This document discusses rules for subject-verb agreement in English grammar. It provides 5 rules: 1) subjects ending in S take a verb without S, and vice versa; 2) indefinite pronouns like anyone, everyone, and someone are singular; 3) either and neither can be singular or plural depending on context; 4) phrases like as well as do not make compound subjects; and 5) either and neither are singular even when referring to two things. Examples are given to illustrate each rule. The document concludes with a practice exercise asking the reader to identify the correct verb form for given subjects.

1. SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY
S.C ZONDI

2. Subject vs verb
A word used to describe an action, state, or
occurrence, and forming the main part of the
predicate of a sentence, such as
hear,became,happen.
Pronoun that is used as the subject of a verb. In English the subject
pronouns are I, you, he, she, it, we, they, what, and who.

3. RULES ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Rule 1:
 Basic Principle
if the subject doesn’t end in –S, the verb will.
If the subject does end in –S, the verb won’t

4.  The girl dances -S on the
verb
No -S on the
subject

5. Rule 2
 The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always
singular and, therefore, require singular verbs.
 Everyone has done the homework.
 Somebody has left her money on the table.

6. Rule 3
 In informal writing, neither and either sometimes take a plural verb when
these pronouns are followed by a prepositional phrase beginning with of.
This is particularly true of interrogative constructions
 Have either of you two clowns read the assignment?
 Are either of you taking this seriously?

7. Rule 4
 Phrases such as together with, as well as, and along with are not the
same as and. The phrase introduced by as well as or along with will
modify the earlier word (mayor in this case), but it does not compound
the subjects (as the word and would do).
 The mayor as well as his brothers is going to prison.
 The mayor and his brothers are going to jail.

8. Rule 5
Rule 5:
 The pronouns neither and either are singular and require singular verbs
even though they seem to be referring, in a sense, to two things.
 Neither of the two traffic lights is working.
 Which shoes do you want for Christmas?
Either is fine with me.

9. Every verb must agree with its subject
Singular
subject
Singular
verb
Plural
verb
Plural
subject

10. PREPOSITION?
It is a word placed before an object to specify its location.
Let’s Practice:

11. Thank you

12. Reference
Doofenshmirtz , H . (2014) VERB AND SUBJECT AGREEMENT
 https://www.slideshare.net/gwapakoanasimama/subjectverb-agreement-with-prepositional-phrase?qid=6c7dfb60-605e-434e-963a-
b7a7dd44bf66&v=&b=&from_search=6
Draizelle Sexon (2012), Professor at Pasig Catholic College
 https://www.slideshare.net/draizelle_sexon/subject-verb-agreement-14050826
John Kier Aquino, (2014) LPT, Registrar, Guidance Counsellor and English Teacher at Palm Crest International School
 https://www.slideshare.net/jankyerakino/rules-in-subject-verb-agreement
Corey Topf (2009), Teacher
 https://www.slideshare.net/mrtopf11/s-v-agreementppt-presentation
Yupawadee Thongkham (2014), Teacher
 https://www.slideshare.net/yupawadeethongkham/subject-verb-agreement-36631074?qid=18a1587e-95d5-4cc4-aec4-b46a950e7219&v=&b=&from_search=4

13. Class work
Let’s Practice:
 She (talk, talks) quietly.
 They (read, reads) their assigned books.
 Sam (go, goes) to the coffee shop every weekend.
 We (write, writes) letters for our friend abroad.