1. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Ugh! More rules?!

2. EVERY VERB MUST AGREE WITH ITS SUBJECT Singular Subject = Singular Verb Plural Subject = Plural Verb

3. The Confusion of English Grammar To make a noun plural, we add – s Singular: girl Plural: girl s To make a verb plural, we take away the – s. Singular: he talk s Plural: they talk

4. Watch the Verb Endings! Singular (+ s ) He/She/It run s Joe run s The girl run s Plural ( - s ) They run Joe and Maria run The girls run

5. Tip for Subject/Verb Agreement Generally, if the subject DOES NOT end in –S, the verb will. If the subject DOES end in –S, the verb won ’ t.

6. The girl dances. No –S on subject -S on verb

7. The girls dance. -S on subject No –S on verb

8. Let’s Try It Out… The students (love, loves) their English class. Ms. Bubley (want, wants) to watch the movie The Giver. They (shop, shops) at the farmers’ market every weekend.