Subject Verb Agreement

Subjects and Verbs

Do they agree??

Subject-- who/what the sentence is about

• Singular -- only one

• Plural-- more than one

Singular subject= verb with +s or +es

Plural subject = verb without -s or -es

Ex:

Sara works independently

Sara and Joe work as a team.

Multiple Choice

Is the subject singular or plural?

"They keep talking during the movie."

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Choice

Is the subject singular or plural?

"My dad loves to cook my mom's favorite recipe."

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Select

Which of the following verbs would go with a singular subject?

• Walks

• Eats

• Swam

• Jump

• Writes

Multiple Select

Which verbs would go with a plural subject (help: teachers)

• shouts

• yell

• write

• sits

• look

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Josh Bell and his brother practice everyday.

• Josh Bell and his brother practices everyday.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

• These computers is all messed up.

• These computers are all messed up.

The following verbs are all singular

Is

"He is young."

Was

"She was beautiful."

Am

"I am happy."

The following verbs are all plural

Are

"We are tired."

Were

"They were working hard."