Subject-Verb Agreement

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement is the grammatical rule that the subject of a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural) with its verb.

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If the subject is plural, what do you add to the verb in the present tense?

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Nothing.

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What is usually the subject of a sentence?

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A noun.

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In the sentence 'Each of the math problems _____ increasingly more difficult to solve,' which verb agrees with the subject?

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is.

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Identify the noun that agrees with the verb: 'The installation of cameras on busy intersections in Houston has caused a lot of dissatisfaction.'

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Installation.

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Identify the noun that agrees with the verb: 'The writing in those paragraphs is absolutely horrible.'

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Writing.

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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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Give an example of a sentence with subject-verb agreement.

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The dog barks.

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Give an example of a sentence with subject-verb disagreement.

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The dogs barks.