SUBJECT-VERB-AGREEMENT

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What is Subject-Verb Agreement?

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Subject-Verb Agreement is the grammatical rule that the subject of a sentence must agree in number with its verb. Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.

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When do we use 'is' in a sentence?

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We use 'is' with singular subjects in the present tense. For example, 'He is happy.'

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When do we use 'are' in a sentence?

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We use 'are' with plural subjects and with the pronouns 'you' and 'we' in the present tense. For example, 'They are playing.'

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What is the rule for using 'was' and 'were'?

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'Was' is used with singular subjects in the past tense, while 'were' is used with plural subjects and with 'you' in the past tense. For example, 'She was there' and 'They were there.'

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What is a singular subject?

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A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'The cat is sleeping.'

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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. For example, 'The cats are sleeping.'

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What is the subject in the sentence 'The dog barks'?

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The subject is 'The dog', which is singular.

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What is the verb in the sentence 'They are running'?

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The verb is 'are running', which agrees with the plural subject 'They'.

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How do you identify the subject in a question?

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In questions, the subject often comes after the verb. For example, in 'Are you coming?', 'you' is the subject.

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What is an example of a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more subjects joined by a conjunction. For example, 'Tom and Jerry are friends.'