IXL | Is the subject singular or plural?

Look at the subject in bold. Is it singular or plural?

Mom switches off all the lights before bed.

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Look at the subject in bold. Is it singular or plural?

The scientist vanishes into her lab for days on end.

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plural

key idea

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

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, -es, or -ies.

Kyle and Jessie walk home.

The flowers grow in the garden.

solution

The subject the scientist is singular. It names one person. It goes with the verb vanishes, which ends in -es.

What does the scientist do? She vanishes into her lab for days on end.

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