Question

subject-verb agreement
subject - verb agreement means the subject and predicate in a sentence
must agree in number.

• subject: who or what the sentence is about
• predicate: what the subject is doing (action)

singular
subject - does not end in \-s\
verb - ends in \-s\
plural
subject - ends in \-s\
verb - does not end in \-s\
multiple singular subjects
\and\ - plural verb form
\or\ - verb should agree with the nearest subject
exceptions:

• collective nouns: words that act as a singular noun while representing a

group

• indefinite pronouns: pronouns that do not explicitly denote a number of

subjects

• some singular subjects end in the word s but are not plural. (e.g. \politics\)

which sentence has correct subject - verb
greement?
david wants to go to the store.
characters wants to be written.
jasmine want to go swimming.

Explanation:

• For "David wants to go to the store":
• The subject "David" is singular (does not end in "-s").
• The verb "wants" ends in "-s", which follows the singular subject - verb agreement rule (singular subject + verb ending in "-s").
• For "Characters wants to be written":
• The subject "Characters" is plural (ends in "-s").
• According to the rule, a plural subject should have a verb that does not end in "-s". But "wants" ends in "-s", so this is incorrect.
• For "Jasmine want to go swimming":
• The subject "Jasmine" is singular (does not end in "-s").
• The verb "want" does not end in "-s", which is against the singular subject - verb agreement rule.

Answer:

David wants to go to the store.