ENGLISH GRADE 6

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Subject verb agreement means that the subjects and the verbs in a sentence must
agree with one another in number (singular or plural). Therefore, if a subject is singular,
its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
Here are some rules of Subject Verb Agreement:

A. Singular subject takes singular verb

Example:
The dog barks loudly
S V

Singular Noun is the noun which is only one/single/alone.

Ex: a car, a boy, an egg, etc.

Singular verb always ends by ‘S’ or ‘ES’ at the end.

Example:
Eats
Drinks
Sweeps
Studies

B. Plural subject takes a plural verb.

Example:
The students study in the class.
S V

Plural noun is more than one or not alone.

Ex: books, pencils, children, etc.

Plural verb doesn’t need any ‘S’ or ‘ES’ at the end of the verb.
Example:
Watch
Study
Eat
Walk

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C. Two singular subjects connected by or, either/or, or neither/nor require a
singular verb.
Examples:
My aunt or my uncle is arriving by train today.
Neither Juan nor Carmen is available.
Either Kiana or Casey is helping today with stage decorations.

D. A phrase or clause between subject and verb does not change the number of the
subject.
Example:
The girl who wears pink shirt is my sister.
Singular singular

E. Indefinite pronouns as subjects

Examples:
Both of my sisters do great smash on the final round.
Plural Plural

F. Compound subjects joined by and are always plural.

Examples:
A pencil and an eraser make writing easier.
Plural Plural

G. Inverted Subjects must agree with the verb.

Example:
There is a mosquito on your forehead.
Singular Singular

H. Collective Nouns (group, jury, crowd, team, etc.) may be singular or plural,
depending on meaning.
Example:
The team come to the hall early.
Singular singular

I. Titles of single entities (books, organizations, countries, etc.) are always singular.
Example:
The Monkey and The Crocodile is one of English short story.
Singular singular

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