IXL | Use the correct subject or verb – with compound subjects

Complete the sentence with the best subject.

This beautiful green pattern

matches

our furniture.

This color and that pattern

This beautiful green pattern

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question

Complete the sentence with the best subject.

A vase and some books

sit

on the table in the inn.

An empty vase

A vase and some books

key idea

A compound subject is made up of two subjects joined by the conjunction and or or.

Mark and Amanda	This week or next week

When a compound subject is joined by and, it is treated as plural, so use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s, -es, or -ies.

Jen and Andy go to the beach in the summer.

When a compound subject is joined by or, it can be treated as singular or plural. Use a verb that agrees with the subject closest to the verb.

If the subject closest to the verb is singular, use a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s, -es, or -ies.

My parents or Emily brings me soup when I'm sick.

If the subject closest to the verb is plural, use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s, -es, or -ies.

Emily or my parents bring me soup when I'm sick.

solution

Look at the verb, sit. It is a plural verb.

Now look at the answer choices.

An empty vase is a singular subject, so it should be used with a singular verb.

an empty vase sits

A vase and some books is a compound subject joined by the conjunction and. So, it should be used with a plural verb.

a vase and some books sit

Therefore, the best subject to complete the sentence is a vase and some books.

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