Subject verb

agreement
Why??
What is Subject verb agreement?
Making
plural
Observe!!
Basic rule

 Singular subjects must have singular verbs

 Plural subjects take plural verbs
  Two or more singular subjects
connected by AND usually take a
More rules verb in the plural
 Hermione and Ron are friends.
If two singular nouns
refer to the same
person or thing, the
verb must be
singular
 Padfoot and Snuffles was Harry’s godfather.
(Sirius Black)
 My teacher and class-coordinator is Ms.
Ally.
 The poet and critic has been honored.
If two subjects together express one
idea, the verb is in the singular form

 Bread and butter is essential for life.

 The horse and the carriage is at the door.
If any of the following indefinite pronouns is the subject,
the verb is singular: Everybody, Each, No one, Another,
Anybody, Nobody, Every, Nothing, Everything, Anyone,
Either, Neither, Everyone, Somebody, Somebody

Every man and

Each girl and boy in woman in a family
Everyone has done
this class is a is responsible for
the assignment.
student. the upbringing of
the child.

Nobody ever goes Either situation is

to see her. fruitful.
 Two singular subjects joined by EITHER/OR, NEITHER/NOR
take a singular verb.
 Either Snape or Sirius was killed by Bellatrix.
 Neither Neville Longbottom nor Parvati Patil was in Slytherin House.
The
pronoun
YOU always
takes a
plural verb
 “You are the boy who
lived”, Hagrid said to Harry.
 You sing so well.
 You are asked to clean the
room.
If a sentence begins with HERE or
THERE, the verb agrees with the
subject which follows it.
 There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor.
 Here are the ways on how to preserve meat.
A singular subject followed by intervening words or phrases such as
WITH, AS WELL AS, IN ADDITION TO, ACCOMPANIED BY, TOGETHER
WITH, ALONG WITH and NO LESS THAN, takes a singular verb.

 Remus Lupin along with Draco Malfoy was

a part of the movie; The prisoner of
Azkaban.
 Voldemort as well as his followers was
killed at the end.