Subject-Verb Agreement and
Verb Tense Review
6th Grade
(1)
After the game yesterday, Ben
and Miranda walks to the Dairy
Bar down by the courthouse.
(2)
The dogs riding on the back of
the truck was happy.
(3)
Sentence Activity
1) The cows and the goats
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense of “tear”
4) at least 12 words
(4)
Every week last year, my older
brother took his truck to the
carwash and polishes the
chrome.
(5)
The dogs and the cat plays well
together most of the time.
(6)
In the early days, we painted the
walls and replaced the carpet
before moving into the cabin.
(7)
The attachments on Ben’s
grandfather’s leaf blower makes
cleaning up the yard an easy
task.
(8)
Jeb and Josh plans to be home
by midnight because they have
to be at work by 3 a.m. in the
morning.
(9)
The broom and the mop was
missing when we started to clean
the cafeteria.
(10)
The team was exhausted and
isn’t able to run quickly during
the last quarter.
(11)
After she came home from work,
Miranda fixes herself a sandwich
before she does her homework.
(12)
The wolves howl, and dogs bark
as we huddle in our tent.
(13)
The pitcher paused, stretched,
and threw the ball at the plate.
(14)
Sentence Activity
1) compound subject
2) past tense
3) at least 12 words
(15)
Amber and Antonio, my
neighbor’s cats, play happily on
the back porch yesterday.
(16)
Sentence Activity
1) compound verb
2) present tense
3) at least 12 words
(17)
Even the fans who had to stand
while watching the game was
cheering.
(18)
Sentence Activity
1) singular subject
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense
4) at least 12 words
(19)
When Ben tried out for the
football team, he runs and
passes better than most of the
other players.
(20)
Sentence Activity
1) subject -- The bicycle with the bent rims
2) present tense
4) at least 12 words
(21)
The river below the school and
the stream behind it sometimes
overflows when it rains hard.
(22)
Sentence Activity
1) Miranda and Ben
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense
4) at least 12 words
(23)
The barn and the storage
building by the road was for sale.
(24)
Sentence Activity
1) Subject -- The skunk
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense of go
4) at least 12 words
(25)
The three-year-old ate his cereal
and tied his shoes by himself.
(26)
Sentence Activity
1) The volunteers and the students
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) past tense of “see”
4) at least 12 words
(27)
Sentence Activity
1) compound verb
2) present tense
3) at least 12 words
(28)
Yesterday my grandmother
baked an apple pie and fixed her
famous chili for the celebration.
(29)
The temperature fell, and the
wind starts to blow.
(30)
Sentence Activity
1) plural subject
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) past tense of “do”
4) at least 12 words
(31)
The puppies in the box behind
the stove whines when I opened
the door.
(32)
Sentence Activity
1) The child holding the posters
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense of “shout”
4) at least 12 words
(33)
The branches on the massive oak
tree by the barn was broken by
the windstorm last night.
(34)
Sentence Activity
1) plural subject
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) past tense
4) at least 12 words
(35)
Mr. and Mrs. Jones loves to eat
at the local diner.
(36)
Sentence Activity
1) compound verb
2) present tense
3) at least 12 words
(37)
As the parade passes our street,
the children on the school float
eagerly wave and toss candy to
us.
(38)
We searched for the missing dog
for several hours and finally find
him playing in ditch.
(39)
The baby drinks his Kool-Aid
before he ate his lunch.
(40)
Sentence Activity
1) subject – The trees standing by the barn
2) present tense
3) at least 12 words
(41)
Ben and Jed are joking around
before they won the grand prize.
(42)
Sentence Activity
1) plural subject
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense
4) at least 12 words
(43)
The cow mooed, and the horse
neighs yesterday while the dogs
were barking.
(44)
Sentence Activity
1) plural subject
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) past tense of “eat”
4) at least 12 words
(45)
The boys on the winning team
were going to the championship
game.
(46)
Ben and Miranda walks to work
when the weather is good.
(47)
Sentence Activity
1) plural subject
2) followed by a prepositional phrase
3) present tense
4) at least 12 words
(48)
The guard is hitting three-point
shots and won the game for the
Bears.
(49)
On her new laptop, Miranda can
take pictures and make movies.
(50)
While we were watching, the
children across the street built a
treehouse and climbs into it.
(51)
Miranda and Ben runs a mile
every day.