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Subject-verb agreement/concord

The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person (first, second, or third) and number (singular or plural).

A singular subject needs a singular verb, and a plural subject needs a plural verb. (Reminder: The verb is the action word in the sentence. The subject is who or what does the action. . . .)

  • The girl (singular subject) reads (singular verb) mystery stories.

  • The girls (plural subject) read (plural verb) mystery stories.

  • Tonya (singular subject) is (singular verb) asleep.

  • Tonya and her friends (plural subject) are (plural verb) asleep.

© 2013 Rune Pedersen

 

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