Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

By QCA Grammar

Subject-Verb Agreement

​SUBJECT = NOUN names a person, place, or thing.

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VERB shows action.

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​The SUBJECT must agree with the VERB

If the SUBJECT is SINGULAR, the VERB must also be SINGULAR.

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If the SUBJECT is PLURAL, the VERB must also be PLURAL.​

Subject | Subject

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Rule 1: A singular subject must use a singular verb form that ends in s: is, was, has, does, or verbs ending with es.​

​Example:

The student is happy.​

Caylee has a dog.

Alena stands by the table.​

Ethan needs Ben.​\

The legs of the chair are broken.​

Multiple Choice

Miss Leony ... an English teacher.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

My brother .... to school.

• go

• goes

Multiple Choice

The sun .... hot.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

He ... reading.

• love

• loves

Rule 2: A plural subject, a compound subject, or the subject YOU must use a plural verb form that has no s ending: are, were, have, do, or verbs without s or es ending.

Note: compound subject means two or more subjects that are joined by using the conjunction 'and'.

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Example:

The students are happy.​

Caylee and Alena have a question.

Venetian and Rafael stand by the table.​

The teachers need a whiteboard.​

Multiple Choice

My parents ... at the party.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The students ... excited about the competition.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Five turtles .... on the sand.

• races

• race

Multiple Choice

The legs of the chair ... broken.

• is

• are