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Catherine's Grammar Explanation: Subject – verb agreement:

Hello Peng! Well done! Kaz is right, and so are you – it's my sisters and my father live in London.
It's important in English that the subject of a sentence agrees with the verb. So in the simple present
tense, when the subject is singular, we add –s to the verb, like this:
My father lives in Beijing.
With the verb 'to be' we say:
Chinese food is delicious
And an –ing subject is also single:
Living in London costs a lot of money
Now when the subject is plural, or if the verb has more than one subject, the verb changes:
My sisters live in Beijing.
My mother and my father live in London.
But, if we use each or every, the verb remains singular. Listen:
Every resident has to pay tax.
Each address is listed in a special register.
Finally, the subject and verb must agree with each other, even if they get separated by extra
information like this:
Her parents, despite retiring several years ago, still live in the city.
So to sum up: singular subjects take singular verbs, but plural or multiple subjects take plural verbs,
even when they are separated from their subjects. Subjects with each and every usually take a singular
verb.
Ok, that's all from me. Good luck with your grammar challenge!
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