Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement

Singular vs. Plural

• A singular noun names ONE person, place, thing, or idea

• A plural noun names MORE THAN ONE person, place, thing, or idea

Multiple Select

Select ALL the SINGULAR NOUNS

• Geese

• Sadness

• People

• School

• Houses

Multiple Select

Select ALL the PLURAL Nouns

• Mice

• Shoe

• Its

• Kittens

• Team

Subject Verb Agreement

• You must match SINGULAR SUBJECTS with SINGULAR VERBS, and PLURAL SUBJECTS with PLURAL VERBS

• Ex: The hummingbird sips the sugar water.

• Ex: The hummingbirds sip the sugar water.

Compound Singular Subjects combined with an "and" use a PLURAL VERB

• Ex: Mario and his best friend are entering the band competition.

• Ex. The teacher and the student are tired of looking at their computers!

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Multiple Choice

Read and edit the following sentence: Something have to change or I'm going to lose it!

• Change I'm to I'll

• Change have to has

• Change lose to loose

• Correct as is

Multiple Choice

Read and edit the following sentence: Thousands of tourists orders Jeep tours of the island.

• Change tourists to tourist

• Change tours to tour

• Change orders to order

• Correct as is

Multiple Choice

Read and edit the following sentence: Instant replay and the challenge option is helpful elements in modern sports.

• Change elements to element

• Change is to are

• Change modern to modem

• Correct as is

Multiple Choice

Read and edit the following sentence: The best candy is chocolate Easter candy!

• Change is to are

• Change chocolate to Chocolate

• Change Easter to Esther

• Correct as is

Multiple Choice

Read and edit the following sentence: Everyone celebrate holidays in unique ways.

• Change everyone to everyones

• Change celebrate to celebrates

• Change holidays to holiday

• Correct as is