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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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