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Singular or Plural? Subject-Verb Agreement in English Grammar
Sometimes, it’s hard to know if the verb in a sentence should be singular or plural. Learn more about such tricky cases in this short grammar lesson.
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very nice
thanks a lot for your lessons. they are really useful. I hope to receive your help. I confuse about “already” in present perfect and in simple present tense. can you explain ? thanks you !
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hello all staff thank you fo your efforts. can you please add videos about parts of speech, ambiguity and noun phrase prepositional phrase and other also tell us how canwe use
hello all staff thank you fo your efforts. can you please add videos about parts of speech, ambiguity and noun phrase prepositional phrase and other also tell us how can we use and know it easily? thnak you again.
8 out of 8
thank you
Sorry
Where did you get the other one?
sure you are rigth.
Hi.. what do you mean about the quiz?
there were only 7 items test
hello , thank you very much of your efforts , i wish all the best for all staff
Hello Rebeca,
Thanks for teaching. Could you please teach about subject/verb agreement when we use pronuons such: NOBODY, ANYBODY, SOMEONE, ONE, NEITHER, SEVERAL, FEW, etc etc.
Thank you so much!
Rebeca
Hello,I like your request,I also want to know that
all quiz well done…thx
This is my first comment.
Thank you for your clarification.
Khalid from KSA.
Thank you for this class!
veriy nicelession.thanks alot .you are really good teacher.best regards
sorry.I ment nice lession.I wrote it rung firsttime.
thank u 4 your time brunette teacher, u made my day. there was a smart,lovely,cool teacher 2day- hell yeah. I hope to watch u next thursday, bye.
helllo
I’m mehdi.It’s very good test.
Thanks
Thank you.:)
Deeply thanks
Thank you, very nice lesson.
love it thank you very much. it nakr me clear.
thank Rebecca for the Subject singular and plural-verb agreement
James Manyang
wuaa.. thanks a lot for this grammar lesson miss Rebecca..
Thanks for your lesson, Rebecca.
very simple and easy to understand.
I’ve learn’ t a lot and still learning
thanks a million
good luck
excellent as usual
this is a fabulous lecture as usual .thank you Rabecca
Dear Rebecca. My question is out of the topic but i need your help. Can you explain why we use “it’s windy”, but not “winding”. It’s raining”, but not “rainy”. Please help me.
Alas, the English language is not logical!!
So we can say, “It’s a windy day”, “It’s a rainy day” , or “It’s raining” but not “It’s winding”, because there is no verb to wind, referring to the weather.
Sorry, sometimes English is just like that. I assure you there are many such examples that will make you wonder what’s going on!
My best wishes to you all the same.
very nice.. please make video of tenses .. all type of tenses.. thanks
Thank you rebecca.
Thank you for your class.
thank you so much and we need more and more lessons to be fluent :)
Thanks Rebecca.
Great explaintion thank u Rebecca
Yipe! I got a perfect score. tnx Ms Rebecca for good teaching. :D
preseeent maam,,,and my score is seven,,,,hiihaaaa…thanks a lot maam….God bless you(:
This is really Good
A Very clearly and helpful explanation. Thank you very much…..
good job..:)
Let me thank you for teaching us English Language I have no word how to thank you.
Rebecca you are a good teacher for me : )
thanks a lot
UR PRONUNCIATION IS VERY GOOD
& THE LESSON IS GREAT
THANKS ALOT
hello,
i am learning so much things from this site,
thankyou ! :)
thank you
Hei Rebecca
Thanks!
Every lessons is good, when you are the teacher.
Is that correct English? Ask Lene from Denmark.
Thanks alot Rebeca…
Thank you, Teacher.
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thank you
Dear teacher Rebecca,
recently a day I saw there were two hundred& forty words that most comonly mistake unfortunately I coudn’t take all them down so if there is possibility would you mind forwading me thank you teacher…Chandana.C
you are the best Rebecca.Thank you i am anew student.
Welcome to engvid, hussa. We’re happy to have you.
Thank you, Rebecca! I have two questions.
One of them is about the “There” pattern–There are a gift and some flowers on the table. Is a plural verb should be used in this sentence as there are two nouns, connected by “and” here? I’m asking, because S
some people say that a singular verb should be used as the fist noun in the sentence (“gift”) is singular.
And the second question is about the following sentence–Our target audience is/are (?) English teachers. I’d choose “is”, because “audience” is a singular subject. Am I right or not? :)
Thank you in advance!
Tricky examples you provided there.
As far as I am concerned in the first example the “and” word does not work as a conjunction but more like separator, therefore it takes on only one subject, that is the first one “a gift”.
In the 2nd one I’d also pick singular as target “audience” is a collective noun. And depending on which kind of English we are talking about, whether it is an academic/British English or American English the subject verb will vary from singular to plural. That is my thought on this issue. Evaluation highly encouraged here Rebecca. :)
Thank you for your comment :) and the info!
