Pronoun-verb agreement
Key Notes:
🌟 Pronoun–Verb Agreement 🎯
| 🔑 Key Points: |
- Pronoun = Subject (he, she, it, they, we, you, I)
- Verb = Action word (run, eat, sing, play)
- 👉 The verb must match the pronoun in number (singular/plural).
| 🧑🏫 Rules with Examples: |
1️⃣ He / She / It → Verb + “s” or “es”
✨ Example:
- He plays football. ⚽
- She reads a book. 📖
- It rains a lot. 🌧️
2️⃣ I / You / We / They → Verb without “s”
✨ Example:
- I play cricket. 🏏
- You eat apples. 🍎
- We sing a song. 🎶
- They run fast. 🏃♂️
| 🚦 Quick Tips: |
✅ If the pronoun is he, she, it → add -s/-es to the verb.
✅ If the pronoun is I, you, we, they → no -s.
| 🎉 Fun Reminder: |
✨ “One (he, she, it) gets an extra -s 🎁,
✨ Many (I, you, we, they) stay simple!”
Learn with an example
🌀 Complete the sentence with the best subject pronoun.
______ clean the house.
- They
- He
- Look at the verb, clean. It is a plural verb.
- Now look at the answer choices.
- The subject pronoun they is plural, so it should be used with a plural verb.
- they clean
- The subject pronoun he is singular, so it should be used with a singular verb.
- he cleans
- So, the best subject pronoun to complete the sentence is they.
🌀 Complete the sentence with the best verb.
It ____ like Grandpa.
- looks
- look
- Look at the subject pronoun, it. It is singular, so it goes with a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s or -es.
- it looks
- So, the best verb to complete the sentence is looks.
🌀 Complete the sentence with the best verb.
We _____ at Grandma.
- grin
- grins
- Look at the subject pronoun, we. It is plural, so it goes with a plural verb. Plural verbs do not end in -s or -es.
- we grin
- So, the best verb to complete the sentence is grin.
Let’s practice!🖊️
