Examples of Subject-Verb Agreement in Sentences for Kids

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 Subject-Verb Agreement: The verb in a sentence must agree with its subject in number (singular or plural).
• 👧 Singular Subjects: Use singular verbs with singular subjects. Example: The cat sits.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Plural Subjects: Use plural verbs with plural subjects. Example: The cats sit.
• 💡 'I' and 'You': Always use plural verbs with 'I' and 'you'. Example: I am, You are.
• 📝 Compound Subjects: Subjects joined by 'and' usually take a plural verb. Example: Tom and Mary are friends.
• ⚠️ Exceptions: Sometimes, phrases between the subject and verb can be misleading, but they don't change the agreement. Example: The book, including all the chapters, is interesting.
• 🤝 Indefinite Pronouns: Some indefinite pronouns (like 'each,' 'every,' 'one,' 'somebody') are singular. Others (like 'several,' 'both,' 'few,' 'many') are plural.

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?
   1. The dog run quickly.
   2. The dogs runs quickly.
   3. The dog runs quickly.
   4. The dogs run quick.
2. Choose the correct verb: The children ______ playing in the park.
   1. is
   2. are
   3. am
   4. be
3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
   1. I is going to the store.
   2. I are going to the store.
   3. I am going to the store.
   4. I be going to the store.
4. Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.
   1. She have a blue car.
   2. She has a blue car.
   3. She haves a blue car.
   4. She having a blue car.
5. What is the correct verb to use? Tom and Jerry ______ good friends.
   1. is
   2. am
   3. are
   4. be
6. Which of the following sentences is correct?
   1. Each of the students have a book.
   2. Each of the students has a book.
   3. Each of the students are having a book.
   4. Each of the students is having books.
7. Choose the sentence that demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement with an indefinite pronoun.
   1. Several is going to the party.
   2. Several are going to the party.
   3. Several am going to the party.
   4. Several be going to the party.