Is it the team is or the team are?

In American English, the team is. Collective nouns like team, class, and family count as one group. British usage often goes the other way, which is why students see both in books.

Why does everyone take a singular verb?

Because everyone means every one, taken one at a time, even though it clearly describes a crowd. The same goes for somebody, nobody, and each. It is a list worth memorizing rather than reasoning through.

6th grade subject-verb agreement

6th grade subject-verb agreement worksheets

6th grade agreement adds the subjects that look plural and act singular, and the ones that look singular and act plural. Each, neither, everyone, and a team all take a singular verb; both and several take a plural one. Sixth graders learn which words decide the verb.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.6.1.

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The kind of sentences you'll fix

Write the form of the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject. Use the present tense unless the sentence says it already happened.

Each of the volunteers (bring) a pair of gloves.
Fixed: Each of the volunteers brings a pair of gloves.
Either the flutes or the oboe (play) the opening line.
Neither of the proposals (include) a crosswalk.

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 6th grade sheet

6th grade sheets draw from 73 sentences, 8 to a page. 5th to 7th grade print from the same 73 sentences. What changes is the standard (L.6.1 here) and the teaching notes below.

A few of the sentences, as the answer key corrects them:

Each of the swimmers qualifies in at least one event.
The team, along with three managers, rides in the district van.
When the town signed its first charter in 1851, there were nineteen names on it.

Fix it. Write the form of the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject. Use the present tense unless the sentence says it already happened. 8 sentences to fix per page.
Choose the word. Circle the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject. 10 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Sort the tricky subjects into two short lists and drill the lists, not the sentences. Singular: each, every, either, neither, everyone, somebody, nobody, and the collective nouns (team, class, family, committee). Plural: both, few, many, several. None and most go either way depending on what they refer to, which is worth saying out loud rather than leaving to chance.

Watch for: The s moves: singular nouns usually have no s while their verb does (the dog barks), and plural nouns have the s while their verb doesn't (the dogs bark). Words between the subject and the verb don't change the match. In 'The box of crayons was full', the subject is box, not crayons.

Common questions about 6th grade subject-verb agreement

Is it the team is or the team are?: In American English, the team is. Collective nouns like team, class, and family count as one group. British usage often goes the other way, which is why students see both in books.
Why does everyone take a singular verb?: Because everyone means every one, taken one at a time, even though it clearly describes a crowd. The same goes for somebody, nobody, and each. It is a list worth memorizing rather than reasoning through.

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Aligned to Common Core L.6.1. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.

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