Concord

​Today's agenda that you could expect

​1. Watching a ted-ed video

​2. Discussion

​3. Reviewing the previous lesson

​4. More materials on subject-verb and agreement

​5. Exercises

Open Ended

What did you learn from the video?

Poll

Would you like to sacrifice one person to five? 

• Yes

• No

Reviewing Previous Lesson​

​Concord

Open Ended

What have you learned from the previous lesson related to a subject-verb agreement? 

Multiple Choice

The use of bank debit cards to obtain cash... become very popular.

• has

• have

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Rayyan, accompanied by several members of the committee ... proposed some changes of the rules

• is

• are

• ha

• has

​Words that always take singular verbs and pronouns

​§Some words are often confused by students as being plural. The following words must be followed by singular verbs and pronouns in formal written English.

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Multiple Choice

None of the students here.... a pen

• bring

• brings

Multiple Choice

some of the pies..... missing

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

No one.... the answer

• know

• knows

Multiple Choice

Neither Daffy nor his friends.... sleeping tonight

• Is

• are

Multiple Choice

Neither Bill nor Mary ... going to the play tonight

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Anything ...better than going to another movie tonight 

• is

• ar

Multiple Choice

a number of reporters .... at the conference yesterday

• was

• wereh

Multiple Choice

A pair of jeans .... in the washing machine this morning 

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

There ... some people at the meeting last night

• were

• was