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Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement

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English

7th - 10th Grade

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Sana Rahman

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8 Slides • 14 Questions

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Subject Verb Agreement

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Learning Objectives

Identify the rules related to subject-verb agreement.

Apply the rules correctly in sentences.

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Pre-assessment


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Multiple Choice

If James fails his examination, his teachers, his parents, his friends, or I ________to be blamed.

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are

2

is

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am

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Multiple Choice

Every man and woman ______ required to check in.

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is

2

are

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Multiple Choice

Red beans and rice ________my mom's favorite dish.

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is

2

are

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Multiple Choice

Here ______ the papers you requested.

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are

2

is

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Multiple Choice

The information ______useful in deciding which place to visit.

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is

2

are

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Do you know the right answer?

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Poll

The fear of terrorists and militants ________ made them flee the city.

has

have

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Rule 11

  • When the prepositional phrases separate the subjects from the verbs, they have no effect on the verbs.

  • Example, The perspective of different people varies from time to time.

  • The analysis of the results reveals a significant difference between the groups.

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Poll

Most of the news ______good

is

are

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Rule 12

  • The following words may be singular or plural, depending upon their use in a sentence, some, any, all, most. 

  • Example; Most of the flowers were yellow

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Multiple Select

The participants who enter the study_______ questionnaires.

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receives

2

receive

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Multiple Select

The material that was applied to the blades of wind turbines ______ rapidly in tests.

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ages

2

age

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Multiple Choice

All of the children ______ late.

1

was

2

were

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Multiple Choice

All of the pizza ________ gone.

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was

2

were

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Poll

Excitement, as well as nervousness, ______ the cause of her shaking.

is

are

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Rule (re-visited)

  • Sometimes the subject is separated from the verb by such words as along with, as well as, besides, not, etc. 

  • •These words and phrases are called prepositional phrases and are not part of the subject. Ignore them and use a singular verb when the subject is singular.

  • Example- The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly.


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Poll

Five dollars _______ too much to ask.

is

are

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Rule 13

  • Expressions of time, money, measurement and weight are usually singular when the amount is considered one unit.

  • Ten days is (not are) not nearly enough time. 

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Open Ended

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