Parts of Speech: Verbs and Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject–verb agreement means the verb must match its subject. Norwegian verbs do not change for person, so this is a classic source of small but visible errors. The core rule In the present simple, add -s for third person singular (he/she/it): She works. It matters. He goes. All other subjects take the base form…

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Subject–verb agreement means the verb must match its subject. Norwegian verbs do not change for person, so this is a classic source of small but visible errors.

The core rule

In the present simple, add -s for third person singular (he/she/it): She works. It matters. He goes. All other subjects take the base form: I/you/we/they work.

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