PRONOUN – VERB

AGREEMENT
PRESENT-TENSE- verb must agree
with its subject pronoun.
RULES ON PRONOUN-VERB AGREEMENT

• 1. For singular pronouns like She, He, and It, add –s or –es to the
base form of the verb.

• EXAMPLES:
• She works at the National Census Office
• He surveys the total number of families in the barangay
• It helps the government know the total population.
RULES ON PRONOUN-VERB AGREEMENT

• 2. For plural pronouns like We, You, and They, do not add –s or –
es, to the base form of the verb.

• EXAMPLES:
• We support the English campaign in our school.
• You join the campaign, too.
• They speak the English language all the time.
RULES ON PRONOUN-VERB AGREEMENT

• 3. Singular pronouns such as I and You always use the base form of
the verb.

• EXAMPLES:
• I monitor the non-English speakers in our Class.
• You list down the good speakers of English.
A. Write the correct verb.

_____1. Every summer, we (visit, visits) Baguio.

_____2. We usually (stay, stays) there for a week.
_____3. I (help, helps) Mother do the shopping.
_____4. My brothers (carry, carries) our bags to the car.
_____5. Father (arrange, arranges) the baggage neatly in the compartment of the car.

• B. Complete the following sentences. Write the correct form of the verb.
(wash) 6. Lorna ________ her hair every other day.
(sleep) 7. The baby __________ every afternoon.
(come) 8. The pupils __________ to school early every morning.
(chase) 9. My dogs __________ my cat.
( borrow) 10. We often _________ books from the library.
SW: choose the correct form of the verb inside the parenthesis.

1. Oil and pitch (is, are) the main source of income for Trinidad.
2. Neither the professor nor his assistants (was, were) able to solve the
mystery of the eerie glow in the laboratory.
3. Each of the students (is/are) responsible for doing his or her work.
4. Either my father or my brothers (is/are) going to sell the car.
5. Mary and John usually (plays/play) together.
6. The student, as well as his teacher, (was/were) going on the field trip.
7. Either the girls or the boy (walk/walks) in the evening.
8. The hard tests (comes/come) at the end of the fall.
9. Neither the dogs nor the cat (is/are) very hungry.
10. The police (make, makes) many arrests.
SW: Write the correct form of the verb in the blank to make the
sentence complete.
(execute) 1. A group of bikers ______ a bicycle exhibition every fiesta.
(appear) 2. This time of the year, the moon _____ every night.
(perform) 3. African elephants ______ in the circus daily.
(join) 4. Steven ______ the basketball league every summer.
(wait) 5. She patiently ______ for the train every day.
(return) 6. The students _____ the books to the library every afternoon
before they go home.
(decorate) 7. The artist _____ the stage artistically every graduation day.
(belong) 8. The old pliers in the garage ____ to my father.
(strengthen) 9. Exercise _____ the muscles of our body.
*(look ) 10. Both the ring and the earrings ______ expensive.
Choose the correct verb.
1. Neither my sisters nor my mother (is/are) going to sell the house.
2. The samples on the tray in the lab (need/needs) testing.
3. Both of the dogs (has/have) collars.
4. Either the boy or the girls (walk/walks) in the evening.
5. The slaughter of animals for their fur (has/have) caused controversy.
6. Both of my roommates (has/have) decided to live in the dorms.
7. Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework
8. Each of the students (is/are) responsible for doing his or her work.
9. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults
eager to see magical tales.
10. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.
Oil and pitch (is, are) the
main source of income for
Trinidad.
The student, as well as his
teacher, (was/were) going
on the field trip.
Mary and John usually
(plays/play) together.
The police (make, makes)
many arrests.
Neither the dogs nor the
cat (is/are) very hungry.
Either the girls or the boy
(walk/walks) in the
evening.
Neither the professor nor his
assistants (was, were) able to
solve the mystery of the eerie
glow in the laboratory.