Subject Verb Agreement

The sloth are eating a banana.

The sloth is eating a banana.

The sloth are eating a leaf.

The sloth is eating a leaf.

Change the semicolon to a colon

Change thirty-five to thirty five

Change have to has

No change needed

are

was

have

were

A. She go to the sports center.

B. He goes to the sports center.

C. He go to the sports center.

D. She goes to the sports center.

go

goes

take

takes

There was

There were

There wasn't

There weren't

He has got brown eyes

He has got blue eyes

He has got green eyes

She has got brown beard

have

has

smell

smells

is

are

was

were

How was the broccoli?

How were the broccoli?

How is the broccoli?

How are the broccoli?

are

was

have

were

Compound subjects

Indefinite pronouns

Collective nouns

All of the above

Sentence Fragment / Incomplete Sentence

Complete Sentence

Run-on

Comma Splice

My grandmother, was an artist I have many of her paintings.

My grandmother was an artist. I have many of her paintings.

My grandmother was an artist I, have many of her paintings.

My grandmother was an artist, I have many of her paintings.

Subjects and verbs must agree in number for clear communication.

Prepositional phrases do not affect agreement.

Mastering subject-verb agreement is unnecessary.

Indefinite pronouns are always singular.