As with nouns and pronouns, verbs must also agree in number.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb Parts
Sometimes a verb is one word in a sentence.
For example: The frog jumped into the pond.
Sometimes a verb is more than one word in a sentence.
For example: He finally decided to jump over the fence.
For example: Finally, he decided to jump over the fence.
Subject-Verb Agreement
- If a noun is singular, i.e. first person, the verb must be consistently singular.
- If a noun is plural, i.e. third person, the verb must be consistently plural.
Verb Parts
Sometimes a verb is one word in a sentence.
For example: The frog jumped into the pond.
Sometimes a verb is more than one word in a sentence.
For example: He finally decided to jump over the fence.
For example: Finally, he decided to jump over the fence.
