Subject-Verb Agreement Review

Subject-Verb Agreement Review

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Singular (1) subjects​

​The subject and the verb in a sentence must agree.

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Singular subjects name only one (1) person, animal, place or thing. When a subject is singular, use a singular verb.

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Singular verbs end in -s, -es, or -ies.

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Sarah visits her grandmother.

My cat washes her paws.

Multiple Choice

_____ settles into bed by eight o'clock.

• Santiago

• The boys

Multiple Choice

Mr. Melton ____ on the computers in the morning.

• switches

• switch

Multiple Choice

The farmer ____ the horse to the plow.

• hitches

• hitch

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Soledad ___ that we learn how to multiply correctly.

• insists

• insist

Multiple Choice

My little cousin ____ behind the tree.

• hides

• hide

​Plural (+1) subjects

​Plural subjects name more than one person, animal, place or thing.

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When a subject is plural, use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s, -es, or -ies.

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Kyle and Jessie walk home.

The flowers grow in the garden.

Multiple Choice

The soldiers _____ the city.

• defend

• defends

Multiple Choice

Stars ____ in the night sky.

• glitter

• glitters

Multiple Choice

Mr. AND Mrs. Pérez ____ the pictures of Levi and Abby.

• frame

• frames

Multiple Choice

_____ freeze the vegetables from the garden.

• My aunts

• Uncle Kevin

Multiple Choice

The teachers ____ the children to their buses.

• direct

• directs

​Compound subjects

​A compound subject is made up of two subjects joined by the conjunction and or or.

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​Lisa AND Emoji = 2 (plural)

​Lisa OR Emoji = 1 (singular)

​Lisa OR the cats = 1 (singular) + 2 (plural)

​When a compound subject is joined by and, is plural (2), so use a plural verb.

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Plural verbs usually do not end in -s, -es, or -ies.

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Jen and Andy go to the beach in the summer.

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​Jen + Andy = 2 (plural)

​​When a compound subject is joined by or, it can be singular (1) or plural (2).

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​​If the subject closest to the verb is singular, use a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s, -es, or -ies.

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My parents OR Emily (1) brings me soup when I'm sick.

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​If the subject closest to the verb is plural, use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s, -es, or -ies.

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Emily (1) or my parents (2) bring me soup when I'm sick.

Multiple Choice

A car OR a bus ____

• carries

• carry

Multiple Choice

The shepherd AND his sheep ____ to the village.

• return

• returns

Multiple Choice

The pens AND paper ____ off the desk.

• fall

• falls