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1. SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
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2.  Subject-Verb agreement is the discipline of how your subject agrees with your
verb.
1. Encik Kamal parks his car at Wisma Cantik every day.
2. Ali don’t mix around with his rowdy classmates.
3. We go for line-dancing at the community hall on Sundays.
4. You don’t need expensive exercise equiptment in order to keep fit
5. I am very happy with the service t this food outlet.
6. The little girl like to eat sweets ad chocolates.

3. SVA
 In a sentence, the subject and its verb needs to be paired correctly
 A singular subject should take a singular verb
 Plural subject should take a plural verb
 Verbs that come after singular nouns/pronouns must have ‘-s’, ‘-es’ or ‘-ies’
except the singular pronouns ‘I’ and ‘you’
 Verbs that come after plural nouns/pronouns must be in their base form.
SINGULAR PLURAL
1st PERSON I We
2nd PERSON You You
3rd PERSON He/She/It They

4. Subjects taking singular verb
SUBJECT EXAMPLE
Each/every + singular nouns Every participant receives a certificate
of appreciation
Everyone/ anyone/someone
Anybody/ everybody/ somebody
Nobody
Everyone takes turn to cook dinner
Nobody is allowed to swim in the pool
at night
Infinitive (to + base form of verb)
Gerund (‘-ing’ form of a verb)
To strengthen your muscle is the aim of
this exercise
Dancing appears to be a very popular
form of exercise

5. Subjects taking singular verb
SUBJECT EXAMPLE
Singular
nouns
+
With/
together
with/as
well as/
like/
besides
+
Singular
or
Plural
nouns
The manager, together with his staff,
works hard to complete the job.
John, like his twin, enjoys listening to
classical music

6. Subjects taking singular/plural verb
SUBJECT EXAMPLE
Collective
Noun
A bouquet of flowers
Two bouquets of flowers
A bouquet of flowers is insufficient to
decorate this room
Two bouquet of flowers are arranged by
Mrs Smith
Neither ... Nor
Either … Or
(verb follows nearest subject)
Neither Rafiq nor Marwan has
completed any homework
Either Nabila or her friends are going to
get A in ELC120
One
Five
None
+ Of the +
Plural
Noun
One of the sources of protein is meat
Five of the experts in the field of
nutrition come from Germany
None of the books is available in the
bookstore(Verb follows the determiner)

7. Subjects taking singular/plural verb
SUBJECT EXAMPLE
There + ‘be’ + Noun There are different opinions on how
exercise can benefit us.
There is a correct way of performing
this martial arts stance
Some
A lot
Half
The rest
X%
+ Of the
(verb
follows
noun)
+
Countable
Or
uncounta
ble
Some of the physiotheraphy exercises
appear to benefit the patients
Some of the milk tastes sour
95% of the residents want the green
lung to be preserved

8. Irregular Structures
SUBJECT EXAMPLE
Subject
Plural in form, but
singular in meaning take
singular verb
Then bad news is that too much of
anything is harmful
Two hours is enough time for us to
complete the walkathon
Are always plural take
plural verbs
The Police patrol the residential area
every night.
The people are responsible for their
own health
The
Number
of
+
Plural
Noun +
Singular
verb
The number of students this semester
is very depressing
A number
of +
Plural
Noun +
Plural
Noun
A number of companies agree to
sponsor the event

9. Done!