SUBJECT-VERB

AGREEMENT
BY MARK ANTHONY B. AQUINO
We go to the river on
Saturdays.

He goes to the river

on Saturdays.
Singular and Plural
nouns

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1. Writing

2. Speaking
 Subject s
-book s
-balls
 plural
The cars look
expensive.
singular

The car looks

expensive.
third person singular:
he
she
it
I and you are different.
(plural verb form)
I like to go swimming.

She likes to go
swimming.
 Auxiliary verb
-do/does
-am/is/are/was/were
-have/has
The cats don’t want it.
The cat doesn’t want it.
We are going to the river.

He is going to the river.

Mark and Anthony have
been driving for hours.

Mark has been driving for

hours.
 Modal verbs
- may
- could
- will
- must
- should
My friends might
come.
My friend might
comes.
You should come.

He should comes.
 Verb
=
Subject
Indefinite pronoun
- everybody
- nobody
- anybody
- someone
Everybody wants to be
loved.

Nobody likes to be left

out.
Compound subjects
My mama is happy for me.
They

My mama and papa are

proud of me.
Subject and Subject
+
Plural verb
Peter or Paul is coming.

Peter and Paul are coming.

Playing football is fun.

Waiting for the bus is

annoying.
 Meeting friends after
work and going to the
beach are my favourite
things about living
here.
 Group nouns
- club
- team
- company
- family
- crowd
- class
The team is organizing the
event.

The team are meeting

today.
The teams are meeting
today.
The news is interesting.
The furnitures are
comfortable.

The furniture is
comfortable.
What are the steps
that we need to
follow?
What are the steps
that we need to
follow?
What are the steps
that we need to
follow?
There are many plants
in your garden.
There is a plant in the
bathroom.
The car, which belongs
to my brother, is not
very clean.
The new features of
the car are impressive
THANK