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Spot the Error (Subject-Verb Agreement)

What is a Subject?

A subject is who or what the sentence is about. The subject does the action in a sentence.

📌 Examples of Subjects:

  • A boy (Who is doing the action?)
  • The dog (What is doing the action?)
  • She (Who is doing the action?)
  • My mom (Who is doing the action?)
  • A bird (What is doing the action?)

🟢 The subject can be one person/thing (Singular) or more than one person/thing (Plural).

Different Types of Subjects

  1. Singular Subject (One person or thing)
    ✅ A girl plays.
    ✅ The dog barks.
    ✅ He runs fast.
    ✅ My mom cooks food.
  2. Plural Subject (More than one person or thing)
    ✅ Girls play.
    ✅ The dogs bark.
    ✅ They run fast.
    ✅ My parents cook food.

🚫 Wrong: The girl play. (❌ “play” should be “plays”)
🚫 Wrong: The dogs barks. (❌ “barks” should be “bark”)

Special Subjects & How They Work

🔹 Subjects with “I” and “You”
💡 “I” and “You” do NOT follow the singular rule!

✅ I play every day.
✅ You run fast.

🚫 Wrong: I plays. (❌ “plays” should be “play”)
🚫 Wrong: You runs. (❌ “runs” should be “run”)

🔹 Subjects with “He, She, It”
💡 “He, She, It” → Add “s” to the verb

✅ He eats an apple.
✅ She sings a song.
✅ It jumps high.

🚫 Wrong: He eat an apple. (❌ “eat” should be “eats”)
🚫 Wrong: She sing a song. (❌ “sing” should be “sings”)

🔹 Subjects with “They, We”
💡 “They, We” → Do NOT add “s” to the verb

✅ They play football.
✅ We go to school.

🚫 Wrong: They plays football. (❌ “plays” should be “play”)
🚫 Wrong: We goes to school. (❌ “goes” should be “go”)

What is a Verb?

A verb is an action word. It tells us what someone or something is doing.

📌 Examples of Verbs:

  • eat 🍎
  • run 🏃‍♂️
  • jump 🐰
  • sing 🎤
  • play ⚽

🔹 A verb changes depending on the subject.

Types of Verbs

  1. “Be” Verbs (is, are, am, was, were)
    ✅ He is happy.
    ✅ They are happy.
    ✅ I am a boy.
    ✅ She was at school.
    ✅ We were playing.

🚫 Wrong: They is happy. (❌ “is” should be “are”)
🚫 Wrong: I are a boy. (❌ “are” should be “am”)

  1. “Have” Verbs (has, have)
    ✅ She has a toy.
    ✅ They have toys.
    ✅ I have a book.

🚫 Wrong: She have a toy. (❌ “have” should be “has”)
🚫 Wrong: They has toys. (❌ “has” should be “have”)

  1. “Do” Verbs (does, do)
    ✅ He does his homework.
    ✅ They do their homework.

🚫 Wrong: He do his homework. (❌ “do” should be “does”)
🚫 Wrong: They does their homework. (❌ “does” should be “do”)

Golden Rule: Match the Subject and Verb

👉 If ONE person or thing is doing the action → Add “s” to the verb
👉 If MORE THAN ONE person or thing is doing the action → Do NOT add “s” to the verb

💙 ONE person/thing → Verb + “s”
💚 MORE than one → No “s”

Let’s Practice!

Find & Fix the Mistakes:

  1. She go to school. ❌
  2. The bird fly in the sky. ❌
  3. My father work in an office. ❌
  4. The boys plays in the park. ❌
  5. He have a red car. ❌

💡 Hint:

  • If it’s ONE, add “s” to the verb.
  • If it’s MANY, do NOT add “s.”

Answers:

  1. She goes to school. ✅
  2. The bird flies in the sky. ✅
  3. My father works in an office. ✅
  4. The boys play in the park. ✅
  5. He has a red car. ✅

🎉 Now You Know Spot the Error (Subject-Verb Agreement!)
💡 Just Remember:

  • If ONE person or thing, add “s” to the verb.
  • If MORE than one, do NOT add “s.”
  • “He, She, It” → Add “s.”
  • “I, You, We, They” → No “s.”

 

Sentences for Practice

Spot the Error & Correct the Sentences

  1. She do her work on time.
  2. The dog bark at night.
  3. He have a red car.
  4. The boy were late to school.
  5. My mother cook delicious food.
  6. The teacher have a meeting today.
  7. The baby cry all night.
  8. He do not like tea.
  9. She has many friends. (Correct)
  10. The child play with his toys.
  11. It do not make sense.
  12. The girl write a letter.
  13. My friend have a bike.
  14. He do exercise daily.
  15. The cat chase the mouse.
  16. My father tell great stories.
  17. The monkey eat a banana.
  18. The boy has many books. (Correct)
  19. The bird fly in the sky.
  20. The train leave at 5 PM.
  21. A doctor treat patients.
  22. The sun rise in the east.
  23. She has a lot of homework. (Correct)
  24. The bus arrive late.
  25. He do his homework in the evening.
  26. My mother go to the market every day.
  27. A student study hard.
  28. The cow give milk.
  29. The baby has a soft toy. (Correct)
  30. She do not watch TV.
  31. A lion roar loudly.
  32. He go to the gym regularly.
  33. The boy have a football.
  34. The shop open at 9 AM.
  35. A postman deliver letters.
  36. The teacher explain the lesson.
  37. My sister do not like coffee.
  38. A snake crawl on the ground.
  39. My uncle work in a factory.
  40. He drive a blue car.
  41. The clock show the correct time.
  42. My brother study in class 8.
  43. The child drink milk every day.
  44. He has a sharp mind. (Correct)
  45. A policeman catch thieves.
  46. She teach English in a school.
  47. The movie start at 7 PM.
  48. The bird make a nest on the tree.
  49. The plant grow quickly.
  50. My cousin do not live in this city.

Answers (Corrected Sentences)

  1. She does her work on time.
  2. The dog barks at night.
  3. He has a red car.
  4. The boy was late to school.
  5. My mother cooks delicious food.
  6. The teacher has a meeting today.
  7. The baby cries all night.
  8. He does not like tea.
  9. (Correct)
  10. The child plays with his toys.
  11. It does not make sense.
  12. The girl writes a letter.
  13. My friend has a bike.
  14. He does exercise daily.
  15. The cat chases the mouse.
  16. My father tells great stories.
  17. The monkey eats a banana.
  18. (Correct)
  19. The bird flies in the sky.
  20. The train leaves at 5 PM.
  21. A doctor treats patients.
  22. The sun rises in the east.
  23. (Correct)
  24. The bus arrives late.
  25. He does his homework in the evening.
  26. My mother goes to the market every day.
  27. A student studies hard.
  28. The cow gives milk.
  29. (Correct)
  30. She does not watch TV.
  31. A lion roars loudly.
  32. He goes to the gym regularly.
  33. The boy has a football.
  34. The shop opens at 9 AM.
  35. A postman delivers letters.
  36. The teacher explains the lesson.
  37. My sister does not like coffee.
  38. A snake crawls on the ground.
  39. My uncle works in a factory.
  40. He drives a blue car.
  41. The clock shows the correct time.
  42. My brother studies in class 8.
  43. The child drinks milk every day.
  44. (Correct)
  45. A policeman catches thieves.
  46. She teaches English in a school.
  47. The movie starts at 7 PM.
  48. The bird makes a nest on the tree.
  49. The plant grows quickly.
  50. My cousin does not live in this city.

 

 

 

 

 

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