subject/verb agreement

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What is subject/verb agreement?

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Subject/verb agreement means that the subject of a sentence and the verb must match in number. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb must be plural.

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When do we use 'was'?

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We use 'was' with singular subjects in the past tense, such as 'He was at the game.'

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When do we use 'were'?

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We use 'were' with plural subjects and with 'you' in the past tense, such as 'They were at the game.'

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What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'My best friend at school _____ live in our neighborhood.'?

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The correct form is 'doesn't'. The complete sentence is 'My best friend at school doesn't live in our neighborhood.'

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What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'None of the trucks _____ arrived yet.'?

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The correct form is 'have'. The complete sentence is 'None of the trucks have arrived yet.'

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What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'My best friend (goes, go) to a different school.'?

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The correct form is 'goes'. The complete sentence is 'My best friend goes to a different school.'

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What is the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'Forest Fires (destroys, destroy) millions of trees each year.'?

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The correct form is 'destroy'. The complete sentence is 'Forest Fires destroy millions of trees each year.'

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What is a singular subject?

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A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'The cat' or 'The teacher'.

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What is a plural subject?

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A plural subject refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'The cats' or 'The teachers'.

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What is an example of a sentence with correct subject/verb agreement?

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An example is 'The dog barks.' (singular subject and singular verb) or 'The dogs bark.' (plural subject and plural verb).