Seems to me you guys don’t need me here ’cause you figured it all out by yourselves. Good work! You are right, crashbandicoot! My best to both of you for your keen interest.
Superb teaching Rebacca.
Hi rebecca,excellent.but I want to ask you:Can I use this rule with other verbs or only with the verb to be? Excuse me by writing,I don’t speak English.I’m from Colombia,a hug.
dear teacher.it is a very good lesson thanks so much
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Nice,Thanking,
Testing. I am a new comer. Would you mind telling me how to into the quiz,please. Thank you.
how to get into*
hi rebeca u show us something essential thanks
Hi, i don’t understand 6. section (each/every);
Ok, now if i say “every student”, i will use singular verb but if i say “every student(s)”, what will i do? Singular verb again or Plural verb?
Please solve this problem for me :) Thanks.
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I hope the best wishes
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hi,mam nice lesson
could you tell me about the adj ‘interesting’.we use it with ‘an’in singular and what about plulars? plz make a sentence for plurals.
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dear teacher,it is a very good lesson thanks so much .
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Hi n tx,
Would u mind 2 answer me?!
What’s d part of speach of “that” plz!?
4instance:that boy.
Is it an adj??
By d way…….
Ive got it by myself.
Up me!
Hello.
I want to know that “end in s” and “don’t end in s” are meaning.
And what is “chickens” of “The chickens ___________ in the barn.”
Sorry my english is too bad lol..
she has explained that but I will tell you she means that there’re some words that end in (s) such as (news)but it’s not plural it is singular,so we have to use (is).
Hello Rebecca! It is nice to pay attention to your lessons. It was clear and very easy because the lesson is about the singular and plural using the verb To Be. Thanks a lot. Bye
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Excellent teaching!
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thanks a lot it was a beautiful lesson I hope all the lessons are clearly like this
((please correct my grammar if there ant wrong in this comment))
Hi Rebecca, your all explanation was so good. Thank you so mach.
Hi Rebecca, your explanation was so good. Thank you so much
6 out of 7 i am realy good in english
I have learning English so please you guide me
thanks
that great.
clearly understood
good work, thank you :)
All right
very good
it was really so nice like you.
dear madam !kindly answer my 1 question.
(what is the difference between ‘like’ and ‘as’?)
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great…. thank you
I love the way you teach, i comprehend you very easily.
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Hi, Sir! I am very pleased …I want to practice more and more. Now I am going to participate in IELTS examination. I am not good at English.Please help me , Sir…..Thanks….
Please get hold of the necessary IELTS books and try to join an exam preparation class so you can do well on this challenging exam. You could also refer to my website,
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I wish you the best.
Thank you rebeca for this lesson, I would like to understand when I use “there” in singular or plural, this the part I can’t understand very well, Can you explian me agian, please? Thank you.
thanks alot teacher
its nice i got all of then right thanks miss
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Thanks teacher for your explaining , it was very simple and fun :)
I feel very happy.
very good….
thank for you we need more
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You’re flattering me now but thanks a lot anyway. My best wishes to you. Reo.
Thank you !!! :)
I scored 7 out of 7 :D
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thnku alot but can u add more vidoes on prepositions etc’s
7 out of 7
Now I get it. Thank you a lot. Your explanation is very clear. @}-;-’—
Hello Rebecca! the way you explain is very clear and easy to understand.. thanks a lot for you help.. :)
thanks
Hi Rebecca,
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
It’s very too late i’m writing comment in this section anyway forget it. After learning this lesson by your video i din’t get any doubts because you made this lesson as crystal clear. Keep it up and good luck!!!
Regards,
Mohammed Shahid
Thanks Mohammed. It’s never too late to say a kind word so thanks for your feedback. I wish you all the best.
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This lesson was great. I was having trouble understanding when to use is and are. Now I know. Thanks
excellent way of teaching.
I am learning well with your lectures.
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thanks a lot,you help me understand about use verb.but i think you shoud have write out example for all people underatand.i hope i will speak english well one day.nice a good day.thanks
I am recently moved from Germany ,your,s lessons helps me a lot thanks a lot for your help.
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Very good lesson, I got 7 points out of 7
superb explanation
thank you.
Thank you, very nice lesson.
Examples are more important for me than rules. I don’t want to be english teacher. I going to remember examples not rules. Then write examples to the desk. fill it to the end. don’t be so lazy.
Such ____ exercises is most stupid teaching thing i ever sow. Dont use ___ such exercises ___ PLZ.
I got 7 out of 7.
Because!
The way you explain
very easy to understand.
Thank you.
