Subject-verb agreement is the basic rule that subjects and verbs must agree in number. The words between the subject and verb do not affect agreement, nor do prepositional phrases between the subject and verb. If a sentence starts with "there" or "here", the subject will always follow the verb.

1. Subject-Verb Agreement

2. 1. Subjects and verbs must agree in
number. This is the basic rule in the
agreement of subject and verb.
Example: Angel sits on the floor.
We eat lasagna at the party.
Sara (walk, walks) at night.
The children (sleep, sleeps) early.

3. 2. The words that are found between the
subject and verb do not affect
agreement.
Example: Stella, together with her
classmates, goes to the park.
The girl, with braces, is the
leader.
Mother, who’s at the counter, (smile, smiles)
on us.

4. 3. Prepositional phrases between the subject
and verb usually do not affect agreement.
Example: The vase above the table is
expensive.
The cat behind the bottles is
sleeping.
The moon, behind the clouds still (shine,
shines) brightly.

5. 4. If the sentence starts with there and
here, the subject is always placed
after the verb.
Example: There are apples on the table.
Here is the list of the
candidates.