Subject Verb Agreement
Subject Verb Agreement It is important to understand subject verb agreement for IELTS. If you are making errors with this in your writing or speaking, it will be very noticeable as it is a very basic error. For example, take a look at this paragraph which has errors with subject verb agreement: Some people argue that leaving people in prison for a long time mean that they will mix with other criminals and so their character will not improve. The alternative are community service. This gives an offender the opportunity to give something positive back to society, and so it may improves their character. Also, the government could focus its resources on the causes of crime, which would leads to less crime in the future. The Basic Rules These are the basic rules of subject verb agreement: 1) For a singular third person (he / she / it) in the present tense, the verb must have an -s ending: Singular...