Subject/verb agreement

Subject/verb agreement is a grammar point that poses some difficulties to English students of all levels. On the surface, it is quite easy to grasp the fact that a singular subject demands a singular verb, and a plural subject needs a plural verbs, as in these examples:

The boy is crying (singular subject / singular verb)
The boys are crying (plural subject /plural verb)

Unilearning, an Australian webpage designed for overseas foreign students, has created an online activity where students are tested on the subject/object concord.

The activity is suitable for intermediate students.

If you are interested in this topic, A clil to climb published two posts about it recently:

How much is... or how much are? and there is or there are?

Mr Morton is the subject of my sentence

This is a very funny song I learnt about through David Deubel. I think it can be suitable for lower level students (Básico 1 and Básico 2) to consolidate the basic English structure for statements:

Subject + Predicate
Mr Morton smiles.
Mr Morton winks.
Mr Morton waves.

The video shows a lot of visuals which can help you with comprehension and vocabulary.


Find more videos like this on EFL CLASSROOM 2.0


As David suggests, if you wish you can watch the original version of Mr Morton.



You can read the lyrics for this second video here.

As a follow-up activity, after you finish watching the video, try and retell Mr Morton's story.