Subject - verb agreement – basic rule Singular subject = add s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add s
Kim a story about a monkey. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s Kim a story about a monkey. write writes
The two monkeys on the bus. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s The two monkeys on the bus. ride rides
I bananas but not monkeys. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s I bananas but not monkeys. like likes
The shop at 7 in the evening. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s The shop at 7 in the evening. close closes
The owner the door. lock locks RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s The owner the door. lock locks
The friends on the window. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s The friends on the window. bang bangs
Many people for help. call calls RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s Many people for help. call calls
They up and down. jump jumps RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s They up and down. jump jumps
You the burglars outside the shop. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s You the burglars outside the shop. see sees
I at the teenagers. shout shouts RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s I at the teenagers. shout shouts
The monkeys on me. jump jumps RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s The monkeys on me. jump jumps
Someone me from the donkeys. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s Someone me from the donkeys. save saves
A policeman to catch the thieves. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s A policeman to catch the thieves. run runs
One child . laugh laughs RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s One child . laugh laughs
They both away. run runs RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s They both away. run runs
They home safely. get gets RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s They home safely. get gets
Kim them a banana cake. cook cooks RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s Kim them a banana cake. cook cooks