Transcript Slide 1

Subject-Verb
Agreement
Created by
Andrea White
2nd Grade
The subject and the verb in a
sentence need to agree or go
together correctly.
One boy plays basketball.
Four boys play basketball.
If the subject is singular (only
one), the present-tense verb
has an –s or –es.
Dad walks me to my car.
Grandpa watches my game.
The door slams shut.
Do not add –s or –es to a
present-tense verb that tells
about a plural (more than one)
subject.
Children work hard at school.
The turtles swim in the pond.
The boys run fast.
Let’s find the correct verbs together!
The bird (chirp chirps) loudly.
chirps
The men (clean, cleans) the cars.
clean
The policeman (chase, chases) the
bad guy.
chases
The fisherman (catch, catches) a
lot of fish.
catches
Geese (fly, flies) south for the winter.
fly
Mice (sleep, sleeps) in the cage.
sleep
The fox (watch, watches) the rabbit.
watches
Dad (play, plays) video games.
plays
Let’s Review
The subject and the verb must agree or
go together correctly.
One subject: verb has a –s or –es
More than one subject : verb does not
have a –s or –es.