Subject-Verb Agreement ESOL Mulberry Middle School Mrs. K. Vega

What is Subject-Verb Agreement? Subject-verb agreement means your subject and verb must match, or agree, in number. If you have a singular subject, then you must use a singular verb. The dog barks at every sound he hears. If you have a plural subject, then you must use a plural verb. The dogs bark at every sound they hear.

No –S on subject -S on verb The girl dances.

-S on subject The girls dance. No –S on verb

Tip for Subject/verb Agreement Generally, if the subject doesn’t end in –S, the verb will. If the subject does end in –S, the verb won’t.

Watch the Verb Endings! Singular Plural I walk You walk He/She/It walk s Joe walk s The girl walk s Plural We walk You walk They walk Joe and Maria walk The girls walk

Practice The unique blend of herbs and spices (bring /brings) out the flavor of the food. Under the file cabinets (lies /lie) the missing document. The mayor of Minneapolis, along with those of other major cities, (has / have) asked the President for assistance. One of our managers (is /are) preparing the budget. The company, in addition to the employees, (is/ are) hoping there will be no strike next week.

6) The students, including Matt, (hopes / hope) there will be a party soon. The company (is /are) planning (its / their) annual Christmas party. No one (wants / want) (his or her / their) GPA to go down. The students, as well as the instructor, (keeps / keep) very busy. The administrators, who wrote the books, (sticks / stick) to the rules.

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