Pronoun-Verb Agreement

Pronoun-Verb Agreement

Unit 4 Week 3 Grammar

Pronouns and Verbs

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun (EX: He , she, we, they, me, my, us, etc.)

• A present tense verb tells about an action that is happening right now. It must agree with the subject or pronoun of the sentence.

Pronoun- verb agreement

Add -s to most present-tense verbs when the subject is one of the

singular pronouns he, she, or it.

Examples:

He runs outside.

She jumps over the water.

It says to cook the brownies for 30 minutes.

Do not add -s to present-tense verbs

when the subject is I, we, you, or they.

Examples:

I see my dog in the backyard.

We swim everyday.

They talk to each other.

You ask the teacher the question.

Multiple Choice

She (write, writes) about her hiking trips.

• write

• writes

Multiple Choice

Sometimes it (takes, take) many years to complete a book.

• takes

• take

Multiple Choice

As a matter of fact, they (has, have) their own rooms.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

I (enjoys, enjoy) books about space exploration.

• enjoys

• enjoy

Multiple Choice

We (likes, like) to visit National Parks.

• likes

• like

Contractions

• A contraction is a shortened form of two words

• Subject pronouns can be combined with some verbs to form contractions.

  An apostrophe (‘) shows that a letter or letters have been left out.

• Examples

• You're... you are

• I'm... I am

• He's... he is

• We're... we are

Open Ended

What is the contraction for "I have"?

Open Ended

What is the contraction for "Who is"?

Multiple Choice

What does the contraction "that's" in the following sentence mean?

Mom replied, “That’s not true, and you know it.”

• That is

• That were

• That was

Multiple Choice

What does the contraction "you'll" in the following sentence mean?

“Hurry up, or you’ll be late for school,” he shouted.

• You were

• You are

• You will

Multiple Choice

What does the contraction "she's" in the following sentence mean?

I replied, “She’s not ready yet, either!”

• She was

• She is

• She will