SUBJECT-VERB

AGREEMENT
 SUBJECT-VERB
SINGULAR NOUN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
• Yati; The girl; The • Sugar; Coffee; Milk;
cat; It; He; She Happiness; Hunger

SINGULAR
VERB
(V+s)

is/was; has; does;

plays; runs; cries
SUBJECT-VERB
PLURAL NOUN
• Yati and Mimi; The cats; My
family and I; You; They; We

PLURAL
VERB
(V)

are/were; have; do;

play; run; cry
SUBJECT-VERB

VERB
(V)

am/was; have; do;

play; run; cry
 Nouns Verbs
Singular Noun • Yati
• The girl
• The cat
• He • is
• She • has
• It • does
• A cup of tea Verb + s
• plays
Uncountable Noun • Sugar • runs
• Coffee
• cries
• Milk
• Happiness
• Hunger

Plural Noun • Yati and Mimi Verb (no ‘s’) • are

• The cats
• My family and I • have
• You • do
• They • play
• We
• Three packets of • run
sugar • cry
 QUIZ 1
Determine the nouns.
Mother puts three spoons of sugar into
the tea.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
Mother puts three spoons of sugar into
the tea.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
Happiness brings joy in every family.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
Happiness brings joy in every family.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
The boys are running around the field.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
The boys are running around the field.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
She bought a packet of flour from the
supermarket.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
She bought a packet of flour from the
supermarket.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
There is plenty of food on the table
during the party.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
There is plenty of food on the table
during the party.

Singular
Plural Noun
Noun

Uncountable
Noun
 QUIZ 2
Pick The Correct Verb for Each
Sentence.
We _____ at the airport at 3 o’clock.

arrive arrives
We _____ at the airport at 3 o’clock.

arrive arrives
They _____ the noodles together.

cook cooks
They _____ the noodles together.

cook cooks
Mariam generously _____ for the food
for everyone.

pay pays
Mariam generously _____ for the food
for everyone.

pay pays
The cat _____ itself everyday to stay
clean.

lick licks
The cat _____ itself everyday to stay
clean.

lick licks
I _____ all the new books in a month.

read reads
I _____ all the new books in a month.

read reads
She _____ the garbage away every
Friday.

throw throws
She _____ the garbage away every
Friday.

throw throws
“Honesty _____ the best policy”, said
my mother.

is are
“Honesty _____ the best policy”, said
my mother.

is are
A pinch of salt _____ needed in the dish.

is are
A pinch of salt _____ needed in the dish.

is are
A few cups of orange juice _____ enough
to quench my thirst.

is are
A few cups of orange juice _____ enough
to quench my thirst.

is are
Mary _____ the essay beautifully.

write writes
Mary _____ the essay beautifully.

write writes
 Well done!

Any question?