1. Group Work...
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Get in groups!
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Two sentences using is or are.
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One sentence using a singular noun in the third
person.
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One sentence using a plural noun.
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One sentence with a modifying phrase between
a subject and verb.

2. Subject-Verb Agreement?
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Remember back to our previous discussions of
paragraph and sentence unity in your writing.
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Singular subjects use singular verbs.
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Plural subjects take plural verbs.

3. 
Two sentences using is and are.

4. Is Versus Are!
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Is v Are
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Hydrogen peroxide is an unstable compound.
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Characters are not well developed in O Henry's
short stories.

5. 
Pause.
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Take a breath!!!
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Questions?

6. 
One sentence using a singular noun.

7. Subject-Verb Agreement!
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When you are dealing with the present tense,
add an "s" to the verb.
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The President has the power to veto
congressional legislation.
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Singular nouns in the third person also include
an "s" on the verb.
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She frequently cites statistics to support her
assertions.

8. 
One sentence using a plural noun.

9. 
One sentence using a plural noun.

10. Even More Subject-Verb Agreement!
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When dealing with a plural noun, do not add an
"s"
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Experts recommend that dieters avoid salty
processed meat.
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Compound nouns will be determined by the
closet noun to the verb.

11. 
One sentence with a modifying phrase between
a subject and verb.

12. Modifying Phrase!
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When some kind of modifying phrase comes
between the subject and verb, the verb will still
agree with the subject.
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The sound of the drumbeats builds in intensity in
Eugene O'Neill's play The Emperor Jones (“of the
drumbeats” is a prepositional phrase. Sound is the
subject, builds is the verb).

13. Subject-Verb Agreement!!!
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Here are some tips for revising subject verb
agreement:
Person
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Find the subject of the sentence.
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Determine if the subject is in the first, second, or
third person.
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Determine the same for the sentence's verb.
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If the subject and verb have the same person,
your sentence is grammatically correct.

14. Subject-Verb Agreement!
Here are some tips for revising subject verb
agreement:
Number
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Find the sentence's subject.
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Is the subject's number singular or plural?
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Find the sentence's verb: is the number singular
or plural?
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If the subject and verb of the sentence are the
same number, your sentence is grammatically
correct.

15. Look For Clues...
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Avoid stuff around subject and verb. No matter
what is between them they still need to agree.
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Read aloud

16. Supplemental Material