SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Ugh! More rules?!. EVERY VERB MUST AGREE WITH ITS SUBJECT Singular Subject =...

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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Ugh! More rules?!

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Page 1: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Ugh! More rules?!. EVERY VERB MUST AGREE WITH ITS SUBJECT Singular Subject = Singular Verb Plural Subject = Plural Verb.

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

Ugh! More rules?!

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EVERY VERB MUST AGREE WITH ITS SUBJECT

Singular Subject =

SingularVerb

Plural Subject =

PluralVerb

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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

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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

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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.

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The girl dances.

No –S on subject

-S on verb

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The girls dance.

-S on subject

No –S on verb

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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.