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Subject Verb Agreement
The principle behind subject verb agreement states that a singular subject should go with a singular verb and a plural subject should go with a plural verb.
remember, the subject will determine the verb.
Verbs are not nouns; you do not add an “s” to form their plural.
for singular verbs, you should add an “s” when using a singular noun.
Language. Write the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses so that they agree with the subjects.
1. Jim ____________________ at his father. (laugh)
2. Jim _________________ this gentleman to be very rich but rather stingy. (know)
3. every time i _______________ my scythe someone _________________. (swing, die)
4. The clerks ____________________out goods and _______________ patterns to the rows of customers in front of them. (measure, show)
5. The people ______________________ in exactly the same positions. (stand)
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