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9 Subject-Verb Agreement

The subject must agree with the verb in a sentence.
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A singular verb is used with a singular subject.
Examples:
 She is my sister.  Anna likes Science and Geography.
 Mr. Wong has a new car.  The machine starts by itself.

Examples:

Singular Subject Singular Verb (Present Tense)

He is
She does

It has

Note: The f rst person singular pronoun ‘I’ is an exception as it is used with the
plural form of a verb.
Examples:
 I read at least a book a week.

A plural verb is used with a plural subject.
Examples:
 We are watching television.  The boys have a lot of friends.
 They play football at the weekend.  Hebe and I live in the same town.

Plural Subject Plural Verb (Present Tense)

You are

We are
They do

The girls have

When two or more singular subjects are joined by ‘and’, a plural verb is used.

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