Subject Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement

Multiple Choice

What is a Subject?

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The action the subject is doing

Multiple Choice

What is a Verb?

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The action the subject is doing

Subject-Verb Agreement

Subjects & Verbs agree to work together to make the sentence sound good!

Rule #1 for Subject-Verb Agreement

• Singular Subject = Singular Verb

• We add an "s" to the Verb

• Example: Alex plays soccer after school.

Multiple Choice

What does singular mean?

• One

• More than one

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the Verb play correctly?

• Alex play soccer after school.

• Alex plays soccer after school.

• Alex playes soccer after school.

Rule #2 for Subject-Verb Agreement

• Plural Subject = Plural Verb

• We DO NOT add an "s" to the Verb

• Example: Tom and Amy play basketball after school.

Multiple Choice

What does plural mean?

• One

• More than One

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the Verb play correctly?

• Tom and Amy play basketball after school.

• Tom and Amy plays basketball after school.

• Tom and Amy playes basketball after school.

Now time to practice!

Assignment for 1.28.21 can be found under Semester 2 Writing