Subject-Verb Combinations (S+V)

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Use the Practice exercise to learn the concept before doing the Quiz.  
​You only get one chance on the quiz, so practice as many times as you need.

Practice
I'll post the quiz link later.

Quick Tip:
Don't let extra words in a sentence confuse you about which subject and verb go together.

Longer Explanation:
Certain types of phrases often go between a subject and the verb it goes with, so you need to learn to recognize those phrases.

• Prepositional phrases:
  The tree outside my window has a nest in it.  
  S+V = tree has
• Appositives:
  Her dog, a bull mastiff, looks ridiculous with a pink bow stuck to its head.
  S+V = dog looks
• Infinitive phrases:
  He loves to bake cookies and cakes.
  S+V = He loves
• Participial phrases:
  His dad, after hearing the entire story, decided to make his punishment relatively light.
  S+V = dad decided
• Adverbial phrases:
  She very quietly went downstairs to get some cookies as a midnight snack.
  S+V = She went​