verbs
Verbs are action words. They express doing, being or having. The person or thing that carries out the action is called the subject.
Look at this example.
Georgia rode her bike.
* Rode is the verb. It is an action word.
* Georgia is the one who is carrying out the action - riding - so Georgia is the subject.
Agreement of subject and verb
When writing sentences it is important to remember that the subject (the noun or pronoun) must agree in number with the verb. Nouns may be singular or plural and this determines how the verb is written.
Look at these examples.
1) The dog plays.
2) The dogs play.
The subject (the dog) in the first example is singular. In the second example the subject (the dogs) is plural. Therefore the verb must change and become plural to agree with the plural noun. For example:
1) Jemima was very ill.
2) Jemima and Jessie were very ill.
Remember:
* singular nouns go with singular verbs
* plural nouns go with plural verbs.
Look at this example.
Georgia rode her bike.
* Rode is the verb. It is an action word.
* Georgia is the one who is carrying out the action - riding - so Georgia is the subject.
Agreement of subject and verb
When writing sentences it is important to remember that the subject (the noun or pronoun) must agree in number with the verb. Nouns may be singular or plural and this determines how the verb is written.
Look at these examples.
1) The dog plays.
2) The dogs play.
The subject (the dog) in the first example is singular. In the second example the subject (the dogs) is plural. Therefore the verb must change and become plural to agree with the plural noun. For example:
1) Jemima was very ill.
2) Jemima and Jessie were very ill.
Remember:
* singular nouns go with singular verbs
* plural nouns go with plural verbs.