Page 1 - MIND MAP AND NOTES- SUB-VERB AGREEMENT

SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

STD-4 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

SUBJECT –VERB AGREEMENT

MIND MAP

SUBJECT VERB
AGREEMENT

SINGULAR SUBJECT
PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES
TAKES SINGULAR VERB
PLURAL VERB

Notes/Summary

 Tell students that there are certain grammar rules we have to follow when we write a

sentence.
 Explain that subject-verb agreement is when the subject of the sentence and the verb in the
sentence agree in number.
 On a sheet of chart paper, use a red pen to write: A singular subject goes with a singular
verb.
 Remind students that singular means one.
 On the chart paper, write an example sentence with a singular subject and verb (e.g. The
teacher helps me.) Underline the subject and circle the verb.

 Explain that either the subject or verb will have an 's' at the end. Point out that if the subject
is singular (like one teacher) the verb gets the 's'.
 On the chart paper, use a blue pen to write: A plural subject goes with a plural verb.
 Remind students that plural means more than one.
 On the chart paper, write an example sentence with a plural subject and verb (i.e. Two

teachers help me.) Underline the subject and circle the verb.
 Point out that in this example with a plural subject (teachers), the subject gets the 's' at the
end.

A simple subject - verb agreement definition implies that the subject of the sentence
and the verb of the sentence must be in agreement in number.
The basic rule says that:
 If the subject is singular, the verb has to be singular.
 If the subject is plural, the verb has to be plural.