Subject-Verb Agreement, Basic Standards
Jared Aragona
Subject-verb agreement, basic standards: Agreement in speech and in writing refers to the proper grammatical match between words and phrases. Parts of sentences must agree, or correspond with other parts, in number, person, case, and gender. -s & -es Endings with Person & Number
Singular (1)
First: I work.
Second: You work.
Third: He works.
She works.
It works.
(any noun) The turntable works!
Plural (more than 1)
1st. We work.
2nd All of you (or y’all) work.
3rd They work.
(any noun) People work.
Plural subjects have an “s” or “es” ending. Their verbs do not.
Ants work.
The verb “to be” The verb “to have” The Verb “to do”
I am. I have I do
You are. You have You do
He/She/It is. He/She/It has He/She/It does
The dog is. The dog has The dog does
We are. We have We do
They are. They have They do
The dogs are. The dogs have The dogs do
The MLCKRB (Master List Code Key and Rule Book): An English Grammar & Style Handbook by Jared Aragona, CC BY 4.0