Which sentence correctly pairs 'each of the runners' with its verb?
A) Each of the runners are stretching their legs.
B) Each of the runners were stretching their legs.
C) Each of the runners stretching their legs.
D) Each of the runners is stretching their legs.
4. Which sentence shows correct agreement when the subject is 'mathematics'?
A) Mathematics challenge me, but I keep practicing daily.
B) Mathematics are challenging me, but I keep practicing.
C) Mathematics challenges me, but I keep practicing daily.
D) Mathematics were challenging me daily.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) Everybody on both fifth-grade soccer teams is excited about the upcoming tournament next Saturday.
2) Several of the new library books about ocean ecosystems have been checked out by curious students.
3) The committee of student council members is deciding which charity to support this winter season.
4) Neither the fifth graders nor their teacher is ready to leave the science museum yet today.
5) Five hundred dollars is the goal our class hopes to raise during the spring book fair.
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