Subject-Verb Agreement - By EnglishI PLC
00:0-1 | All right . How's it going ? Ladies and gentlemen | |
00:01 | , today we're gonna talk about subject and verb agreement | |
00:04 | and another one of your favorite grammar videos . Let's | |
00:07 | get started . This one won't take us very long | |
00:09 | . Uh , there's one simple rule that I suggest | |
00:12 | writing down for subject verb agreement . And that's basically | |
00:15 | a singular subject . Takes on a singular verb , | |
00:18 | while a plural subject takes on a plural verb . | |
00:21 | If you understand that rule and know how to check | |
00:24 | for a singular subject or plural subject , when the | |
00:27 | rest of it kind of falls together pretty easily so | |
00:29 | I'd suggest writing that down . Let's take a look | |
00:33 | at a few examples are first one Here is a | |
00:35 | bike and a scooter , Would you say is Are | |
00:38 | are my means of getting around until I get a | |
00:41 | car and then the second one , the principal , | |
00:45 | along with a bunch of teachers , is or are | |
00:48 | getting ready for a snow day . Hopefully , in | |
00:52 | the first one , you'd realize that we're talking about | |
00:54 | two subjects a bike and a scooter . So , | |
00:57 | since our subject is going to be plural , are | |
01:00 | verb needs to be plural as well . So if | |
01:02 | you think about you'd probably to say a bike in | |
01:04 | a scooter are my means of getting around until I | |
01:06 | get a car . Usually when we say these allowed | |
01:10 | we , uh , no to match up the right | |
01:14 | singular verb and singular subject . But sometimes that it | |
01:18 | could be a little tricky . And we have to | |
01:19 | make sure , especially when we're writing it down that | |
01:21 | we use the proper subject for agreement . The second | |
01:25 | one that it could be a little bit more confusing | |
01:27 | because we have the principal and then also says along | |
01:30 | with a bunch of teachers . But we know that | |
01:33 | along with a bunch of teachers here , is set | |
01:35 | off by these commas . And we remember from our | |
01:37 | common rules that this is unnecessary information or restrictive clause | |
01:41 | . So are subject Here is still on Lee the | |
01:44 | principal , not a bunch of teachers as well . | |
01:47 | So since the principle is singular , we're going to | |
01:51 | say is so the principal , along with a bunch | |
01:54 | of teachers , is getting ready for a snow day | |
01:57 | . And while it might not sound right when you | |
01:59 | say it aloud , uh , it does follow our | |
02:01 | grammatical rules , so make sure when you're searching for | |
02:05 | your subject to make sure . Is it singular , | |
02:07 | or is it plural ? And then look around for | |
02:10 | anything else that might kind of throw you off like | |
02:12 | a word . You see teachers here that it's plural | |
02:15 | , so you might be more likely to choose our | |
02:17 | , But you need to stick with the rule and | |
02:19 | go for the is . So if you see anything | |
02:21 | in these commas right here , usually that means you're | |
02:24 | looking at additional information instead of the actual subject . | |
02:28 | Try and think about who is actually doing the verb | |
02:32 | here . All right , Here's the first rule . | |
02:36 | I'd suggest writing down Rule number one if the subjects | |
02:39 | are joined by , and they're considered plural . And | |
02:43 | this seems like a pretty common sense . The quarterback | |
02:45 | and the coach , Obviously we have a quarterback coach | |
02:48 | that's plural are having a conference . The second was | |
02:52 | a little bit more confusing . If subjects are joined | |
02:55 | by or or nor the verb should agree with the | |
02:58 | closer subject , Right ? So let me explain . | |
03:02 | Here we have the actors and the director . The | |
03:05 | actors is plural . What ? The director is singular | |
03:08 | . We decide if the verb is going to be | |
03:10 | singular plural based on whatever comes right before it So | |
03:15 | in this sense , we have . Either the actors | |
03:17 | or the director is at fault . And since the | |
03:20 | director is singular , we have is . But if | |
03:23 | we flip the two around either the director or the | |
