Subject-Verb Agreement

Why This Matters for Nursing: Grammatically correct documentation reflects professionalism. Subject-verb agreement errors can make writing confusing and undermine your credibility as a healthcare professional.

What You Need to Know

Subject-verb agreement means the subject and verb in a sentence must match in number: - Singular subject → Singular verb - Plural subject → Plural verb

🧠 Memory Trick

"One takes S, one doesn't" - Singular nouns usually DON'T end in -s: nurse, patient - Singular verbs usually DO end in -s: walks, administers

"The nurse walks" (singular + singular) "The nurses walk" (plural + plural)