Lesson 8 with Ms. LaToria Nicole

​Singular Subject:

• A singular subject refers to one person, place, thing, or idea.

• Singular subjects are typically paired with singular verbs.

Examples: The cat is sleeping.
Place:

• The beach is crowded with people enjoying the sunshine.

Thing:

• The cupcake looks delicious with its colorful frosting.

Idea:

• Honesty is always the best policy.
  
  

Multiple Choice

What type of subject is "Honesty" in the sentence "Honesty is always the best policy"?

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

Multiple Choice

What does a singular subject refer to?

• More than one person, place, or thing.

• One person, place, or thing.

• A group of people.

• A verb.

Multiple Choice

What is the singular subject in the sentence: "The cat is sleeping"?

• Cat

• Sleeping

• The

• Is

Multiple Choice

Identify the singular subject in the following sentence: "The sun shines brightly in the sky."

• sun

• sky

• shines

• brightly

​Plural Subject:

• A plural subject refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

• Plural subjects are usually paired with plural verbs.

Example: The dogs are sleeping.

Multiple Choice

Identify the plural subject in this sentence: "The students are studying for their exams."

• Students

• Exams

• Studying

• Their

Multiple Choice

In the sentence "The birds are singing," what is the plural subject?

• Birds

• Singing

• The

• Are

Multiple Choice

What does a plural subject refer to?

• One person, place, or thing.

• More than one person, place, or thing.

• • A verb.

• • An adjective.

​Singular Verbs:

Singular verbs are verbs that agree with singular subjects, typically ending in '-s' in the third person singular form. They indicate an action performed by a single person, thing, or idea.

Example:

• The cat sleeps peacefully.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• She play soccer every weekend.

• She plays soccer every weekend.

• She playing soccer every weekend.

• She is playing soccer every weekend.

Multiple Choice

Identify the singular verb in the following sentence: "The flower blooms beautifully."

• Flower

• • Blooms

• • Beautifully

• • The

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a singular verb?

• A) It agrees with a plural subject.

• B) It describes an action performed by multiple subjects.

• C) It agrees with a singular subject.

• D) It always ends in '-ing'.

Answer: C) It agrees with a singular subject.

• It agrees with a plural subject.

• • It describes an action performed by multiple subjects.

• • It agrees with a singular subject.

• It always ends in '-ing'.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

• The dog run in the park.

• • The dog runs in the park.

• The dogs run in the park.

• The dogs runs in the park.

​A plural verb agrees with a plural subject and typically does not end in '-s' in the base form.

Example:

• The cats sleep peacefully.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a plural verb?

• It agrees with a singular subject.

• It describes an action performed by a single subject.

• It agrees with a plural subject.

• It always ends in '-ing'.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement?

• The bird sings in the morning.

• The bird sing in the morning.

• The birds sings in the morning.

• The birds sing in the morning.

Multiple Choice

• What is the function of a plural verb?

• It agrees with a singular subject.

• It describes an action performed by a single subject.

• It agrees with a plural subject.

• It always ends in '-ing'.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement:

• The dog runs in the park.

• The dog run in the park.

• The dogs run in the park.

• The dogs runs in the park.