Grammar lesson 27: subject-verb agreement

Subject (Noun) and Verb Agreement

By JENNIFER ORTIZ

Subject (noun) and Verb Agreement: Singular

Nouns have to agree with their verb in number.

Singular noun/singular verb
Plural noun/plural verb

​**Remember that a NOUN names a person, place, or thing.

• The girl eats a sandwich.

• The dog plays with a bone.

• The music teacher sings us a song.

• The car rolls down the hills.

​Examples:

• singular verb

• most singular verbs end in -s (in present tense)

​Singular nouns need:

I can identify and use correct subject-verb agreement.

Dropdown

Choose the correct present tense form of the verb:

The boy​ ​

Select answer

his time waking up.

Dropdown

Choose the correct present tense form of the verb:

The water ​

Select answer

down the drain.

Dropdown

Choose the correct present tense form of the verb:

The little boy​

Select answer

his ball down the driveway.

Multiple Choice

Does this have the correct subject-verb agreement?

The little girl looks out the window.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Does this have the correct subject-verb agreement?

The cat purr all day long.

• yes

• no

Fill in the Blank

Correct the sentence:

jacks shoe were left on the floor last night

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Fill in the Blank

Correct the sentence:

the three monkey sat on the branch and look at me.

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