Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Agreement
Why do subjects and verbs have to
agree? After all, they are only words!
Remember class that verbs,
unlike nouns, have the S-form
of the word for the singular
form and the base form for
the plural form
Please take a look at the
examples:
: Sings,
Dances, writes eats
: Sing,
Dance, Write, Eat.
Rules in Subject-Verb Agreement
1. Every verb must agree with its subject.
Singular Plural
Subject Subject
Singular Plural
Verb Verb
To be correct, subjects and verbs must agree…
Do not be confused.
To make a noun plural, we add –s
Singular: girl
Plural: girls
-S on
verb
The girl dances
–S on
subject
No -S
on verb
The girls dance
Let’s Practice:
1. He (talk, talks) quietly.
2. They (read, reads) their assigned
books.
3. Kim (go, goes) to the coffee shop
every weekend.
4. We (write, writes) letters for our friend
abroad.
5. Ian (sing, sings) well.
Rule Number 2: Compound subjects joined by “and”
If there are two or more subjects joined by and, the subject must be
plural, so the verb will not get an “s”.
No –S on
For example: verb
The boy and the girl dance.
Let’s Practice:
1. A car and a bike (is, are) my means of transportation.
2. The dog and the cat (run, runs) around the house.
3. Kim and I (spend, spends) our free time reading books.
4. The teacher and the students (was, were) able to present
something last MUFTI Day.
5. The Math book and the notebook (provide, provides)
information about the lesson.
3. Do not forget that some common English words
have irregular plurals.
(is,are)
(is,are)
(stand,stands)
(sing,sings)