IXL | Use the correct subject or verb | 2nd grade language arts

Complete the sentence with the best subject.

Grandma

talks

with me every day.

The girls

Grandma

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question

Complete the sentence with the best subject.

Grandma and Grandpa

teach

us about the past sometimes.

Mrs. Shelton

Grandma and Grandpa

key idea

The subject and the verb in a sentence must agree.

Singular subjects name only one person, animal, place, or thing. When a subject is singular, use a singular verb. Singular verbs end in -s or -es.

Sarah visits her grandmother.

My cat washes her paws.

Plural subjects name more than one person, animal, place, or thing. When a subject is plural, use a plural verb. Plural verbs usually do not end in -s or -es.

Kyle and Jessie walk home.

The flowers grow in the garden.

solution

Look at the verb teach. It is a plural verb.

Now look at the answer choices.

The subject Mrs. Shelton is singular, so it should be used with a singular verb.

Mrs. Shelton teaches

The subject Grandma and Grandpa is plural, so it should be used with a plural verb.

Grandma and Grandpa teach

So, the best subject to complete the sentence is Grandma and Grandpa.

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