Answer:
The<u> football team</u> ( play / plays ) every Friday night.
The <u>girls in the choir</u> will ( sing / sings ) at the concert this Tuesday.
In the morning, a <u>flock of birds</u> ( fly / flies ) to the pond.
Before school starts, <u>he</u> ( put / puts ) his belongings in his backpack.
<u>Each player on the team</u> needs to ( stretch / stretches ) before the game starts.
Explanation:
This can be explained with the subject-verb agreement. If the subject is singular, then the verb must also be singular. If the subject is plural then a plural verb must also be used. The subject and verb must match or agree. Using the example, <u>Mary</u> ( like / likes ) chocolate, Mary would be the subject as the verb is connected to her. Chocolate can't be the subject as the chocolate is not liking, but Mary likes the chocolate.
