IXL | Use the correct subject or verb | 5th grade language arts

Complete the sentence with the best verb.

That woman with the large purse

hurries

to catch the bus every day.

hurry

hurries

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question

Complete the sentence with the best subject.

Did you know that

those shops with crowded windows

carries

magazines in six languages?

those shops with crowded windows

the store on the corner

key idea

The subject and the verb in a sentence must agree.

Singular subjects name only one person, animal, place, or thing. When a subject is singular, use a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s, -es, or -ies.

Sarah visits her grandmother.

My cat washes her paws.

Plural subjects name more than one person, animal, place, or thing. When a subject is plural, use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s, -es, or -ies.

Kyle and Jessie walk home.

The flowers grow in the garden.

solution

Look at the verb, carries. It is a singular verb.

Now look at the answer choices.

The subject those shops with crowded windows is plural, so it should be used with a plural verb.

those shops with crowded windows carry

The subject the store on the corner is singular, so it should be used with a singular verb.

the store on the corner carries

So, the best subject to complete the sentence is the store on the corner.

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