Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement

From :

·         Present Tense

Formula : S+ V1

Notes :

1.      If there is a verb in one sentence, we should not put a “ to be (am, is, are) “ in that sentence

2.      If there is no verb in one sentence, we should put a “ to be (am, is, are) “ in that sentence.

Subject and To Be :

1.      I  = am

2.      He,She,It = Is

3.      You,They,we = Are

Example :

Adi is handsome (+)

Adi is not handsome (-)

Is Adi handsome (?)

Inna writes a letter (+)

Inna does not write a letter (-)

Does Inna write a letter (?)

Notes :

For subject She, He, It, You should put “s” in behind of verb. But, S is not always used in verb. There are many kind of additions like “-es, and ies”

Example :

For “s” :

Jimmy runs, Baby swims, Adi feels.

For “es” (end of word like –sh, -ch, x):

Susan washes, Dedi watches,

For “ies” (end of word like “y” and before “y” is consonant)

Nila studies, Dida tries,

For “s” (end of word like “y” and before “y” is vocal)

Nita plays, Bobi pays, Heni buys.

·                               Singular and Plural

Single : if there is one subjects, pronoun which can be said as a substitute is “It”. So, we must put “S” after verb like :

Example :

“She Shows her ability”

“ a man sings a song, a woman plays a guitar”

Plural : if there two or more subjects, pronoun which can be said as a substitute is “They”. So, we must not put “S” after verb like :

Example :

“The girls move to the centre”

“ the boys feel so bored, Birds fly on the sky”