Subject Verb Agreement Present Tense

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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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What is the present tense?

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The present tense is a verb tense used to describe actions that are currently happening or general truths.

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When do we use 'is' as a verb?

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We use 'is' with singular subjects, such as 'He is', 'She is', or 'The cat is'.

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When do we use 'are' as a verb?

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We use 'are' with plural subjects, such as 'They are', 'We are', or 'The cats are'.

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What is the correct verb form for 'The cats ________________ the yarn from the basket.'?

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The correct verb form is 'steal' because 'cats' is plural.

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Choose the correct verb: 'He (is, are) reading about space travel.'

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The correct verb is 'is' because 'He' is singular.

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Choose the correct verb: 'Your idea (makes, make) sense to me.'

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The correct verb is 'makes' because 'idea' is singular.

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What verb should be used in the sentence: 'Everybody ________ quietly working on their test.'?

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The correct verb is 'is' because 'everybody' is treated as a singular subject.

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Choose the correct verb: 'The children (shares, share) their toys.'

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The correct verb is 'share' because 'children' is plural.

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What is a singular subject?

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A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'dog', 'car', or 'idea'.