Worksheet (3 of 7) on Subject Verb Agreement
| Definition | Verbs sometimes change depending on the number of subjects you are writing about. For the plural subject and the plural verb to agree, they cannot both end with an "s". |
| Example | A superstitious boy probably believes in bad luck. Superstitious boys believe in bad luck. |
| Directions | Circle the plural verb that sounds correct. |
| 1 | Superstitions carry/carries many believes and life lessons. |
| 2 | The ladders leads/ to the gallows. If Brian walk/ under a ladder he will get bad luck. According to folklore, death notices him. |
| 3 | In Egypt, the Goddess Bast is a black cat. Christians tells/ us that black cats crossing your path will cut you off from God and heaven. |
| 4 | It is believed that Gods lives/ in oak trees. Girls and boys /knocks on wood 3 times to make a tribute to the Gods. Knock on wood. |
| 5 | If you /breaks mirrors it will bring you seven years bad luck because you have to work for that amount of time to re-pay the cost of a new mirror. |
| 6 | Jesus is crucified on Friday and 13 guests /sits with Jesus at the last supper with the 13th guest being Judas, the traitor. Fear of Friday the 13th history. |
| 7 | Romans pays/their soldiers in salt, hence the word salary. Soldiers /throws a pinch of spilled salt over their left shoulder to drive away evil spirits. |
| 8 | Etymologists /claims that the expression "get a lucky break" applied to the person getting the larger half when pulling at the wishbone. Others strokes/ the bone and make a wish; hence the name wishbone. Make a wish. |
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