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Subject-Verb Agreement
The subject-verb agreement rule means that when making a sentence, the?subject?and?verb?must "agree" or be the same.
Singular?subject =>?singular?verb
Plural?subject =>?plural?verb
A?singular noun?is a noun that refers to one person or thing (such as?kid,?chair,?bus, etc.).
A?singular verb?is a verb that describes the action or state of one person or thing (such as?is,?has,?talks, etc.).
A?plural noun?is a noun that refers to more than one person or thing. It usually ends with an S (such as?kids,?chairs,?buses, etc.).
A?plural verb?is a verb that describes the action or state of more than one person or thing. It usually doesn't end with an S (such as?are,?have,?talk, etc.).
Examples of singular subjects:
Examples of singular verbs:
Examples of plural subjects:
Examples of plural verbs:
Subject-verb agreement – example sentences:
Correct:?James?is?a singer.
Correct:?They?are?fighting.
Correct:?Tom?likes?his car.
The subject =?The bird => singular (one bird)
The bird?is?on the tree.
The subject?= The list => singular (one list)
The list of students?is?very long.
Singular subject +?and?+ singular subject => plural verb
A girl and a boy?are?planting a tree.
Singular subject +?or?/?nor?+ singular subject => singular verb
Neither Alex nor Peter?is?blond.