
How do you recognise a singular or plural verb?Ī singular verb is one that has an s added to it in the present tense, such as writes, plays, runs, and uses forms such as is, was, has, does. teacher, Orchard Road, party, basket, beauty.What is a noun? It is a word to name people, places, events, things or ideas.

The basic rule is that singular verbs must agree with singular nouns, while plural verbs must agree with plural nouns. Have you ever wondered why we say, She looks very pretty and not She look very pretty? The answer lies in grammar rules on concord or subject-verb agreement. Singular nouns go with singular verbs while plural nouns go with plural verbs. Click on the thumbnail above to view/download the Subject-Verb Agreement Poster
