Subject-Verb Agreement Singular and Plural

Plural & Singular Subject-Verb Agreement

in the present tense

What is a SUBJECT?

Ask yourself, "WHO or what is the sentence about?"

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the words that COULD be a subject in a sentence.

• teacher

• frog

• eat

• Cynthia

• see

What is a VERB?

Ask yourself, "WHAT is the subject DOING?"

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the words that COULD be a VERB.

• frog

• eat

• student

• see

• leap

What is AGREEMENT?

to "go along with" or "be okay with" something

Poll

Choose ALL of the sentences with which you agree.

• Ice cream is a good treat.

• We don't get enough homework.

• Games are more fun than chores.

• Grammar is easy.

• We should have school every day.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

is when the subject and verb are okay in the same sentence.

Rules

• When the subject is singular, add -s or -es to the verb.

• When the subject is plural, don't change the verb.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb for the sentence below:

The scouts _____ their hike.

• start

• starts

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb for the sentence below:

A hill _____ sharply.

• rise

• rises

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct verb for the sentence below:

The hot sun _____ down on them.

• shine

• shines

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject for the sentence below:

_____ struggle over the rocks.

• He

• They

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct subject for the sentence below:

_____ gets to the top first.

• He

• They