In English, subject-verb agreement means that when making a sentence, the subject and verb must “agree” (be the same).
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Here is a short story + exercises to demonstrate this important principle:
A singular subject requires a singular verb.
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Remember, these words and phrases are also singular and require a singular verb: each, each one, either, neither, anybody, anyone, everybody, nobody, someone, somebody, no one.
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Collective nouns also take a singular verb. Some examples include family, group, and team, herd, and flock.
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A plural subject requires a plural verb.
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Part A: Identify the subject/verb pair as singular or plural.
Part B: Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses
Part C: Read this story. Identify and correct the subject-verb agreement errors.
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