Subject-Verb Agreement

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What is Subject-Verb Agreement?

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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.

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Example of Subject-Verb Agreement with a singular subject: 'The cat ____.'

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The cat is.

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Example of Subject-Verb Agreement with a plural subject: 'The dogs ____.'

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The dogs are.

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What is a singular subject?

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A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a plural subject?

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A plural subject refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

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Fill in the blank: 'He ____ to school.' (Options: go, goes)

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He goes to school.

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Fill in the blank: 'They ____ to the park.' (Options: go, goes)

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They go to the park.

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What verb form do we use with 'I' or 'you'?

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We use the base form of the verb, e.g., 'I go' or 'You go'.

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Fill in the blank: 'She ____ a book.' (Options: read, reads)

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She reads a book.

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Fill in the blank: 'The flowers ____ beautiful.' (Options: is, are)

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The flowers are beautiful.