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RootRule:AsingularsubjecttakesasingularverbandapluralsubjecttakesapluralverbThefirstpersonpronounItakesapluralverb(Igo,IdriveSubject VerbAgreementQuestions.ForSentenceStructure.Example:Mysisterisateacher.Averbistheactionperformedbythesubject.MatchingSubjectswithVerbs VerbsmustagreewithquestionsminutesAverbistheactionperformedbythesubjectSeeAlltestquestionsThenumberofnewbandsfrommyhometownof AustinareastonishingwhenyouconsiderthatthecityusedtobemuchHerewehavesomepracticequestionsforSubject-VerbAgreement–Thisdocument containstheanswersheetforsubjectSUBJECT-VERBAGREEMENTAsubjectisanounorpronounSubject-verbagreementiswhenthesubjectandverb align,meaningthesubjectandtheverbwilleitherbothbesingularorpluralExercise:SubjectandVerbAgreementExerciseChoosethecorrectformoftheverb thatagreeswiththesubjectAnnieSubject-verbagreementorconcordistheuseoftheverbinaccordancewiththenounorpronounthatactsasthesubjectinthe sentence.ThesepartsofthesentencemustbeSvaAnswerSheetFreedownloadasWordDoc.doc/.docx),PDFFile.pdf),TextFile.txt)orreadonlineforfree. Example:EveryoneisreadyChoosethecorrectformoftheverbthatagreeswiththesubjectAnnieandherbrothers(is,are)atschoolEithermymotherormy father(is,are)comingtothemeetingThedogorthecats(is,are)outsideEithermyshoesoryourcoat(is,are)alwaysonthefloorSubject-VerbAgreementIsthe subjectasingularnoun(suchasparent)?Thesepartsofthesentencemustbeconsistent;however,thereareafewexceptionstothesubject-verbagreementrule whichwillbeexplainedinthisresourceSUBJECT-VERBAGREEMENTAsubjectisanounorpronounAcommonmistakeinS-VSubject-verbagreementis whenthesubjectandverbalign,meaningthesubjectandtheverbwilleitherbothbesingularorpluralMybrothersareengineersTheindefinitepronounsanyone, everyone,someone,noone,nobodyarealwayssingularand,therefore,requiresingularverbsIsthesubjectasingularindefinitenoun–anybody,anyone,each, either,everybody,everyoneSUBJECT-VERBAGREEMENT.Ifyouknowthatlististhesubject,thenyouwillchooseisfortheverb.Here,wepresentyouwith theimportantSubjectVerbAgreementQuestionswithAnswersandExplanationsIftheconceptstillconfusesyou,tryansweringthefollowingquestionsto understandwhentousethe–s(or–es)formofapresenttenseverbIstheverb’ssubjecthe,she,itorone?Example:Thelistofitemsis/areonthedesk Subject-VerbAgreement“Dog”isasingularsubject;“drinks”isasingularpresenttenseverbSubjectVerbAgreementmeansthattheverbinasentencemust agreewiththesubjectintermsofnumberandpersonBasicPrinciple:Singularsubjectsneedsingularverbs;pluralsubjectsneedpluralverbsEXAMPLE:The dogdrinkshiswatereverydayThemostcommonmistakemadebyAsingularsubject(she,Bill,car)takesasingularverb(is,goes,shines),whereasaplural subjecttakesapluralverbMatchingSubjectswithVerbsVerbsmustagreewithsubjectsinnumberandinperson(1st/2nd/3rd)ExceptionstotheBasicrule:a