Subject verb agreement

Thomas drinks milk.

Can you identify the subject in the sentence?

This is the person, place, or thing that is doing something.

Thomas drinks milk.

Now can you identify the action in the sentence?

A verb is a word that describes an action or state of being. 

1. My brother plays football.

2. She loves swimming.

3. I buy presents for my friends.

There are certain grammar rules that we have to follow when we write sentences.

Subject-verb agreement is when the subject and the verb in the sentence agree in number.

A singular subject goes with a singular verb.

Sarah walks around the block.

Joe eats spaghetti and meatballs.

The cat plays with the yarn.

For example;

1. Sarah and Molly walk around the block.

2. Joe and Marcus eat spaghetti and meatballs.

3. The cats play with the yarn.