03:26 | actors are at fault , then we know that since | |
03:29 | actors or plural , that verb is going to take | |
03:32 | on a plural right next to it . So make | |
03:35 | sure you write down these two rules , especially number | |
03:36 | two , because I think that one could be a | |
03:38 | little bit confusing . All right , here's some words | |
03:43 | that could end up being a little bit more difficult | |
03:46 | where you could think . Oh , well , everyone | |
03:48 | is plural , so it needs to be always a | |
03:51 | plural ver bas . Well , if you think about | |
03:55 | it in a sentence , would you say everyone is | |
03:58 | going to have a good time or everyone are gonna | |
04:01 | have a good time ? Hopefully , you realize that | |
04:04 | even though everyone sounds like plural , it's actually a | |
04:07 | singular . So here's some words I suggest writing down | |
04:10 | just because they can be sometimes confusing , uh , | |
04:12 | someone , somebody , each either one everyone and anyone | |
04:19 | . And I think probably the easiest way to remember | |
04:21 | this is if you look at the end of the | |
04:23 | words we have one or body . Uh , that | |
04:27 | is a good clue to tell you that it's going | |
04:30 | to be a singular word , even though it might | |
04:32 | look like it's a plural . So someone , somebody | |
04:35 | , each you're just kind of on your own . | |
04:37 | You have to understand that each is singular , which | |
04:38 | isn't too hard , either . One . Everyone , | |
04:41 | anyone . We keep seeing this pop up , and | |
04:44 | that's a good tip that it's singular . Um , | |
04:47 | just as a quick little side note here , none | |
04:52 | could be singular or plural in most cases . Except | |
04:57 | , uh , if you are , uh , if | |
05:00 | you're taking the S A . T , it considers | |
05:02 | none on Lee a singular word . So I think | |
05:06 | if you read the sentence down here , would you | |
05:08 | say none of us is going to see transformers for | |
05:11 | our None of us are going to see transformers for | |
05:14 | I think most people would probably say , Well , | |
05:16 | the none of us is going to make it plural | |
05:19 | . So none of us are going to see transformers | |
05:20 | for , um , technically are most tests . Both | |
05:25 | are correct . You could say none of us is | |
05:26 | going to see transformers for , But if you're taking | |
05:29 | the a c t . Then the only correct answer | |
05:32 | would be None of us is going to see transformers | |
05:35 | for , uh , this won't pop up on artists | |
05:38 | just because I think it's kind of a weird little | |
05:40 | rule . But just in case as a second for | |
05:42 | the A c . T . Do note that for | |
05:45 | the S A T , none is always considered singular | |
05:48 | . All right , that's basically it . Before you | |
05:52 | finish off this video and take the little quiz underneath | |
05:57 | here , just remember that a singular subject takes a | |
05:59 | singular verb . Plural subject takes a plural verb , | |
06:02 | so the first step is always figuring out whether the | |
06:04 | subject is plural or singular . Make sure you watch | |
06:07 | out for those words everybody , somebody , and then | |
06:10 | make sure if you see like a prep positional phrase | |
06:12 | set up by commas or maybe not even set off | |
06:15 | by commas , make sure you still understand who is | |
06:18 | the actual subject of the sentence and what you figured | |
06:21 | that out . Then It's just a simple as changing | |
06:23 | that verb to be the same as the subject , | |
06:26 | whether it's singular or plural . All right , hopefully | |
06:28 | that helps saying good luck |
DESCRIPTION:
This grammar video presents subject-verb agreement rules. It can serve as a good review of this grammar concept for middle and high school students.
OVERVIEW:
Subject-Verb Agreement is a free educational video by EnglishI PLC.It helps students in grades 4 practice the following standards L.4.1.F.
This page not only allows students and teachers view Subject-Verb Agreement but also find engaging Sample Questions, Apps, Pins, Worksheets, Books related to the following topics.
1. L.4.1.F : Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.*.