SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

6 CLASS

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How do you feel about subject-verb agreement?

• Great

• Good

• Bad

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HOW MUNCH DO YOU KNOW

• DOING FOR 1ST TIME

• I KNOW BUT LITTLE CONFUSE

• I KNOW

WHAT IS SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

The subject is what the sentence is about.

It is a noun.

Ask yourself the question: WHO is doing the action?

If the subject is plural, then the verb should be plural.

• Ex. My parents are both senior citizens.

• All our online classes last for 30 minutes.

The subject and verb in a sentence must agree, or work together

A singular subject needs a singular verb A plural subject needs a plural verb.

Rules for Subject-Verb Agreement

• If the subject is a singular noun or he, she, or it, add -s or -es to most verbs. (NOTICE, this is the opposite of making nouns singular.)

• If the subject is compound, a plural noun, or I, you, we, or they, DO NOT add -s or -es to the verb.

• For the verb be, use am and is to agree with singular subjects and are to agree with plural subjects.

COLLECTIVE NOUN

A collective noun names a group, such as family, team, and class A collective noun is SINGULAR if it refers to a group acting as one. Ex: The class is waiting for takeoff. A collective noun is PLURAL if it refers to members of the group acting individually. Ex: The class are choosing their seats.

Subject-Verb Agreement with Contractions

Same rules apply with "is" and "are." "Is" is singular, "are" is plural. Ex: He's a hot head with a quick temper. (He - singular / is - singular) Ex: In our family, we're all hot heads. (we - plural / are - plural)

Open Ended

Give an example of a singular noun:

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How do I feel about Subject-Verb-Agreement?

Indefinite Pronouns (continued)

• Some indefinite pronouns can be either singular or plural: all, any, most, none, some - singular when they refer to a portion or to a single noun / plural when they refer to a number of individual nouns.

• Sometimes, the object of the preposition will signal whether the pronoun is singular or plural.

• Ex: None of their music makes sense to me. (None-singular)

• Ex: None of the lyrics make any sense. (None-plural)

Indefinite Pronouns (continued)

• Some indefinite pronouns are always PLURAL and take plural verbs: both, few, many, others, several. 

• Ex: Many of my friends are serious readers. (Many-plural)

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Indefinite Pronouns

• An indefinite pronoun does not refer to a specific person, place, or thing.

• Some of these are always singular and take singular verbs: anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, much, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone, something.

• Ex: Nobody wants that jacket. (Nobody-singular / wants-singular)

Multiple Choice

Identify the correct verb form in parentheses that agrees in number with the subject of the sentence: Statistics (is, are) a fascinating element in today's sports broadcasting.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Identify the correct verb form in parentheses that agrees in number with the subject of the sentence: Thousands of vactioners (orders, order) ferry tickets six months in advance.

• orders

• order

Open Ended

Give an example of a plural noun:

Multiple Choice

Although Rebeca _______ to shop, she ____ go that often because of too much homework.

• love....don't
• loves...don't
• love...doesn't
• loves....doesn't

Multiple Choice

When students ______ to Harmon for third period, there _____ no opportunities to attend tutorials.

• goes, is
• go, are
• goes, are
• go, is

Multiple Choice

That student in two of my classes always ______ his homework.

• d0

• does

Multiple Choice

The boys with the two Mustangs _______ at school late every single day.

• arrive

• arrives

Multiple Choice

6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat ___________across the street. 

• live
• lives

Multiple Choice

1. There _______ five puppies for sale because the couple already has ten puppies.

• are

• is