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Do you say it this
way?
A sentence must have a
subject and verb that go
together.
Subject-verb inconsistencies occur
when the subject is singular and the
verb is plural, or when the subject
is plural and the verb is singular.
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For example, in the sentence, "John eat
vegetables," John, the subject, is singular.
Eat, the verb, is plural. We can replace "eat"
with "eats."
What do you mean? Agree?
I
got a hold of some bad pork
chops the other day, and they
didn't agree with me. Stomach
aches aren't very pleasant.
Don't you agree?
What do you mean? Agree?
 We
all know these meanings of
"agree," but when we talk about
subject-verb agreement,
we're talking about something
different: matching subjects
and verbs according to number.
What do you mean? Agree?
 That
is, when you have a singular
subject, you have to match it with
a singular verb form: The boy
plays. When you have a plural
subject, you must have a plural
verb form: The boys play.
Can you pick the right verb
for this sentence?
John ______ outside.
 A. playing
 B. plays
 C. play
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The correct answer is
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John plays outside.
Choose the correct verb.
The bird _____ in the sky.
 A. flys
 B. flies
 C. flying
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The correct answer is
The bird flies in the sky.
Choose the correct verb.
Kelly and Beth _____ good grades
on their report cards.
 A. make
 B. makes
 C. making
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The correct answer is
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Kelly and Beth make good grades on
their report cards.
Choose the best sentence.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
She gone to the post office.
She going to the post office.
She went to the post office.
She go to the post office.
Choose the best sentence.
• A.
• B.
She gone to the post office.
She going to the post office.
• C. She went to the post office.
• D.
She go to the post office.
Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.
1. We been having hamburgers for dinner.
2. We be having hamburgers for dinner.
3. We are having hamburgers for dinner.
Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.
1. We been having hamburgers for dinner.
2. We be having hamburgers for dinner.
3. We are having hamburgers for dinner.
Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.
• That Jesse, he are a great basketball player.
• That great basketball player were Jesse.
• Jesse is a great basketball player.
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Choose the sentence that is written
correctly.
• That Jesse, he are a great basketball player.
• That great basketball player were Jesse.
• Jesse is a great basketball player.
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Let’s do some more
practice.
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http://english-zone.com/verbs/subverbs.html
Let’s try a quiz.
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http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teac
h/97/jlyman/default/quiz/subverbag
quiz.html