Subject-Verb Agreement

What is it?
Subject-verb agreement is when the subject and verb in a sentence match in number. This means they should either both be singular (one) or both be plural (more than one).

Rules:

1. Singular Subjects: When you're talking about one thing, you use a singular verb.

   • Example: The cat runs fast.

2. Plural Subjects: When you're talking about more than one thing, you use a plural verb.

   • Example: The cats run fast.

Tense Usage:
Tense tells you when something happens.

• Present Tense: This is used for things happening now.

  • Example: He plays the guitar.

• Past Tense: This talks about things that have already happened.

  • Example: They played yesterday.

• Future Tense: This is for things that will happen later.

  • Example: She will play later.

Questions:
When asking questions, we often use helper verbs.

• Example: Does he play? (This is in present tense.)

Negative Sentences:
To say that something is not happening, we add "not."

• Example: She does not play.

Articles:
Articles help describe nouns.

• Indefinite Article: Use "a" or "an" for any one cat. Example: A cat.
• Definite Article: Use "the" when talking about a specific cat. Example: The cat.

Try making your own sentences to get better at this!