Subject-Verb Agreement

1. Noun Types

1.1. Noncount Nouns

1.1.1. The homework is due in a week.

1.2. Collective Nouns

1.2.1. The team has a game tomorrow.

1.3. Compound Nouns

1.3.1. Her brothers-in-law are fans of the Gators.

1.4. Count Nouns

1.4.1. The doctors have prepared well for this surgery.

1.5. -ing words

1.5.1. Traveling with friends makes the trip more enjoyable.

2. compound subjects

2.1. and

2.1.1. Tom and Betty have several dogs.

2.1.2. The boys and the girl work together well.

2.2. or

2.2.1. The doctors or Betty has the medicine we need.

2.2.2. Better or the doctors have the medicine we need.

3. there

3.1. There are six people in line for the movie.

3.2. There is a new store at the mall.

4. Wh- words

4.1. Questions

4.1.1. What makes him so sure he is right?

4.2. Adjectives

4.2.1. Tobias who is a carpenter made this bookshelf for me.

5. Auxiliary Verbs

5.1. BE verbs

5.1.1. linking verb

5.1.1.1. Steve is tall.

5.1.2. questions

5.1.2.1. Is he tired?

5.1.3. progressive

5.1.3.1. They were playing soccer.

5.2. have verbs

5.2.1. present perfect

5.2.1.1. He has walked the whole distance.

5.2.2. questions

5.2.2.1. Have they seen the movie yet?

5.3. Do verbs

5.3.1. Questions

5.3.1.1. Does he always drive?

5.3.2. Negatives

5.3.2.1. They don't like to visit during the week.

5.3.3. Emphasis

5.3.3.1. She does like "Big Bang Theory."

5.4. Modals

5.4.1. They should be here soon.

6. Indefinite Pronouns

6.1. singular

6.1.1. Everybody in the swimming pool swims for our team.

6.2. plural

6.2.1. Few have worked as hard as Harold

6.3. depends

6.3.1. Some of the workers are eating lunch.