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12 12 Subject–Verb Agreement

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Tick (3) the groups of words which are sentences.

1. The apple is my favourite fruit. 2. My sister is a good tennis player.

3. Are it going to rain soon? 4. I is going to the party.

5. The birds are building a nest. 6. I am excited for tomorrow.

When you write a sentence, its subject and verb must agree with each other in number
and person.

You know that nouns and pronouns are either singular or plural in number.

boy—boys girl—girls he/she—they

Similarly, verbs are also singular or plural in number.

is—are has—have was—were

Singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs.

Observe the use of different verbs with different subjects.

Am/is/are

Singular Subject + Singular Verb Plural Subject + Plural Verb

I am a teacher. Mrs Khan and Mrs Khanna are our teachers.

She is my neighbour. They are my neighbours.

The boy is playing cricket. The boys are playing cricket.

1. We always use am/was with I. 2. We always use are with you.

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