This document discusses subject-verb agreement in sentences. It provides examples of singular and plural subjects taking singular and plural verbs respectively. Connecting subjects with "and" takes a plural verb. Phrases between the subject and verb do not affect the agreement. The verb agrees with the noun following the word "there" in sentences with "there is/are". Words like "every" and "everybody" take singular verbs even when used with plural nouns.

1. 6-7 Subject-VerbAgreement
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2. Singular Singular
The sun shines.Asingular
subjecttakesa
singularverb.

3. Plural Plural
Birds sing.
Apluralsubject
takesaplural
verb.

4. Noun Verb
The sun shines.
Birds sing
Notice:verb+-s
singular(shines)
noun“-s plural
(birds)

5. Twosubjects
connectedby
andtakeaplural
verb.
Singular Singular
My brother lives in Jakarta
Plural Plural
My brother and sister live in Jakarta

6. Plural Plural
The glasses over
there by under the
window by the sink
are clean.
Sometimesphrases
comebetweenasubject
andaverb.These
phrasesdonotaffectthe
agreementofthe
subjectandtheverb.
Singular Singular
The information in
those magazines
about Vietnamese
culture and customs
is very interesting.

7. Singular Plural
There is a
book on the
desk.
There are
some books on
the desk.
There+be +subject
expressesthat
somethingexistsina
particularplace.The
verbagreeswiththe
nounthatfollowsbe.

8. Every student is sitting down.
Everyisasingular
word.Itisusedwith
asingular,notplural,
noun.

9. Everybody hopes for peace =
Everyone hopes for peace
Subjectswith
everytakesingular
verbs.

10. Peopleisaplural
nounandtakes
apluralverb.
People in my country are friendly.