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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Ugh! More rules?!
EVERY VERB MUST AGREE WITH ITS SUBJECT
Singular Subject =
SingularVerb
Plural Subject =
PluralVerb
The Confusion of English Grammar
To make a noun plural, we add –sSingular: girl
Plural: girls
To make a verb plural, we take away the –s.
Singular: he talks
Plural: they talk
Watch the Verb Endings!
Singular (+ s )
He/She/It run sJoe run s
The girl run s
Plural ( - s )
They runJoe and Maria run
The girls run
Tip for Subject/Verb Agreement
Generally, if the subject DOES NOT end in –S, the verb will.
If the subject DOES end in –S, the verb won’t.
The girl dances.
No –S on subject
-S on verb
The girls dance.
-S on subject
No –S on verb
Let’s Try It Out…
• The students (love, loves) their English class.
• Ms. Bubley (want, wants) to watch the movie The Giver.
• They (shop, shops) at the farmers’ market every weekend.