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subject verb agreement

which on is the correct sentence ?

1. on of my sister are going on a trip to united states
2. on of my sister is going on a trip to united ststed

 What is sbject ?

subject is the persons / people /thing(s) that do the activity.

I,you,the,we,she,he,linda,the bank

What is verb ?

verb is a word used to describe an action , state ,or accurence of a sentence

Action verb

• also know as main verb
• action verb are word ( give,eat,walk,etc ) or possesion ( have,own )
• action verbs can be either transive (with object)

example :

1. Laurissa raises her hand ( kkt )
2. Laurissa rises slowly from her seat ( kki )

Linking verb

A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that rename or describes the subject 

To be : is , am , are, was ,were

example : ~  I  am  happy

verb : seem , appear ,become , looks.
example : ~ she looks pale

Helping  verbs

helping verb are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects

Example :

• tejo is (helping verb) going(main verb) to florida

Main Rule of

 "subject verb agreement"

Rule 1

Example : the dog growls when it is angry

Rule 2

example : The dog , who is chewing on my jeans,is usually very good

Rule 3

example : the colors , of the rainbow are beautiful

Rule 4

example : there is a problem with the balance sheet here are the papers you requested

Rule 5

example : the cow and the pig are jumping over the moon

 

Rule 6

example : red beans and rice in my mom favorite dish

Rule 7

 example : no smoking or drinking is allowed , every man and woman is required to check in

Rule 8

 example : jessica or christian is to blame for the accident 

Rule 9

example : all of the chicken is gone

Rule 10

example : four quart of oil was required to get the car running

Rule 11

example : dog and cats are both available at the pound 

Rule 12

example :either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo

Rule 13

example : everybody want to be loved

Rule 14

example : few were left alive after the flood 

Rule 15

 example : to walk and to chew gum require great skil

Rule 16

 example :standing in the water was a bad idea

Rule 17

example : the herd is stampeding

Rule 18 

example : the burbs is a movie starring tom hanks