3.3 Workbook #1 p203, 210
Subject-Verb Agreement
The subject and the verb in a sentence must work together, or agree.
To make most present tense verbs agree with singular nouns or he, she, or it, add -s or -es.
If the subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they, the present tense verb does not end in -s.
Singular Subject: Ant tugs at his belt.
He watches Bear.
Plural Subject: Animals talk in some stories.
Ants and bears act like people.
Use is or was to agree with singular nouns. Use are or were to agree with plural nouns.
Singular Subject: Bear is angry.
Plural Subject: Ants are small and stubborn.
To make most present tense verbs agree with singular nouns or he, she, or it, add -s or -es.
If the subject is a plural noun or I, you, we, or they, the present tense verb does not end in -s.
Singular Subject: Ant tugs at his belt.
He watches Bear.
Plural Subject: Animals talk in some stories.
Ants and bears act like people.
Use is or was to agree with singular nouns. Use are or were to agree with plural nouns.
Singular Subject: Bear is angry.
Plural Subject: Ants are small and stubborn.
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