How do I handle a sentence that starts with there?

Turn it around. There are four captains becomes four captains are there. The subject is captains, and the verb has to match it rather than the word there, which is only holding the front of the sentence.

What is the rule for or and nor?

The subject closer to the verb decides. Either the managers or the coach tapes the bats; neither the coach nor the managers tape the bats. Same two subjects, different order, different verb.

Does along with make a subject plural?

No. The team, along with three managers, rides in the van. Only and joins two subjects into a plural. Along with, as well as, and together with add information without adding to the subject.

7th grade subject-verb agreement

7th grade subject-verb agreement worksheets

7th grade agreement is about subjects that hide. A phrase sits between the subject and the verb, a sentence opens with there or here, or two subjects are joined by or and the nearer one decides. Seventh graders find the true subject first and then write the verb that matches it.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core L.7.1.

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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.

Several of the questions on the review sheet (be) repeated on yesterday’s test.
Fixed: Several of the questions on the review sheet were repeated on yesterday’s test.
The crowd in the visitors’ bleachers (grow) louder every quarter.
The collection of Fletcher letters (fill) two long boxes.

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 7th grade sheet

7th 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.7.1 here) and the teaching notes below.

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

Two liters is more than that flask can hold.
Several of the jerseys in that crate have the wrong number.
Last Monday, most of the samples in the north bed were too wet to weigh.

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

Three patterns cover most of seventh grade. Inverted sentences (there are four captains) put the subject after the verb, so teach your student to flip them back. Or and nor hand the decision to the nearer subject, which means the same pair can take either verb depending on word order. Along with, as well as, and together with look like and but add nothing to the subject. Naming each pattern as it appears beats treating every item as a fresh puzzle.

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 7th grade subject-verb agreement

How do I handle a sentence that starts with there?: Turn it around. There are four captains becomes four captains are there. The subject is captains, and the verb has to match it rather than the word there, which is only holding the front of the sentence.
What is the rule for or and nor?: The subject closer to the verb decides. Either the managers or the coach tapes the bats; neither the coach nor the managers tape the bats. Same two subjects, different order, different verb.
Does along with make a subject plural?: No. The team, along with three managers, rides in the van. Only and joins two subjects into a plural. Along with, as well as, and together with add information without adding to the subject.

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Aligned to Common Core L.7.1. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated October 2026.

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