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Southern Illinois University

Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Your writing lessons may be all about solid arguments, but in grammar, it's all about agreement! Learners practice identifying proper and improper verb form in a worksheet focused on subject-verb agreement and indefinite pronouns.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Brief discussion of the subject-verb agreement. Includes examples and quizzes.
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University of Maryland

University of Maryland/grammar/subject Verb Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site offers fundamental explanation of subject-verb agreement, additional information, and examples of exceptions to the general rules. Good information at this site, but does not link to other information.
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English Club

English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An explanation and examples of subject-verb agreement including the use of compound subjects, midsentence words, singular/plural nouns, inverted subjects, collective nouns, indefinite pronouns, and fractions. Links to additional...
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Writing Center: Grammar and Punctuation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides a grammar reference for students. The rules for using dashes, commas, semicolons, coordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverb are included. Topics including subject-verb agreement, how to proofread, and twelve...
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Other

Grammar book.com: Subject Verb Agreement

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Notes and examples on proper agreement between subjects and verbs within sentences.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to determine whether a sentence's subject is singular or plural.
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Sentence Subject

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of larger website devoted to sentence structure, grammar, and writing skills, this tutorial teaches the subject of a sentence--the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.
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University of Washington

Mary Nell's Summary on Agreement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent summaries in table form of agreement issues, particularly those involving subjects and verbs.
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Towson University

Towson University: Online Writing Support: Usage

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This entry provides links to usage entries such as misplaced modifiers, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, etc.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Knowing the Basics of Grammar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This grammar tutorial for college students features help on verb agreement, the use of semicolons, sentence structure, and more.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: What Is a Generic Noun?

For Students 6th - 8th
This page discusses generic nouns, non-specific nouns such as in "a gang of boys," as compared to collective nouns such as "a pride of lions." Several examples of generic noun usage are provided.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Lots or Plenty of and Singular Nouns

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of how to use qualifying nouns like "lots" and "plenty" correctly in a sentence.