Subject-verb agreement
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in sentences, maintaining subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'He hops' vs 'We hop')
What a learner can do afterwards
- Write 'The dog runs' (singular) and 'The dogs run' (plural) with correct verb agreement
- Correct subject-verb agreement errors in sentences: fix 'The children plays' to 'The children play'
- Choose the correct verb form to match a singular or plural subject in a gap-fill exercise
The lesson
When just one person or one thing is doing something, the verb usually gets an extra s. Say it with me: he hops, she jumps, it runs.
When more than one person or thing is doing something, the verb loses that s. Say it with me: we hop, they jump, the dogs run.
Here is the trick: nouns often add an s for more than one, like dogs. Verbs do the opposite. One doer adds the s to the verb, more than one takes it away.
One doer: the verb gets an s. More than one: the verb loses the s.
Watch it
Where it sits
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.