Subject-Verb Agreement
One very
common grammatical mistake made by those who write and/or speak in
the English language
is the error in "Subject-Verb Agreement".
The error arises when the verb of a sentence does not agree with its subject. For example, a singular subject should be paired with a singular verb.
Su Dongpo was a famous poet and statesman.
[Here Su Dongpo is the subject (singular) and the word was is the singular verb in the past tense.]
Xuanzang and ZhuBajie are two characters in the novel Journey to the West.
[Here the subject is "Xuanzang and ZhuBajie". It is a plural subject that requires the plural verb "are".
Try the exercises found in the list below:
1) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/5/13/34
2) http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/quiz-in-subject-verb-agreement.html
3) http://www.pcc.edu/staff/pdf/645/SubjectVerbAgreement.pdf
4) https://www.englishgrammar.org/subject-verb-agreement-worksheet/
5) http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/subverb1.htm
The error arises when the verb of a sentence does not agree with its subject. For example, a singular subject should be paired with a singular verb.
Su Dongpo was a famous poet and statesman.
[Here Su Dongpo is the subject (singular) and the word was is the singular verb in the past tense.]
Xuanzang and ZhuBajie are two characters in the novel Journey to the West.
[Here the subject is "Xuanzang and ZhuBajie". It is a plural subject that requires the plural verb "are".
Try the exercises found in the list below:
1) https://owl.english.purdue.edu/exercises/5/13/34
2) http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/quiz-in-subject-verb-agreement.html
3) http://www.pcc.edu/staff/pdf/645/SubjectVerbAgreement.pdf
4) https://www.englishgrammar.org/subject-verb-agreement-worksheet/
5) http://www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/subverb1.htm
