Colors - Be Verb Agreement
Conversation #1
Man: What color do you like?
Woman: I like the color blue
Man: Why do you like blue?
Woman: Because the sky is blue, the ocean is blue, and blue is a nice color.
Man: I agree. Plus you have blue eyes.
Woman: Haha, yes I do.
Conversation #2
Man: What colors do you like?
Woman: I like red because I like red apples and I like strawberries.
Man: Do you like red tomatoes?
Woman: Yes, I love red tomatoes. What about you?
Man: I like red tomatoes too. I also like watermelon, and watermelon is red too!
Woman: It is red.
Conversation #3
Man: Do eat healthy foods?
Woman: Yes, I eat lots of green vegetables like green beans and green lettuce.
Man: Oh, that's very healthy.
Woman: I also do not eat unhealthy white foods like white bread, white sugar and white potatoes.
Man: Oh, what about white rice?
Woman: I eat brown rice, not white rice.
Man: Ooh! Healthy!
Conversation #4
Man: What is for lunch?
Woman: Yellow curry with black beans.
Man: Ooh! Sounds yummy! And what is for dessert?
Woman: Orange sherbet.
Man: Great. I'm hungry.
Woman: Me too.
Basic Subject-Verb Agreement with Be ( is / are )
Singular Nouns + Be - Subjects with singular nouns use the verb is.
My car is nice.
This shirt is blue.
The game is exciting.
The sky is blue.
Plural Nouns + Be - Subjects with plural nouns use the verb are.
My eyes are brown.
The apples are sweet.
The clouds are gray.
The bananas are delicious.
Non-Count Nouns+ Be - For nouns you cannot count, use the verb is.
The air is dirty.
The weather is bad.
The time is near.
My energy is low.
Plurals vs. Singular nouns - We usually use the plural noun when talking about things in general.
Apples are red.
I love peaches.
Cars are expensive.
I like pink flowers.
