🤝The Matching Rule
🔑 Change the subject's number and the verb changes shape right along with it.
🔢Singular vs. Plural Verbs
1️⃣SINGULARone subject
She walks to school.
The bird sings loudly.
💡 In the present tense, a singular verb usually adds -s (walk → walks).
➕PLURAL2 or more
They walk to school.
The birds sing loudly.
💡 A plural verb usually drops the -s (walks → walk). It's the opposite of nouns!
🕵️Watch Out for Tricksters!
📦Words in between
"The box of crayons is mine." Skip the words in between — the verb matches box, not crayons.
➕Joined by "and"
A compound subject joined by and is usually plural: "Sam and Tess play."
🧍Each & everyone
Indefinite pronouns like each, everyone, somebody are singular: "Everyone is here."
🔑Key Terms
🦸Subject The noun doing the action of the sentence.
🏃Verb The action word, matched to its subject.
🤝Agreement When the subject and verb match in number.
🔢Number Whether a word is singular (one) or plural (many).
➕Compound Subject Two+ subjects joined by "and" — usually plural.
🧍Indefinite Pronoun "Each, everyone, somebody" — usually singular.
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Remember: first find the real subject and count it — one or many — then make the verb match. Singular with singular, plural with plural!