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Subject-verb agreement
Vicky Chen
主谓一致是指谓语在人称和数上必须和主语的人称和数保持一致。这是英语语法中必须遵循的基本规则。
主谓一致
Subject-verb agreement
The apple fall.
The apple falls.
Which one is right?
subject + verb
singular + singular
subject + verb
plural + plural
singular nouns and verb agreement
singular
just one
single
alone
a tree
an apple
Santa Claus
Nouns as subjects
Singular Noun and Singular Verb
A crow sings.
Crow
Singular
noun
Singular
verb
Singular Noun and Singular Verb
A flower blooms.
flower
Singular
noun
Singular
verb
Singular Noun and Singular Verb
The apple fall.
Singular
noun
Singular
verb
The apple falls.
Singular Noun and Singular Verb
The mouse dance.
Singular
noun
Singular
verb
The mouse dances.
eats
plants
drinks
sings
blooms
falls
dances
Singular verb
Plural Noun and plural Verb
Three flowers bloom.
plural noun
plural verb
Plural Noun and plural Verb
plural
noun
plural verb
The mice dance.
The mouse dances.
Plural Noun and plural Verb
plural
noun