SUBJECT VERB Prepared by:

AGREEMENT RULE #1 Maria Del A.

Cortez
AND RULE #2
 WHAT IS A SUBJECT?

-Subject is a person or a
thing that is being
discussed or described in
the sentence. It can be a
noun or a pronoun.
 WHAT IS A VERB?

-Verb is a word
that expresses
an action
 WHAT IS SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT?

Subject-verb agreement means that

a subject and its verb must be both
singular or both plural:
A singular subject takes a singular
verb
A plural subject takes a plural verb
 RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES
SINGULAR VERB.

Singular proper nouns,

singular common
nouns, and mass nouns
go with the –s form of
a verb.
 RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES
SINGULAR VERB.
Example:

Miss Soriano teaches her pupils well.

Singular Noun
-s form of a
verb
 RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES
SINGULAR VERB.
Example:

Mona is the class secretary now.

Singular Noun
-singular form
of a verb
 RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES
SINGULAR VERB.
Example:

I am the class president.

Singular Noun
-singular form
of a verb
 RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES
SINGULAR VERB.
Example:

I was the vice president last year.

Singular Noun
-singular form
of a verb
 RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES
SINGULAR VERB.
More Examples:
1. The man is diligent.
2. The child was sad last night.
3. I am glad all the time.
4. Mr. Vic teaches the children a new song.
5. He travels to China every year.
 RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES
PLURAL VERB.

Plural proper nouns, plural

common nouns, and plural
mass nouns formed with
quantifiers go with the
base/simple form of verbs.
 RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES
PLURAL VERB.
Example:

The children learn much from her.

Plural Noun
base form of a
verb
 RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES
PLURAL VERB.
Example:

We are the class officers for this year.

Plural Noun

-plural form of
a verb
 RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES
PLURAL VERB.
Example:

They were the class officers last year.

Plural Noun
-plural form of
a verb
 RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES
PLURAL VERB.
More Examples:
1. The men are diligent.
2. The children are sad today.
3. The workers buy food for their lunch.
4. The teachers teach the pupils well.
5. The people help the community leader.
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