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00:00Hi kids! Today we will learn a very interesting topic and it is Subject-Verb Agreement. So
00:10let's start. First of all, what is a subject? Subject is the word or group of words about
00:21which we are talking in a sentence. And verb is a word that tells about the action being
00:28performed or the state of being of the subject. Now let's learn. What is this Subject-Verb
00:36Agreement? A verb in a sentence must agree with the subject. That is, it must follow
00:44some rules that we will learn with the help of examples. He is busy today. They are busy
00:53today. I am busy today. We are busy today. Here you can see when the subjects are he,
01:02they, I, and we and we have used different helping words with different subjects. Is
01:11used with he. Are is used with they. Am is used with I. Are is used with we. Why so?
01:23This is Subject-Verb Agreement. That is, the subject must agree with the verb or a verb
01:31must agree with the subject. We have rules for this. Like if the subject is singular
01:39like he, she, or any singular noun, we use is with these subjects. And if the subject
01:47is I, we use am with it. Plural like they, we, us, or any plural noun or pronoun, we
01:56use are with it. That is, subject and the verb must agree with each other. So, this
02:06is about the helping verbs. Now let's learn about the verbs. Tia plays with the piano. Tia
02:14and Ria play with piano. So, what do you see when the subject is singular? That is, Tia. We
02:23have put s after the verb. That is, Tia plays. And when the subject is plural, that is, Tia
02:33and Ria, we have not put s after the verb. So, in all the sentences, subject and the verb must
02:42agree with each other. Now we will learn various rules on the Subject-Verb Agreement. If the
02:51subject is I, the helping verbs am and have are used. Let's have examples. I am a singer.
03:01I am a boxer. I have a skateboard. I have a piano. And no s or es is used with the verb. I play. I
03:15sing. I hate. I like. And if the subject is you, the helping verbs are and have are used. Let's
03:27have examples. You are a singer. You are a boxer. You have a skateboard. You have a piano. And if
03:39we are using verb with you, no s or es is used with the verb. For example, you play piano. You
03:50sing very well. You look good. So, we have learned the rules regarding the usage of helping verbs and
03:59verbs with the subject, I and you. Now let's learn rules regarding the usage of helping verbs and
04:07verbs with the subject, he, she, it, or any singular noun. If the subject is he, she, or any
04:18singular noun, we use is with it. He is a singer. She is a boxer. Ria is a tennis player. Also,
04:30only helping verb has is used if the subject is he, she, it, or any singular noun. She has a piano.
04:41Tim has a robot. He has a 3D game. And when we are using a verb with he, she, it, or any singular
04:51noun, we put s or es with the verb. She sings very well. He plays very well. He carries a lot of
05:02weight. He fits into this role. Tom loves chocolates. So, these were the rules. Now,
05:13let's fill in the blanks using these rules. Many people dash fond of pets. And we are given with
05:22three options, is, am, are. Now what should come in the blank? Many people. So, the subject is
05:34plural, so we will use are. Many people are fond of pets. Dog, dash, the most popular pet. And we
05:47are given with two options, is, and are. What should come in this blank? Dog is a singular
05:56subject, so we will use is. Dog is the most popular pet. We, dash, going for a trek. Now we
06:08are given with two options, is, and are. The subject is plural, so we will use are. We are
06:17going for a trek. Whenever a pet, dash, its master. See, or sees. What should come in the blank? Pet
06:31is a singular noun, so we will use sees. That is, we will put s after the verb. Whenever a pet sees
06:42its master, it, dash, welcome or welcomes. What should come in the blank? It is a singular pronoun,
06:55so we will use welcomes. That is, we will add s to the verb. It welcomes him by wagging its tail.
07:04This action of a dog, dash, most pleasing for its master. We are given with two options,
07:14is, and are. Dog is singular pronoun, so we will use is. The action of a dog is most pleasing for
07:26its master. A dog never, dash, its master. Harm or harms. Dog, dog is singular noun, so we will
07:40put s after the verb. A dog never harms its master, even if he, dash, it cruelly. Treat or
07:52treats. He is a singular noun, so we will put s after the verb. He treats it cruelly. Children,
08:04dash, their pets. Love or loves. Children is a plural subject, so no s or es after the verb,
08:15so we will use love. Children love their pets. A child, even, dash, his bed with its pet. Share
08:30or shares. What should come in the blank? A child. Child is singular noun, so we will use
08:40shares. That is, we will put s or es after the verb. A child even shares his bed with its pet.
08:48Now let's fill some more blanks. Colors, dash, an important part in our life. Has or have. What
09:00should come in the blank? Color is a plural noun, so we will use have. Colors have an important part
09:10in our life. They, dash, our life beautiful. Make or makes. They is plural, so we will use make.
09:24They make our life beautiful. Bright colors, dash, us happy and energetic. Makes or make. What
09:35should come in the blank? It should be make because bright colors is plural. Dark colors,
09:45dash, us calm or sad. Now, what should come in the blank? Make or makes. Colors is plural,
09:54so it should be make. Dark colors makes us calm or sad. Red, yellow, and blue, dash,
10:06primary colors. Now, is or are. What should come in the blank? It should be are because we are
10:15using plural subject red, yellow, and blue. Red, yellow, and blue are primary colors. They, dash,
10:25mix together to form different colors. Is or are. What should come in the blank? They is a plural
10:35pronoun, so we will use are. They are mixed together to form different colors. So, we have
10:44seen a lot many examples to learn the subject verb agreement. Now, you may go ahead and take
10:51a quiz to learn more. Bye-bye.