Subject-Verb Agreement Review

What is a subject?

• The part of a sentence that does something

• The part of a sentence that is doing or being done

• What a sentence is about

• A person or named thing

What is a predicate?

• The part of a sentence that does something

• The part of a sentence that is being or being done

• A verb

• The rest of the sentence

Plural subjects

• usually end in s

• usually do not end in s

Plural predicates

• usually end in s

• usually don't end in s

Singular predicates

• usually end in s

• usually don't end in s

Singular subjects

• usually end in s

• usually don't end in s

Entering the building, I was so nervous I could hear my heart beating inside my chest.

What is the subject of the preceding sentence?

• building

• I

• heart

• chest

What is the predicate of the following sentence?

In contrast to older technology, modern refrigerators primarily use chlorine gas to cool food.

• contrast

• use

• gas

• cool

Dogs, the most recognizable and beloved members of the canine family, depend on humans to feed them and interact with them daily.

What is the predicate(s) of the preceding sentence?

• depend

• feed

• interact

• feed and interact

Contrary to popular belief, coffee, the most widely trafficked substance from South America, is more similar to a cherry than a bean.

Identify the subject(s) in the preceding sentence.

• belief

• coffee

• cherry

• bean