“Subject Verb Agreement”
RULE 1
Subject and verb must agree in number.
This is the cornerstone rule that form the backgroud of the concept.
Example: The cat sleep when it is satisfied
The cats sleeps when they are satisfied
RULE 2
Don’t get confused by the words that
come between the subject and verb; they don’t affect agreement.
Example: the lions, who is chewing on my jeans, are
usually very good
RULE 3
Prepositional phrase between the
subject and verb usually don’t affect agreement.
Example: the blouses in the seruni are
beautifullll.
RULE 4