Subject Verb Agreement

Slide 1: Subject Verb Agreement

Slide 2: Singular Verbs Incorrect: My cat are running from the scary snowman. Correct: My cat is running from the scary snowman.

Slide 3: Plural Verbs Incorrect: My cats is relaxing in the snow. Correct: My cats are relaxing in the snow.

Slide 4: One, Body, Thing Incorrect: Everybody have made a wish list for Santa Clause. Correct: Everybody has made a wish list for Santa Clause.

Slide 5: Multiple Subjects Incorrect: Neither Mr. B nor his students is going to Mr. Blanton’s Christmas party on Friday. Correct: Neither Mr. B nor his students are going to Mr. Blanton’s Christmas party on Friday.

Slide 6: Collective Nouns Incorrect: My family are getting together for Christmas. Correct: My family is getting together for Christmas.

Slide 7: Or and Nor Incorrect: Either Erica or Jen are going out of state for the holidays. Correct: Either Erica or Jen is going out of state for the holidays.

Slide 8: Either or Neither Incorrect: Neither like putting up Christmas lights. Correct: Neither likes putting up Christmas lights.

Slide 9: And Incorrect: My mom and my friend shops at the mall for my gift. Correct: My mom and my friend shop at the mall for my gift.

Slide 10: Fractions, Percents, Decimals Incorrect: One half of the student body are having a big meal on Christmas Day. Correct: One half of the student body is having a big meal on Christmas day.

Slide 11: Works Cited • http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/subverag.html • http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/SubjectVerb.html • http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgr ee.asp • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi- shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm