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Subjects, Predicates & Agreement

Grade 3 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-QLPJO5-1QTJ

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1.Identify the complete subject: Our science class studies rocks.
2.Identify the complete predicate: The results show a pattern.
3.Which verb agrees with the subject in this sentence? The basket of apples sits here.
4.Identify the complete subject: The results show a pattern.
5.Identify the complete predicate: The map and compass belong in the pack.
6.Which verb agrees with the subject in this sentence? Our science class studies rocks.
7.Identify the complete subject: The map and compass belong in the pack.
8.Which verb agrees with the subject in this sentence? Each student carries a folder.

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  1. Identify the complete subject: Our science class studies rocks.Our science class
  2. Identify the complete predicate: The results show a pattern.show a pattern
  3. Which verb agrees with the subject in this sentence? The basket of apples sits here.sits
  4. Identify the complete subject: The results show a pattern.The results
  5. Identify the complete predicate: The map and compass belong in the pack.belong in the pack
  6. Which verb agrees with the subject in this sentence? Our science class studies rocks.studies
  7. Identify the complete subject: The map and compass belong in the pack.The map and compass
  8. Which verb agrees with the subject in this sentence? Each student carries a folder.carries

Worked example

Locate the subject and its head noun, then match the verb to that noun.

Common mistake

Matching a verb to a nearby noun inside a phrase.

Helpful hint

Temporarily cross out interrupting phrases.