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subject verb agreement
subject: the topic of the sentence. this is what the sentence is about.
verb: the action of the sentence that the subject participates in.
the subject and its verb in a sentence must agree with each other in terms of being singular or plural.
a singular noun must be accompanied by a singular verb, and a plural noun must be accompanied by a plural verb.
singular nouns | singular verbs | plural nouns | plural verbs
he | runs | they | run
she | sits | dogs | sit
team | plays | both | play
➜ part 1
directions: underline the subject and circle the correct verb to make the verb agree with the subject.
example: mary ( like / likes ) chocolate.
- many people ( enjoy / enjoys ) winter sports.
- some schools ( is / are ) closed during severe snow storms.
- the only states that typically receive no snowfall ( is / are ) hawaii and florida.
- the snowboarder ( enjoy / enjoys ) a good run down the mountain.
- many animals ( hibernate / hibernates ) in the winter.
part 2
and verb agree. then write c for correct
Subject-verb agreement requires singular subjects to pair with singular verbs and plural subjects with plural verbs. Identify the subject first, then select the matching verb.
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