Subject-Verb Agreement: She Is Singular and The Word Drive Is Plural. Thus, The Sentence Is

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Subject-Verb Agreement- Subject-verb agreement refers to the grammatical concept

that the subject of a sentence must align with the main verb of that same sentence.
This is also called “subject-verb concord,” which refers to matching the subject and
verb of a sentence in tense, aspect, and mood (abbreviated as TAM), which translates
to number, person, and gender. By studying subject-verb agreement rules and
learning how to separate the prepositional phrases from the subjects, you can
consistently match subjects with their proper verbs.
In particular, it means that Subject-Verb Agreement always affects each other and
where the Subject and Verb always match and agree with each other. In this
grammatical concept, when the topic of the particular sentence is singular, the verb in
that sentence should always form into a singular verb. Meanwhile, if the topic of the
sentence is plural, the verb must be plural. Thus, if the subject is singular, but the
verb is plural, there is something wrong with the sentence or there is an occurrence
that the sentence is grammatically wrong.
In studying subject verb agreement, there are 20 rules to be used.
1. The first rule is the basic among the rules. If the subject is singular, the verb
must be singular too. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural too. Some
cases, the usage of singular and plural were used in wrong placement.
For example: She drive very fast.
● She is singular and the word drive is plural. Thus, the sentence is
incorrect. But to match the words, it should be:
→ She drives very fast.
● However, if we are talking to a large number of people or many people, we

can use the word They as a plural noun and drive as a plural verb.
→ They drive very fast.
● It is always reminded that in terms of singular and plural about the words I,
You and She/He/It, it always be singular. However, We, You and They are
always plural.
Singular Plural
First Person I (am) We (are)
Second Person You (are) You (are)
Third Person (He/She/It) is They (are)
● After having the basic fundamentals in subject verb agreement, we should also learn
how to analyze the sentence and its structure especially when it terms in prepositional
phrases between the subject and verb.
2. Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb.
For example: Jenna who was called to the office is the science teacher.
In this particular sentence, Jenna is the subject whereas the words between subject and verb do
not affect the sentence, it is because there are no changes even these words will remove.
3. Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect the agreement.
● When a prepositional phrase occurs between the subject and verb, it doesn't affect the
subject and verb in the sentence.
For example: The contestants in this contest are very competitive.
Subject= Contestants, Prepositional phrase= in this contest, verb= are
4. If a sentence starts with “there” or “ here”, the subject will always be placed after the
verb.
For instance: Here are the cupcakes as what you ordered earlier.
There was a glass of water on the table.
5. Subjects can come after the verb in questions.
For instance: How was the exam yesterday?
The exam is the subject where the word was is the verb being placed before the subject.
6. If two subjects are joined by “and”, they typically require a plural verb.
For example: Jacob and Maku are playing together.
7. If two subjects are separated by “and” refer to the same thing, the verb is singular.
For example: Hotdog and sausages is my mom's favorite dish.
8. If both subjects are singular and connected by or, nor, neither/nor, either/or and not
only/but also, the verb is singular.
For example: Either Sarah or Anna is the muse in our class.
9. If both subjects are plural and connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and
not only/but also, the verb is plural.
For example: Candies or chocolates are great gifts for children.
10. If one subject is singular and the other is plural and the words are connected by the
words "or," "nor," "neither/nor," "either/or," or "not only/but also," use the verb form of the
subject that is nearest the verb.
For example: Either my brothers or my friend has chocolate cake.
11. Units of measurement usually use a singular verb.
● When there are quantities, sizes, and heaviness of a subject in a particular sentence.
That will only be the time will use a singular verb,
For example: The 120 ml of coca cola was spilled on my jacket.

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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

Subject-Verb Agreement- Subject-verb agreement refers to the grammatical concept

In studying subject verb agreement, there are 20 rules to be used.

For example: She drive very fast.

→ She drives very fast.

● However, if we are talking to a large number of people or many people, we

For example: The contestants in this contest are very competitive.

Subject= Contestants, Prepositional phrase= in this contest, verb= are

5. Subjects can come after the verb in questions.

For instance: How was the exam yesterday?

For example: Jacob and Maku are playing together.

For example: Hotdog and sausages is my mom's favorite dish.

For example: Either Sarah or Anna is the muse in our class.

For example: Candies or chocolates are great gifts for children.

For example: Either my brothers or my friend has chocolate cake.

11. Units of measurement usually use a singular verb.

For example: The 120 ml of coca cola was spilled on my jacket.

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