Rules in Subject-Verb Agreement Presentation

R-Respect. Treat others and their belongings
with respect.
E- Engage. Participate actively in class
discussion.
A- Arrive on Time. Be punctual and ready to
learn when the class begins.
D-Discern. Observe classroom rules and
guidelines.
Y-Yield to the teacher. Listen attentively and
follow instructions given by the teacher.
classroom rules:

lESSON oBJECTIVES:
• Determine the five rules of subject-verb
agreement
• Construct grammatically correct sentences
using the five rules in subject-verb
agreement.
• Realize the importance of subject-verb
agreement in constructing grammatically
correct sentences.

Rules In
Subject-Verb
Agreement

Instruction: I will give you a command and
what you are going to do is to follow what I
say but only when I say, Simon says. For
example, Simon says, touch your toes.
Everyone must touch their toes. If someone
does the action and the teacher did not say
Simon says, then that person is out of the
game.
INSTRUCTION:

Read carefully each
sentence.
1. A cat was sleeping under the parked car.
2. I received three new dresses for my birthday.
3. My son started walking today.
4. We had to wash our clothes.
5. She invited all her friends to her wedding.

What have you notIced
wIth the words In
bold?

bAsed on the actIvIty,
COULD YOU DEFINE
what IS A subject
CLASS?

Do you thInk IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THE
SUBJECT AGREES WITH
THE VERB IN THE
SENTENCE?

RULES IN
SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT

sUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Subject-verb agreement means that the subject
of the sentence matches the verb describing its
action. This helps your reader understand who
or what is doing something and makes your
writing easier to read.

First, identify the subject (the person or thing
doing the action) and the verb (the word that
shows action/state of being) in a sentence. If
the subject is singular, the verb describing its
action should be singular. If the subject is
plural, the verb should be plural.

Example:
The experiment (singular subject) shows (singular
verb) a significant increase in cell growth."
Subject: "The experiment" is the singular subject of
the sentence.
Verb: "Shows" is the singular form of the verb that
agrees with the singular subject "experiment".

wHAT IS A SUBJECT?
Subject - A subject is a person, place, thing,
or idea that is being discussed or dealt with
in a particular situation. It is often the focus
of a conversation or piece of writing, and it
is typically the noun or pronoun that
performs the action of a verb in a sentence.

sIMUNO (subject)
Simuno - ang simuno o paksa ang bahaging
pinag-uusapan o pinagtutuunan ng pansin
saloob ng pangungusap. Ang paksa o
simuno ang maaaring gumanap ng kilos o
pinagtutuunan ng diwang isinasaad sa
pandiwa at ganapan ng kilos ng pandiwa.

what IS predICATE?
Predicate - A predicate in a sentence
tells about the subject (What action is
being performed by the subject).

PANAGURI (PREDICATE)
Panaguri - Ang panaguri ang bahagi
ng pangungusap na nagbibigay ng
kaalaman o impormasyon tungkol sa
paksa. Ito ay naglalahad ng mga
bagay hinggil sa simuno.

Rules in Subject-Verb
Agreement!
1. Two or more subjects
joined by “and” are
considered plural and
require a verb form without
an “s.”

Example:
1.Bob and his brothers walk
to the store.
2.Ana and Kim love to play
badminton.

Agreement!
However, if the compound
subjects refer to the same
person or closely related
ideas, singular verb is used.

Example:
1.My teacher and friend is
Miss Cruz.
2.Bread and butter tastes
good.

Agreement!
2. The words and phrases "each," "each
one," "either," "neither," "everyone,"
"everybody," "anyone," "anybody,"
"nobody," "somebody," "someone," and
"no one" are singular and require a
singular verb.

Example:
1.Each of the participants was willing to
be recorded.
2. Everybody who works here loves their
job.
3. Everything comes back eventually.

Agreement!
3. If plural subjects are joined by
or, nor, and but the verb must
only agree with the subject that
is closest to it.

Example:
1.Either Bob or his brother walks to the
store.
2. Neither Bob nor his brothers walk to the
store.
3. Not Bob but his brothers walk to the
store

Agreement!
4. When a collective noun,
such as family, group,
committee, or class, is the
subject, the verb will end in
“s.”

Example:
1.My family with all my crazy cousins
always walks to the store.
2. The committee agrees on the quality of
the writing.
3. The group meets every week.

Agreement!
5. A few nouns, such as economics, mumps,
measles, or news end in “s” but are considered
singular. You can tell these “s” words are singular
because if you take the “s” away, you don’t have a
noun. For example, economic and new are
adjectives that describe a noun. Mump and
measle just don’t make any sense.

Example:
1. Economics is her favorite subject.
2. Billiards is my favorite game.
3. Physics was Dustin’s favorite subject in
high school.

INSTRUCTION:
The class will be divided into three
groups. In a one whole sheet of paper,
each group will write two sentences
each of the five rules of the subject-verb
agreement. Each group will select two
representatives to discuss their answer
in the front.

The tweezers ____ useful.
Is
are

The shoes ____ worn out.
is
are

The glasses ___stylish.
is
are

Even a single pair of scissors, for example, is
referred to in the plural. These nouns are
sometimes referred to by the Latin term pluralia
tantum (“plural only”).

Pluraria tantum is Latin for “plural only,”
which describes nouns that are used
only in the plural form and this is our
rule number six all about.

Agreement!
6. Nouns which are plural in form
and plural in meaning (ex.
clothes, pants, scissors, shorts,
trousers) take plural verbs.

Agreement!
These nouns do not exist in the
singular form and are usually
described as "plural-only nouns".

