The agreement rules do not apply to has-have when used as the SECOND helping verb in a pair. They do NOT apply to any other helping verbs, such as can, could, shall, should, may, might, will, would, must. The subject-verb agreement rules apply to all personal pronouns except I and...
The subject and verb are not in agreement. Oh No! The subject and verb are not in agreement. Click HERE to try again. The subject and verb are in agreement. CORRECT! The subject and verb are in agreement. Click HERE to move forward. One time I were at the mountains. correct was is...
42 Jason seems to be figuring out the different rules of plural forms, because he tries to pu an ‘s’ ending on all nouns when there’s more than one of something. 43 Jessie keeps making the same mistakes about subject-verb agreement again and again and can’t fix this 44 Rosemary...
Subject-verb-agreement Modal auxiliaries This is a group of verbs that does not get a third person –s It includes the verbs can, may, must, shall, will. I can – he can I may – he may etc SUMMARY The verb to be has two different forms in the past tense: was and were. In th...
Subject – Verb Agreement Why do subjects and verbs have to agree? After all, they are only words! We agree What’s wrong with these sentences? There is too many pictures on the wall. Or this one? Everybody but Julio want to go home. All the people wants to win the lottery. The ...
The friends on the window. RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural subject = don’t +s to the verb Pronoun ‘I’ or ‘you’ = don’t add +s The friends on the window. bang bangs Many people for help. call calls RULE Singular subject = add +s to the verb Plural sub...
Present Tense rules… Correcting errors with subject-verb agreement: basic solution #1 (when in the present tense) Add an “s” to the verb if its subject is singular Don’t add an “s” to the verb if its subject is plural Example: Jamie sings in the car on the way to work. (Jam...
Subject-Verb Agreement Verbs: Present Perfect and Past Perfect Present Perfect Tense Present perfect tense expresses: 1. The result of an action (I have fallen off my skateboard before) 2. Actions that started in the past and continue to the present (I have been a vegetarian for almost two...
PROCESS Remember, Subject-Verb Agreement deals with +s or no –s on the verb. Do NOT add +ed: This changes the tense. Changing the tense changes the meaning of the sentence. Remember: It’s “s” or no “s” RULES RULES: Agreement deals with number: Singular goes with singular, Plur...
Subject---Verb Agreement 主谓一致 (三个原则) 语法一致 就近原则 意义一致 语法一致 即主语是单数形式,谓语动词用单数 形式,主语是复数形式,谓语也用复 数形式。 意义一致 即主语形式上为单数,但意义为复数, 因此谓语动词用复数形式;或主语形式 上为复数,但表示单数意义,这时谓语 动词用单数形式。