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Subject - Verb Agreement
One of the basic rules in writing is that the subject and verb have to agree in number. This means that a singular subject goes with a singular verb and a plural subject goes with a plural verb.
Remember verbs are not nouns, you do not add s to form their plural.
The question is how do you know when a verb is plural?
• A simple way to know is by thinking which one you would use with he,
she or it?
ExAMPLES: He was not joking. It is our series.
singular verb singular verb
• For plural verbs you ask yourself which verb form do I use with they or we?
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ExAMPLES: They are such reptiles! plural verb
We have plenty of time to be disappointed. plural verb
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