some sentences I found in the ESL002 present tense forum

some sentences I found in the ESL002 present tense forum

by Michelle Giacalone -
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I usually wake up at 7:00 AM, while my sister often wakes up at 8:00 AM.

I often read for half an hour in the evening, while my cousins usually watches TV.


Sentence 1: The main verb is "wake up", which is first person singular. Who gets up? ="I" is a pronoun used as a subject, and it is first person singular. The subject and verb in this sentence agree. 

Sentence 2: The first predicate is "read", which is first person singular. Who gets up? = "I" is a pronoun used as a subject, and it is first person singular. The second verb is "watches", but the subject is "my cousins", which is a plural noun, so the subject and the verb don't agree.