Subject Verb Agreement

What or who the sentence is about.

Example:
Tom cycles to school every day.​

​Subject

What or who the sentence is about.

Example:
A tower of giraffes gathers around a tree.​

​Subject

What or who the sentence is about.

Example:
Groups of children were playing.​

​Subject

​1. Add "s" to the verb. (Tom sings.)


Use:
2. is (A lot of time is...)
3. was (The cat was...)
4. has (A bouquet of flowers has...)

​​Singular subject -> Singular verb

​1. Add "s" to the verb. (Tom sings.)


Use:
2. is (A lot of time is...)
3. was (The cat was...)
4. has (A bouquet of flowers has...)

​​Singular subject -> Singular verb

Plural subject -> Plural verb

​1. Do not add "s" to the verb. (We sing.)


Use:
2. are (The apples are...)
3. were (Combs of bananas were...)
4. have (Some of the scissors have...)