Subject-Verb Agreement

Group 3: Quỳnh Anh, Vịnh

Đình, Minh Phước, Thụ Lâm,
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Group 3: Quỳnh Anh, Vịnh
Đình, Minh Phước, Thụ Lâm,
Châu Nguyên
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 -A verb must agree with its subject.

-Being able to find the right subject

and verb will help you correct errors
Definition of subject-verb agreement.
Quỳnh Anh
Basic Rule
A singular subject (she, Bill,
car) takes a singular verb (is,
goes, shines), whereas a plural
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subject takes a plural verb. Quỳnh Anh
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Present tense:
Verb:
-He/she/it + Vs/es + O
-I/you/we/they + Verb bare + O
To be:
Form -Singular/he/she/it + is + O
Thụ Lâm
-Plural/you/we/they + are + O
-I + am + O
Past tense:
Verb:
-S + V-ed/2 + O
To be:
-Singular/I/he/she/it + was + O
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-Plural/you/we/they + were+ O Thụ Lâm
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She …. from Venezuela. (to be)
are
There …. 18 students in my class. (to
be)
The cars look
… expensive. (look)
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Vịnh Đình He goes
… to the beach on Saturday. (go)
She wears
… a green dress. (wear)
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S1+ and+ S2+...=> plural verb
NOTE: “Each”
Ex: My bestfriend and I areor “every” preceding
classmate
singular
The teacher andsubjects joined
the doctor by “and”
are talking.
takes
BUT: S1+ and+ a singular
S2 (same verb.
purpose or thought) => singular verb
Ex: Whisky and Ex:
sodaEach girl and
has always each
been hisboy is work
favourite drink.
independently.
Fish and chips is a popular meal in Britian.
Fish and chips make a good meal ( If we think of the items as
“separate”, we use plural verb)

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S1+or+S2=> verb base on S2

Ex: Has your sisters or father given you permission to use the car?

You or I (am/are) going to win this game.

The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

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Second conditional:

*If+ I + were+O, S+ would/could/should+(not) + Vbare+O

Ex: If I were you, I wouldn’t waste my time on video games.

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=>verb base on S2
Either+S1+or+S2
Ex: Neither the students nor their
Neither+S1+nor+S2 teacher regrets the approach of
summer.
Neither Anne nor her friends (have/has) seen this movie
before.

Either my sisters or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

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Subject is a collective noun use

NOTE: Collective nounasrefer
a unit=> singular verb
to each
(group/army/family/class/…)
member=> plural verb
Ex: The football team buy their own
Ex: The football team practises everyday.
uniforms

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1. My parents and I … going to 2. Coke and lemonade … a popular

the supermarket. drink in Europe.
A) is A) is
B) are B) be
C) was C) have been
D) be’s D) are

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3. My group … five members. 4. Either my shoes or your coat …

always on the floor.
A) are
A) are
B) have
B) have
C) has
C) has
D) is
D) is

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