Subject Verb Agreement

Subject/Verb Agreement

By Karnsy Kimble

​Sentence Agreement:

In a sentence, the subject and the verb need to "agree".

What does that mean?

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Let's take a look...​

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Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

(Hint: try saying them out loud.)

• He wash the dishes.

• I washes the dishes.

• She washes the dishes.

• It wash the dishes.

The girls walk to class.

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They sound terrible.​

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The plumbers fix the leak.​

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We play outside.​

​Plural Subjects take Plural Verbs

She walks to class.

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He sounds terrible.

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The plumber fixes the leak.

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​My friend plays outside.

Singular Subjects take Singular Verbs

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the correct verb:

She _____________(make/makes) her own clothes.

​I and You

Even though I and You are singular, they use the same verb forms as plurals in regular verbs.

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I look at the picture.​ My friends look at the picture.

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You find a seat. They find a seat.​

I AM sorry to say that irregular verbs ARE different.

Combine subjects with AND

Two singular subjects combined with "and" use a plural form of the verb.

The zookeeper takes care of the elephants.

His assistant takes care of the bears.

The zookeeper and his assistant take care of the monkeys together.​

-Everybody

-Somebody

-Anybody

-Nobody

-Each

-Everyone

-Someone

-Anyone

-No one

​(even if that's not what they mean)

These words are treated as singular...

Okay...

Lets try some:​

Multiple Choice

My kids __________ going to school.

• enjoys

• enjoy

Multiple Choice

I ________ on my shoes.

• put

• puts

Multiple Choice

The restaurant _____________ many choices.

• offers

• offer

Multiple Choice

Nobody __________ a rabbit.

• fear

• fears

Multiple Choice

My aunt and uncle ________ in a nursing home.

• works

• work

Multiple Choice

We _________ trying to get in.

• keep

• keeps

Multiple Choice

That author _________ a lot about snakes.

• know

• knows

Multiple Choice

Everyone ___________ respect.

• need

• needs

Multiple Choice

Lucy and her friends _________ late sometimes.

• stay

• stays

Multiple Choice

The class _____________ to stay quiet during reading time.

• remember

• remembers

GREAT JOB!!!