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Subject / Verb Agreement
Let’s just agree to… agree.
A brief review…
subject
verb
the person or thing that does the action
the action
teacher, student, dog, cat, class, schoolEx:
run, bike, swim, jump, answer, readEx:
Subjects and verbs must agree!
The verb form can change depending on the subject.
The parking lot was full. The parking lots were full.Ex:
I hate Cheetos.He hates Cheetos.Ex:
Singular subjects require singular verbs.
A singular subject usually DOES NOT end in ‘s.’
The student listens to music. Ex:
A singular verb usually DOES end in ‘s.’
The teacher speaks to the class. Ex:
Plural subjects require plural verbs.
A plural subject usually DOES end in ‘s.’
The students listen to music. Ex:
A plural verb usually DOES NOT end in ‘s.’
The teachers speak to the class. Ex:
A verb chart can help you see singular and plural verb forms.
Verb: Like Singular Plural
1st Person I __________ We ____________
2nd Person You _______ You ___________
3rd Person He / She / It _______ They ___________
like
like
likes
like
like
like
A verb chart can help you see singular and plural verb forms.
Verb: Be Singular Plural
1st Person I __________ We ____________
2nd Person You _______ You ___________
3rd Person He / She / It _______ They ___________
am
are
is
are
are
are
A verb chart can help you see singular and plural verb forms.
Verb: Be (past) Singular Plural
1st Person I __________ We ____________
2nd Person You _______ You ___________
3rd Person He / She / It _______ They ___________
was
were
was
were
were
were
Some words are always singular: another each either, neither everyone, anyone everybody, anybody, somebody everything, nothing anybody, nobody
Some words are always singular:
civics mathematics dollars news
Rule:Even though these nouns end in ‘s,’ they are singular, and they require singular verbs!
Collective nouns almost always require singular verbs:
group team committee class family
Rule:Collective nouns almost always
require singular verbs
Note:A collective noun is a singular noun
that refers to multiple people.
