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1. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

2. Plurals in English Grammar
•To make a noun plural, we add –s
•Singular: girl
•Plural: girls
•To make a verb plural, we take away
the –s.
•Singular: he talks
•Plural: they talk

3. Watch the Verb Endings!
Singular
•I walk
•You walk
•He/She/It walk s
•Joe walk s
•The girl walk s
Plural
•We walk
•You walk
•They walk
•Joe and Maria walk
•The girls walk

4. •DO
Singular Plural
•He does They do
•HAVE
•She has They have
•BE
•He is They are
•She was They were

5. Tip for Subject/verb Agreement
Generally, if the subject doesn’t
end in –S, the verb will.
If the subject does end in –S,
the verb won’t.

6. The girl dances.
No –S on
subject
-S on
verb

7. The girls dance.
-S on
subject
No –S
on verb

8. Practice 1
Directions: Put the correct answer on your papers.
1.The children (walks/walk) to the playground every afternoon.
2.My friend (gives/give) me his potato chips at lunch.
3.She always (sings/sing) that song.
4.He (takes/take) pride in his work.
5.Gregory (fishes/fish) for bass in the lake.
6.We (is/are) tired and hungry.
7.The watermelons (was/were) sitting in the truck bed.
8.They (has/have) a blue house.
9.His aunt (goes/go) to the hospital tomorrow.
10.Angela (does/do) know the answer.
11.You (reads/read) well.
12.Their cat (hides/hide) under the bed.

9. Practice 2
Directions: For each group, choose the correct answer and place in your notes.
1.A. You is my favorite aunt.
B. The cat goes outside at night.
C. Your mother make great pies.
D. The trophy were taken from the case.
2.A. She performs the skit well.
B. It were a stormy night.
C. We was trimming the hedges.
D. You has a lot of studying to do.
3.A. Toren like spaghetti the best.
B. I wants that ring for my birthday.
C. Lowell constructs bridges for a living.
D. He call his friend every day.

10. Multiple 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”.
Example
•The boy and the girl dance.
(= They dance.)
No –S on
verb

11. . Most indefinite pronouns take
singular verbs. ف
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Little One * Everybody is happy.
Another Neither * No one has a dime.
Much Either * Nothing was going to help.
Each
one body thing
someone somebody something
anyone anybody anything
No one nobody nothing
everyone everybody everything

12. Multiple subjects joined by “or”
If there are two or more subjects joined by
or, the verb agrees with the part of the
subject closest to it.
Examples:
•The professor or the students walk the
halls.
•The students or the professor walks the
halls.

13. Indefinite Pronouns
•Some indefinite pronouns are always singular.
• Here are some examples: anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody
Others can be either singular or plural (all, some) When the subject is all, any,
more, most, none, or some, this is the ONLY time you must look at the
object of the prepositional phrase to determine whether it is singular or
plural
All of the chickens have laid eggs.
Some of the milk has spilled.
•
• Everybody loves grammar!
• Some people love grammar.

14. . Both, few, many, others, and
several take a plural verb.
•Several need to finish the race.
• A few have the right answer.

15. Relative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns (who/which/that) can be
either singular or plural, depending on the
word they refer to.
•The student who works hard will succeed.
•The students who work hard will succeed.

16. Helpful hints
Sometimes, several words come between the subject and the
verb. Just take out the phrase in the middle to see whether
or not the subject and verb agree.
 The student, though she had lots of problems in
other schools, finds/find (?) her new class easy.
 The student, though she had lots of problems
in other schools, finds her new class easy.
 The student finds her new class easy.

17. Prepositional phrases
BE CAREFUL- Don’t confuse the object of the preposition as the subject!
The subject can never be part of a prepositional phrase.
•(above, among, at, below, beneath, between, in, of, over, to, under).
• A verb must agree with its subject, not with the object of a prepositional phrase,
which often comes between the subject and the verb.
Example
•The boxes of cake mix are on the shelf.
•
Since “of” is a preposition, we ignore the prepositional phrase “of cake mix.” Therefore, “boxes”
is the plural subject, which matches perfectly with the plural verb “are.”
•The students in my class study/studies hard.

18. Practice 3
Directions: Choose the correct verb. Find the prepositional phrase
and put parenthesis around it.
1.The tiles in the corner (is/are) broken.
2.Which type of pens (was/were) your favorite?
3.The letters from Cale (has/have) been found in the drawer.
4.The forks in the drawer (was/were) bent.
5.My interest in crafts (keeps/keep) me busy.
6.Two colors of the flag (has/have) been changed.
7.The best of all the entries (was/were) yours.
8.One of the robins (has/have) an injured wing.
9.Most members of her family (is/are) artistic.
10.The pieces of furniture (is/are) antique.

19. In the sentences below, do the
subjects & verbs agree?
•They goes to the gym after class to work out.
•Harry and his friends wants to see the new movie
coming out this weekend.
•The cat who is meowing at my door wants in.
•Neither the cat nor the dogs likes the new food.
•The mayor as well as his brothers are going to jail.
•Nobody wants to dance.
•The paper or the ruler are in the desk.

20. Practice 3
Directions: Choose the correct verb. Find the prepositional phrase
and put parenthesis around it.
1.The tiles in the corner (is/are) broken.
2.Which type of pens (was/were) your favorite?
3.The letters from Cale (has/have) been found in the drawer.
4.The forks in the drawer (was/were) bent.
5.My interest in crafts (keeps/keep) me busy.
6.Two colors of the flag (has/have) been changed.
7.The best of all the entries (was/were) yours.
8.One of the robins (has/have) an injured wing.
9.Most members of her family (is/are) artistic.
10.The pieces of furniture (is/are) antique.