Use the correct subject or verb
Key Notes:
👌The subject and the verb in a sentence must agree.
👌Singular subjects name only one person, animal, place or thing. When a subject is singular, use a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s or -es.
- Sarah visits her grandmother.
- My cat washes her paws.
👌Plural subjects name more than one person, animal, place or thing. When a subject is plural, use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s or -es.
- Kyle and Jessie walk home.
- The flowers grow in the garden.
Learn with an example
🌀 Complete the sentence with the best verb.
My aunts _________ the baby.
- feed
- feeds
- Look at the subject, my aunts. It is a plural subject, so it goes with a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s or -es.
- my aunts feed
- So, the best verb to complete the sentence is feed.
🌀 Complete the sentence with the best verb.
Our dog ____ the ball every time.
- catches
- catch
- Look at the subject, our dog. It is a singular subject, so it goes with a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s or -es.
- our dog catches
- So, the best verb to complete the sentence is catches.
🌀 Complete the sentence with the best verb.
Mum and Dad _____ tired after working all day.
- feels
- feel
- Look at the subject, Mum and Dad. It is a plural subject, so it goes with a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s or -es.
- Mum and Dad feel
- So, the best verb to complete the sentence is feel.
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