I like this lesson, but you are teaching so general , it used in grammar but it is not enough for somebody learning. In my opinion you need improve more about minute and give more example and every student is understand that is what I mean
Happy New Year Robecca！I am so pleased that you have new lessons in your Tube. Thank you:)could you please tell me what the subjust and verb agreement on 2/3? e.g. 2/3 students are or is Chinese? or 2/3 is/are not enough?
Thank You !
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THANK YOU TEACHER, and good luck for all
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Hi,Rebecca!I really like listening to your teachings. Could you please help me with punctuation marks? I really don’t know how to use them. Thank you.
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I got my quiz score 7 out of 7
Hello Mrs. Rebecca thaks you’r learning to make Me understand about Verb Agreement. I got 7 out of 7 hehehe. but I always improve in English. GOD Bless
Thanks to all of you for your useful feedback. i wish you all the best.
Rebecca, thanks. This is very very good.
Rebecca, thank you!
hi.all..someone to teach me
end in “s‘ and don’t end in “s’because i’m still confuse.thank you
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thank you very much teacher ,,,
one word is always confusing me when to use n where to use,, teacher plzzzz explain,, the word is ” seems ” ..
i am very much confused how to use this word. plzz explain it with some exampls… Thanx
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for every Lessons you made I like you when you teach
I got 100 in this quiz
thanks
Well explained! :) I think There are more than 20 rules about Subject-Verb Agreement. I just want to ask, what is the different between “A number” and “The Number”. It’s quite confusing. Thank you Ma’am :)
a number of is plural while the number of is singulat xD thnx
thanks you for this class .it was useful lesson
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You are rather looked like my MOM.I love her so much than anything in the world.
I don’t have faith in god but if he was there I Want him to give you a awesome life for u and your family.
Thanks
Hi Rebecca,
Which sentence is correct as given below?
I and John is working on it?
I and John are working on it?
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It is a amazing explanation because very easy to understand. Thank you so much!
Tashi deleck!
Thanks a lot…
This was very helpful… Thank you so much for making this video. Deeply appreciated.
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Thank you Rebecca,you explain very good.I think i understood this lesson very good.
thank you for assistance…
Thank you for all your lessons!Could you answer my question, please? “I like reading, but being on-line on Facebook and surfing the Net IS/ARE more interestin. What should I put here?
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I scored 7 out of 7. Thanks a lot Rebecca!!!
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Thank so much Mrs. Rebecca for your time :)
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I have learned English that you taught by http://WWW.Engvid.com I think your teaching is very good and easy to understand.
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Turkey and cranberry sauce ___________ popular Thanksgiving foods in North America. I read that weshould write is not are as it is considerd one kind of meet not two.
But look at what comes after! Thanksgiving foods is plural, which hints that you should be using are. If the sentence was Turkey and cranberry sauce ______ a popular Thanksgiving dish, using is would be right.
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You scored 7 out of 7 .. haha ..
I’m Good ..! thank u Teacher :) :)
Which is the correct verb for this sentence?
The loss of his two jobs was/were big effect on his finances.
If my sentence is correct or not please correct me.
Thanks in advance
hi!Rebecca,
this is very helpful for me,thank u.:)
i have another confuse word is dollar/dollars…how much i need to use “s”
Hello, Rebecca! Thank you for the lesson. I have one question: how can I use the word “hair”? Is it singular or plural noun? Thank you one more time!
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7/7!! Thank you Rebecca!! Your explanations are very very good!!
Regards!!
helo mam rebecca. i just want to thank you for teaching us such information in grammar rules and all other lessn. those lessons
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Thank ma’am, it’s very useful.
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I hope all Toefl test if be lik this easy and I can pass the test.
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Dear Ms. Rebecca,
May ask you a question, but isn`t related with the subject?
Which one is the correct statement between “kind of hobbies or kinds of hobbies”
Thanks a lot for your answer Ms.
Dear Rubecca, you make me study English easier and more effective than whenever before. Thank you very much . How lucky I am ,having such a chance being your student.
I don’t understand the 3 question of the quiz…??
I really confused??
Why is the children ARE…
and not IS ????
Is a pleasure to learn english in ENGVID
If I am talking about nationalities I should say: They are Americans or they are American…
They are Italians or they are Italian…
thanks
Thanks :)
Hi Rebecca! You really make grammar sound much easier. On this topic, here’s something bothering me: The majority of the population (speak/speaks)English. Is is the subject in such cases to be taken plural or singular?
Hi Rebecca! You really make grammar sound much easier. On this topic, here’s something bothering me: The majority of the population (speak/speaks)English. Is the subject in such cases to be taken plural or singular?
Hi Rebecca, I love your classes, Could you help me with a lesson how to use “figure out” ?
Thank you Mam Rebecca.
I want to convey my regards to the teacher who took time to compile this video. What would be the polite way to do so? Like, “Thanks Ms.Rebecca”; “Thanks,Rebecca”; “Thank you, mam”.