Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must match in number. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.

A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cat' is a singular subject.

A plural subject refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cats' is a plural subject.

We use the base form of the verb with an 's' at the end. For example, 'The dog barks.'

We use the base form of the verb without 's'. For example, 'The dogs bark.'

play

barks

rest

rests

sleeps