Mastering Subject-Verb Agreement Essentials

This video tutorial covers the basics of subject-verb agreement in English grammar. It explains the importance of matching subjects with their corresponding verbs to form correct sentences. The tutorial provides examples of incorrect subject-verb agreements and demonstrates how to correct them. It also discusses complex sentences involving prepositional phrases and how to identify and ignore filler phrases to find the main subject and verb. The video concludes with a recommendation for practice exercises to reinforce learning.

What is required for a sentence to make sense in terms of its components?

• The subject and verb must be in plural form.

• The subject and verb must agree.

• The sentence must start with a subject.

• The verb must always come before the subject.

How do you correct the sentence 'She like coffee'?

• She like coffees.

• She liking coffee.

• She liked coffee.

• She likes coffee.

What is the correct form of the verb when the subject is 'The bugs'?

• Crawls

• Crawl

• Crawled

• Crawling

How should you treat prepositional phrases when determining subject-verb agreement?

• Use them to pluralize the verb.

• Always add them to the verb.

• Ignore them to find the main subject.

• Consider them as the main subject.

How do you determine the main subject in sentences with prepositional phrases?

• By adding the phrase to the subject

• By changing the verb according to the phrase

• By ignoring the prepositional phrase

• By always choosing the plural form of the verb

Why is 'The two bottles of water are empty' correct?

• Because 'bottles' is plural

• Because water is not countable

• Because 'of water' is ignored

• Because 'two' indicates a plural subject

Which sentence is correct, 'My collection of poems is about to be published' or 'My collection of poems are about to be published'?

• Both are correct

• My collection of poems is about to be published

• My collection of poems are about to be published

• Neither is correct

What does the video suggest about learning prepositions?

• They should be looked up and studied.

• They are not important.

• They always follow the verb.

• They should be memorized.

What is the correct way to express the niceness of men at the bank?

• The men at the bank were very nice

• The men at the bank was very nice

• The men at the bank are very nice

• The men at the bank is very nice

What is the correct form of the verb when the subject is 'The girl by the flowers'?

• Looked

• Looks

• Look

• Looking