1. Subject-verb Agreement
By: Elizabeth April Bridges
English
September 11,2007

2. What are subjects and verbs?
Subjects are the person or thing who is doing the action of the verb.
Examples: I ate; the dog sleeps; Tia talks too much
Verbs are action words.
Examples: eat, sleep, talk, walk

3. What is subject-verb agreement?
The verb must always agree with its subject.
The verb form can change depending on whether the subject is singular or plural.
Examples: Her friends are at the party; The book is beside the door.

4. Indefinite Pronouns
Anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always singular and require singular verbs.
Examples: Everyone has ate his or her food; Nobody has left his or her book.
All or some are singular or plural depending on what they are referring too.( Be careful choosing verbs to accompany such pronouns.
Examples: Some of the pieces to the puzzles are missing; Some of the soda is gone.

5. Quiz on subject-verb agreement
Take this quiz to see what you know about subject verb agreement:
1) So many people is/are waiting in line.
2) The office was/were closed on Friday.
3)The writing on the board is/are small.
4) The carpet on the floor has/have a lot of stains on it.
5) Tamera do/does not care about the football game.