Subject – Verb Agreement

Subject and Verb Agreement

Subject and verb must agree in number: both must be singular, or both must be plural. Problems occur in the present tense because one must add an -s or -es at the end of the verb when the subjects or the entity performing the action is a singular third person: he, she, it, or words for which these pronouns could substitute.

Here are some examples of subject verb agreement (the subject is bolded and the verb underlined):

Ø  My dog always growls at the postal carrier.

Ø  Basketballs roll across the floor.

Ø  I don’t understand the assignment.

Ø  These clothes are too small for me.

Ø  Peter doesn’t like vegetables.

Singular Indefinite Pronouns

Here are some examples of subject verb agreement with singular indefinite pronouns:

Ø  Each gets a trophy for playing.

Ø  Somebody will pay for this.

Ø  Anybody is more fun than you.

Ø  Something is very wrong here.

Ø  Everybody enjoys a good book.

Ø  Nothing has been determined as of yet.

Plural Indefinite Prounouns

Here are some examples of subject verb agreement with plural indefinite pronouns:

Ø  Both are qualified for the job.

Ø  Many went to the beach and got sunburned.

Ø  Few know what it really takes to get ahead.

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