Subject-Verb Agreement


Subject-verb agreement errors occur when the number of the subject is not the same as the number of the verb.


E RRO : R C RETO : OR CI N


QUICK LIST: - Typically, if -


She eat dinner at 6:00 every night. She eats dinner at 6:00 every night.


s is used in the subject, it will not be used in the verb.


o The students are studying for their test. o Judy is working on her essay.


- Cross out the prepositional phrases that come between the subject and the verb to eliminate distractions that make it difficult to determine subject-verb agreement. o The books about the new bridge are in the bookstore now.


- Reverse the order of the sentence if the subject appears at the end of the sentence to determine subject-verb agreement. o Over the building flies a solitary flag. // A solitary flag flies over the building.


IRREGULAR VERBS THAT OFTEN CAUSE SUBJECT-VERB (S/V) AGREEMENT ERRORS


To have – should you use “have” or “has?”


PRESENT TENSE SINGULAR PLURAL First person


I have


Second person Third person


You have


He/she/it has


To be – should you use “is” or “are” or “was” or “were?”


PRESENT TENSE SINGULAR PLURAL First person


I am


Second person Third person


You are


We are You are


He/she/it is They are


PAST TENSE First person


SINGULAR PLURAL I was


Second person You were Third person


We were You were


He/she/it was They were


We have You have They have


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