English SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT LET Reviewer

Rule 1 - Singular subjects take singular verbs. Plural subject

1. The bee BUZZES every night.
2. The bees BUZZ every night.
3. She HAS a new book.
4. We HAVE many things in common.
5. He IS our mentor and adviser.
Note: The Pronouns I and You always take a plural verb.
1. I ENJOY being with my friends.
2. You ARE so beautiful.
3. I LIKE you a lot.
Rule 2 – Compound subjects or subjects joined by “and” tak
1. My father and my brother VISIT me every year.
2. Juan and Ana SERVE in their lunch.
3. Charles and James WERE busy last week.
Rule 3 – When the subject words are joined by or, neither/no
verb agrees with the subject closest to it.
1. Your father or your sisters ARE going to take care of Anna
2. Your sisters or your father IS going to take care of Anna.
3. Either her friend or her mother HAS the money.
4. Neither her uncle nor her aunts HAVE the money.
Rule 4 – The indefinite pronouns: no one, anyone, everyone,
somebody, nobody, anything, everything, something, are alw
singular verb.
1. No one IS above the law.
2. Everyone HAS the right to education.
3. Everything HAPPENS for a reason.
While indefinite pronouns like both, many, several, few, othe
1. Many singers FIND it easy to release their stress.
2. Several of the trees WERE cut down.
3. Few of our members DON'T want to participate.
Some indefinite pronouns like all, any, more, most, none, & s
depending on what the indefinite pronoun refers to.
1. All of the people clapped THEIR hands.
2. Some of the newspaper WAS soaked.

3. Most of the cars WERE stolen yesterday.

Rule 5 – When a group of words or modifiers separate the s
subject word to determine whether to use a singular or plura
1. The flowers in the pot on the balcony NEED watering.
2. The rock at the top of the hill LOOKS amazing.
Rule 6 – phrases like together with, along with, as well as, ac
do not affect the subject.
1. Rica, together with her friends, GOES to a party every wee
2. Danna and Gemma, together with their father, GO to chur
Rule 7 – Modifiers between the subject and the verb does no
subject.
1. Juan, who is a father of four, IS currently working as a fire
2. A dog, which lives on the street, HAS the tendency to hav
Rule 8 – Some nouns (collective nouns) can be used as a sin
the context and usage.
1. Ricaʼs family PLANS to go on a vacation this summer.
2. The staff HAVE gone their separate ways after the meetin
Rule 9 – Uncountable nouns or nouns that canʼt be counted
1. Too much sugar WAS put in this coffee.
2. Money IS the root of all problem.
3. Honesty IS the best policy.
Rule 10 – There are nouns that end in s that are always cons
1. The news about her death IS spreading very fast.
2. Mathematics IS a very difficult subject.
3. Diabetes IS not a curable disease.
Rule 11 – Fractional expressions half of, part of, portion of, m
depending if the noun that is being referred to is countable
1. Half of the audience ARE asleep because of his boring sp
2. A portion of his wealth WAS donated to cancer patients.
Rule 12 – In inverted sentences especially those that use “h
follows the verb.
1. Here ARE the towels that you need.
2. A good snack IS a salad.
3. There ARE houses under the bridge.