Because it’s wrong to use an indefinite article
with a plural noun (e.g., “a scissors”) and no
singular form exists (e.g., there’s no such thing
as “a scissor”), the phrase “a pair of” is used
before the noun when an indefinite article is
needed. “Pairs of” is also used to specify
quantities of these nouns (e.g., “three pairs of
pants,” not “three pants”).

Agreement!
• Plural-Only Nouns with Two Parts
Many plural-only nouns are tools or items
of clothing that have two parts (like
trousers, which have two legs).

Agreement!
1. Clothing - panties, boxers, briefs,
tights, jeans, pants, pajamas, shorts,
and trousers.
2. Tools – headphones, pliers, scissors,
tongs, tweezers, binoculars, glasses,
goggles, Ray Bans, sunglasses.

Every manager (receives,
receive) an annual evaluation.

I want to thank each and
every person who (has, have)
contributed to this project.

Agreement!
7. Compound subjects preceded
by each and every take singular
verbs.

Agreement!
“Each” and “every” are actually
determiners, not verbs. They
modify nouns and indicate that
the noun refers to individual
items or people.

Example:
Each science expert receives
a scholarship grant.

Example:
Each cost is listed in the report.
(Singular subject)
Each cost and benefit is listed in
the report. (Compound subject)

1.The interior decorator,
not the architects _____ the
living room.
decorates
decorate

2. They, not I, ___ to be
blamed.
are
is

3. The lead engineer, not
the junior engineer _____
the new product.
designs
design

Agreement!
8. When one subject is used
affirmatively and the other
negatively, the verb agrees
with the subject used in the
affirmative.

Answer this!
1. The lead singer not
the guitarist (write,
writes) the lyrics.

2. The researchers, not
the assistant (conducts,
conduct) the
experiment.

The number of students
attending the conference
__ 80.
is
are

A number of students ____
attending the conference.
is
are

Agreement!
9. The expression “the number”
takes a singular verb while “a
number” takes a plural verb.

Agreement!
“A number” is an indefinite noun
phrase emphasizing the multiple
individuals or items.

Agreement!
The number is a definite noun
phrase, emphasizing the specific
quantity or amount.

Many a person ___ visited
this city.
has
have

Many a student _____
diligently.
studies
study

Agreement!
10. Many a followed by a
singular noun takes a
singular verb.

Example:
Many a book about computers
has been written.

Example:
Many a writer writes
creatively.

LET’S CHECK YOUR UN
DERSTANDING!

Ten pesos ___ not enough
for the day’s expenses.
is
are

The last five years ___ been
disappointing.
has
have

Five hours ____ too long to
wait.
is
are

Three old coins ____in each
of the boxes.
is
are

Three million pesos ____
needed to construct the dike.
is
are

The investors ___ earning
thousands of dollars annually.
are
is

Agreement!
11. Expressions stating amount
(time, money, measurement,
weight, volume) are usually
singular when the amount is
considered as a unit.

Agreement!
However, when the amount is
considered as a number of
separate units, a plural verb is
used.

The team ___ first.
ranks
rank

The team ___ talking about
some new strategies.
is
are

The team ___ working
together to solve the
problem.
is
are

Agreement!
12. A collective noun takes a plural
verb when the speaker is thinking of
individuals members of the group; it
takes a singular verb when the
speaker is thinking of the group as a
unit.

Two-thirds of the property
______ to me.
belong
belongs

One-half of the glasses in the
box ___ cracked.
is
are

Agreement!
13. When the subject is a
fraction the verb agrees
with the noun in the of-
phrase.

Enough food ____ served
during the Chemistry day.
was
were

None of the students ___
their homework.
have
has

None of the employees ____
efficiently.
work
works

Enough students ______ in
the games.
participate
participates

Agreement!
Words like none and enough can
either be singular or plural
depending on the meaning they
express.

The leader, together with all
his members ______the
experiment quietly.
performs
perform

The CEO together with the
board ____decisions wisely.
makes
make

Agreement!
15. Intervening expressions like
together with, as well as, along with
have no effect on the number of the
verb, the verb agrees with the number
of the subject.

Gulliver’s Travels was written
by Jonathan Swift.

Great expectations is a must
read novel.

The hunger games sells
extremely well.

The Simplified Methods on
Building Construction was
written by Max Fajardo, Jr.

Agreement!
16. When the subject is a title, name
of a book, a quotation or a group of
words expressing a single thought, the
singular form of the verb is used.

Agreement!
17. For mathematical expression,
the singular verb is used. When
mathematical expression are joined
by and the plural verb is used.

Ten plus ten is twenty.
Two and three are five.

Agreement!
Use a singular noun for the expression
“there is” and a plural noun for the
expression “there are”.

There are three books you can
borrow

Here are a pencil, book, and a
notebook.

There are usually many
people at the party.

There is usually a meeting at
2pm.

There is always a solution to
every problem.

Agreement!
Adjectives used as nouns
require plural verbs.

The elderly require special
care.

The oppressed are fighting for
their rights.

We met the people who run
the TV show.

Don’t pull up the plant that
stands in that corner of the
garden.

Agreement!
20. A verb after a relative
pronoun agrees with the noun
before the relative pronoun

A relative pronoun is a pronoun that’s used to
introduce a relative clause. The main English
relative pronouns are which, that, who, and
whom. These words can also function as other
parts of speech—they aren’t exclusively used as
relative pronouns.

The relative clause comes after a noun or noun
phrase (called the antecedent) and gives some
additional information about the thing or person
in question. The relative pronoun represents the
antecedent.

The houses that I lived in
previously were all quite small.
The subject that I liked best in
school was chemistry.

My husband’s father, who is called Joe,
has been really welcoming.

You’re not the first person who has
pointed that out to me.

The complications that error caused us
were countless.

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