Subject-Verb Agreement Lesson & Questions

Subject-Verb Agreement

Subjects and Verbs need to "agree" or match. How do they match? They match in number.
How many people, places, or things are in the subject?

Singular means 1 person, place, or thing.

Plural means 2 or more persons, places, or things.

A singular subject has to have a singular verb.

teacher
father
fan
dove
ight bulb
dog

Singular SUBJECTS
do not
end in "s"

BUT

Singular VERBS do
end in "s"

assigns
gives
spins
coos
illuminates
barks

These sentences' subjects and verbs agree:

1. The teacher assigns work every morning in Google Classroom.

2. My father gives me two dollars every morning.

3. The fan spins very slowly because it is very dirty.

4. The dove coos in the evening.

5. The dog barks when he needs to go outside.

Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that matches the subject:

I _________ pizza at school.

• eat

• eats

Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that matches the subject:

Angela ______ sandwiches to lunch.

• brings

• bring

Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that matches the subject:

The boy _____ with the excited dog.

• play

• plays

A singular subject has to have a singular verb.

students
penguins
balloons
trucks
flowers
palm trees

Plural SUBJECTS
end in "s"

BUT

Plural VERBS do not
end in "s"

walk
wobble
fly
honk
wilt
sway

These sentences' subjects and verbs agree:

The students walk on the right side of the hallway.
The penguins waddle up the glacier.
The balloons fly high into the air.
The trucks honk at the pedestrians.
The flowers wilt on day three.
The palm trees sway in the wind.

Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that matches the subject:

The monarch butterflies _____ to Mexico.

• migrates

• migrate

Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that matches the subject:

The players __________ after each win.

• celebrate

• celebrates

Multiple Choice

Choose the verb that matches the subject:

The tourists ________ the parade every night at nine p.m.

• see

• sees

Fill in the Blank

My mom ( like / likes ) pizza and tacos.

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Fill in the Blank

My friends ( watch / watches ) a lot of television.

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Fill in the Blank

My brother and sister ( play / plays ) basketball.

.

Fill in the Blank

One of the cars ( go / goes ) very fast.

.

Fill in the Blank

The banker ( count / counts ) a lot of money.

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Fill in the Blank

My cousins ( live / lives ) in Chicago.

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The cats ( roll / rolls ) around in the mud.

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Fill in the Blank

Michael ( want / wants ) to be a teacher.

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We ( need / needs ) to buy a new house.

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This ice cream ( taste / tastes ) delicious.

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