Subject Verb Agreement
Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement Subjects and verbs must agree with each other in number for a sentence to make sense. 1. Subjects and verbs must agree in number. The dog is barking. The dogs are barking. 2. Subordinate clauses that come between the subject and verb don't affect their agreement. The boy, who is smoking, is usually very good. 3. Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement. The colors of the rainbow are beautiful. 4. When sentences start with "there" or "here," the subject will always be placed after the verb. There is a mistake in your answers. Here are the papers you requested. 5. Subjects don't always come before verbs in questions. Make sure you accurately identify the subject before deciding on the proper verb form to use. Where are the pieces of this puzzle? What is the child doing with toys? 6. If two subjects are joined by "and," they typically requir