Subject-Verb Agreement

​Subject-Verb

Agreement

​English 2022-2023

​Learning Objectives

1. Understand what subject-verb agreement is.

2. Apply correct rules for singular and plural subjects.

3. Apply correct rules for "and" "or" and "there/here" subjects.

​What does Agreement mean?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pair of words/phrases agree?

1. Living things - an iceberg

2. Nutrients - proteins, vitamins and water

3. Summer months - April, July, August

• 1

• 2

• 3

​What is the subject and the Verb in a sentence?

The action of the sentence. ​

​Verb

Person, place or thing that is performing the action.​

​Subject

​Subject-Verb Worksheet

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in this sentence?

"Julian plays volleybal every Monday."

• Julian

• plays

• volleyball

• every Monday

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in this sentence?

"My sister and I, we went to the concert."

• My sister and I

• we

• went

• to the concert.

Rule Number 1

​A singular subject always has a singular verb.

​My cat eats tuna.

The house has three windows.

Macau is a small city.

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Rule Number 2

​A plural subject always has a plural verb.

​My two cats eat tuna.

The houses have three windows.

The scissors are broken.​

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Draw

Circle all the SINGULAR verbs.

Rule Number 3

​subjects with "AND" always take plural verbs.

​My cat and my dog eat vegetables.

The house and the car have three windows.

Macau and Hong Kong are small cities.

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Rule Number 4

​singular subjects with "or" always take singular verbs.

​My cat or my dog stays in the room.

The house or the apartment has a kitchen.

Geography or History is difficult.

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Open Ended

Write a sentence related to the picture with a subject with "OR".

Rule Number 5

​for sentences that start with "here/there", the verb agrees with the noun that comes after.

​Here is my house.

There are two trees in the park.

There is the school and here are the cars. ​

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Fill in the Blank

Choose the correct verb form for the following sentences:

1. Here (is/are) my friend.

2. There (is/are) the books for English.