Subject Verb Agreement

A singular subject needs a verb in the singular form, and a plural subject needs a verb in the plural form. Here are some basic examples of subject / verb agreement:

Singular Subject & Singular Verb

  • The student goes to the airport after school.

Plural Subject & Plural Verb

  • The students do their homework together in the evening.

Subject Verb Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns

Indefinite Pronouns

something someone somebody each
everything everyone everybody either
anything anyone anybody neither
nothing no one nobody one 

Indefinite pronouns are singular, so they need a singular form verb:

  • Everyone in the tower helps clean up the tower cab.
  • One of the people I met was a radar controller.
  • Neither of the aircraft is my favorite.

Exercise

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