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Lecture 3.1 Subject-Verb Agreement: Adding s and es

The subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about. When the subject is singular, it is only one person, place, or thing. When there is a singular subject, the verb ends with s or es.

Add s to most regular verbs that have a single subject.
The boat sails close to shore. The woman waters the flower.
Add es to regular verbs that have a single subject and end in sh, ch, s, x, and z.
Gran kisses us good-bye. Jake crunches his cereal loudly.
When the subject is plural, it is more than one person, place, or thing. When the subject is plural, the verb does not end with s or es.
The kittens sleep on the sofa. Zared and Nina latch the gate.​