Singular and Plural Verbs

In English, verbs sometimes change depending on whether the subject of the verb is singular or
plural. For instance, the verb "to walk" is conjugated in a number of different ways depending on
the subject. The singular, in phrases such as "he walks," is different from the plural, "they walk."
English verbs distinguish singular from plural only in the third person. "e walk" and "I
walk" use the same verb, despite the fact that one is singular while the other is plural.
Instructions
!. Identify whether the subject of the sentence is singular or plural. "egular plural nouns
often end in s, although pronouns do not. For e#ample, "choir" is singular while "choirs" is plural.
$ome nouns are irregular. For e#ample, the plural of "goose" is "geese," not "gooses."
%. &heck the end of the verb. 's a rule, if the last letter of the verb is s, it is singular, while if
it is not, the verb is plural. "emember that this only applies to the third person. First or second
person plural verbs do not have an s( they are identical to the singular verb. For instance, "he
sings" is singular, while "they sing" is plural, but "I sing" is singular and "we sing" is plural.
). *ook out for e#ceptions. For e#ample, some subjects may be plural but lack an "s." The
plural of "goose," for instance, is "geese." $ome verbs are irregular, especially common verbs.
The verb "to be," for instance, has several different forms and does not simply remove an s from
the end of the verb. Its third person plural form is "they are."