SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

A dog barks.

They play badminton every night.

She plays the piano every night.

THIS HAMSTER SLEEPS SOUNDLY.

THE HAMSTERS LIKE TO EAT CAKES.

The ballerina dances gracefully.

The ballerinas dance gracefully.

A BABY NEEDS MANY HOURS OF SLEEP.

Babies need many hours of sleep.

This boy sits on the stone steps every evening.

These boys sit on the steps.

In the past tense:

• The dog barked last night.
• The dogs barked last night.
• The baby cried just now.
• The babies cried just now.

In the present tense:

• A dog barks.
• Dogs bark.
• A baby cries when he is hungry.
• Babies cry when they are hungry

Your Turn

A frog croaks/ croak.

Roy and Keith enjoys/ enjoy playing soccer.

All the pies has/ have been eaten!

A bouquet of flowers is/are placed on my table.

For plural nouns: