Subject and verb agree
You learn to make the verb agree with its subject.
How to do the test
- Find the subject of the verb in brackets.
- Count it: is it one, or more than one? One person or thing takes -s on the verb.
- More than one does not.
Type the correct present tense form of the verb in brackets. My dog ___ (bark) at night.
- Find the subject: my dog.
- One dog, so the verb takes -s.
- The correct form is barks.
More examples
Type the correct present tense form of the verb in brackets. The boys ___ (run) very fast.
- Find the subject: the boys.
- More than one boy, so the verb has no -s.
- The correct form is run.
Type the correct present tense form of the verb in brackets. The bird ___ (sing) a song.
- Find the subject: the bird.
- One bird, so the verb takes -s.
- The correct form is sings.