Agreement

• Before you watch this video can you guess which sentence is correct: the apple fall or the apple falls
• Subject-verb agreement


  The subject and the verb have to agree with each other
• If the subject is singular, the verb has to be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb has to be plural.
• Singular verbs always have an 's' at the end
• Singular nouns


  • car
  • tree
  • ball
• A singular verb always has an 's' at the end
• Singular verbs


  • eats
  • drinks
• Matching singular nouns and verbs

  1. Noun is singular

  2. Verb is singular with 's' at the end
• Sentences with singular noun and verb


  • a bird sings
  • a flower grows
• The apple falls is the correct sentence
• Matching plural nouns and verbs

  1. Noun is plural

  2. Verb is plural without 's' at the end
• Sentences with plural noun and verb


  • flowers bloom
  • the children play with toys
  • the elves wrap the presents
• The stars shine is the correct sentence