The document provides instructions and classroom content on subject-verb agreement. It includes examples of singular and plural subjects and verbs. Students are asked to identify the correct verb forms in sentences. Key points about indefinite pronouns taking singular verbs are also discussed. The last part describes a grammar review game where students wager on identifying subjects, verbs, and verb forms in sentences for a chance to win extra credit points.

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8. Subject/Verb Agreement

9. Subject/Verb Agreement A complete sentence contains a subject and a verb. The subject tells who or what is doing something or being something, and the verb expresses the action or links the subject to the rest of the sentence. To maintain subject-verb agreement, a singular subject must have a singular verb form and a plural subject must have a plural verb form.

10. Singular and Plural Verb Forms A singular subject consists of one thing. the student A singular verb form in the present tense usually ends in –s. Studies The student studies for the test.

11. Singular and Plural Verb Forms A plural subject consists of more than one thing. the students A plural verb form in the present tense generally does not end in –s. study The students study for the test.

12. Checking for Subject/Verb Agreement To check for subject-verb agreement, you must first identify the subject of the sentence. Remember that prepositions and other words sometimes occur between the subject and verb. Once you identify the subject, you can add the correct verb form. INCORRECT Elaine go to the amusement park. CORRECT Elaine goes to the amusement park.

13. Checking for Subject/Verb Agreement To check for subject-verb agreement, you must first identify the subject of the sentence. Remember that prepositions and other words sometimes occur between the subject and verb. Once you identify the subject, you can add the correct verb form. INCORRECT The cars swerves to avoid hitting the fence. CORRECT The cars swerve to avoid hitting the fence.

14. Activity 10: Identify Subject-Verb Agreement Go through this quickly as a class!

15. 1. This book (costs, cost) less at the store across the street. costs cost

16. 2. The runners (competes, compete) against one another every year. competes compete

17. 3. The door (sticks, stick) in rainy weather. sticks stick

18. 4. The airlines (offers, offer) advice for children traveling alone. offers offer

19. 5. Lester (works, work) as a team mascot. works work

20. 6. Strawberries (remains, remain) fresh for only a few days. remains remain

21. 7. Dr. Darin (sees, see) patients late in the day. sees see

22. 8. Phoebe (drives, drive) a vintage automobile. drives drive

23. 9. Kathy and Karen (attends, attend) an accelerated science program. attends attend

24. 10. Dancing (is, are) a form of art, a form of exercise, and a form of recreation. is are

25. Subject/Verb Agreement To determine correct subject-verb agreement, be sure that you have correctly identified the subject. Watch out for subject pretenders such as prepositional phrases. INCORRECT The bowl of cookies are on the table. CORRECT The bowl of cookies is on the table.

26. Activity 11: Identify Subject-Verb Agreement Go through this quickly as a class!

27. 2. The pieces of gum (sticks, stick) to the roof of my mouth. sticks stick

28. 3. The cat stuck in the bushes (needs, need) to be rescued. needs need

29. 4. The clouds on the horizon (looks, look) threatening. looks look

30. 5. The movies that I like best (is, are) romances and thrillers. is are

31. 6. One of the children (has, have) a bad cold. has have

32. 8. Jennifer Lopez’s marriages (is, are) always in the news. is are

33. 9. Remakes such as Freaky Friday often (becomes, become) more successful than the original movie. becomes become

34. 10. My pet ferrets, whose names are George and Laura, (eats, eat) more food than I do. eats eat

35. Indefinite Pronouns Sometimes the subject of a sentence is an indefinite pronoun. Here are some singular indefinite pronouns that take singular verb forms. anybody everyone nothing anyone everything somebody anything nobody someone each no one something everybody

36. Examples INCORRECT Each of us need to pay five dollars. CORRECT Each of us needs to pay five dollars.

37. Examples INCORRECT Anyone know the answer. CORRECT Anyone knows the answer.

38. Examples INCORRECT Everybody go to the movies on Friday night. CORRECT Everybody goes to the movies on Friday night.

39. HOW TO CHECK FOR SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Remember that singular subjects take singular verb forms, and plural subjects take plural verb forms. Be sure that you have correctly identified the subject. Watch out for subject pretenders, such as prepositional phrases. Indefinite pronouns such as everyone, anyone, something, and no one are singular and take singular verb forms.

40. 1. Nothing about that movie (is, are) worthwhile. is are

41. 2. Everybody with a special decal (parks, park) in the same lot. parks park

42. 3. Somebody living on my street (plays, play) loud music late at night. plays play

43. 4. No one in that laboratory (has, have) a degree in science. has have

44. 5. Something inside the car (makes, make) a strange clunking noise. makes make

45. 6. Everyone in Carly’s family (speaks, speak) a foreign language. speaks speak

46. 7. Everything remaining on the floor (does, do) not belong there. does do

47. 8. Nobody with a new computer (uses, use) the old software. uses use

48. 9. Someone with red lipstick (leaves, leave) smudges on the cloth napkins. leaves leave

49. 10. Anything on the boat made of wood (requires, require) a waterproof finish. requires require

50. Vegas Grammar Review Game I will place you in groups Each group will receive $200 in grammar money You wager on each sentence before you see it Always a $10 minimum $50 maximum through sentence 5 $100 maximum through sentence 10 $200 maximum through sentence 15 No maximum wager through sentence 20 For 1 through 5, select the correct verb choice with your group’s iClicker. For 6 through 10, choose the correct conjugation of the verb in parentheses at the end of the sentence. For 11 through 20, write the subject(s), verb(s), and label the verb(s) as action (A), linking (L), or helping (H). If you have the answer correct, I will check your work. If you have all of the prepositions and phrases correct as well, you win your wager. If you answer incorrectly, I take your money. The group with the most money after sentence 20 wins three extra credit points.

51. Example

52. He (is/are) funny. is are

53. 1. The man in the black pants (has/have) my dog. has have

54. 2. Neither of the girls (is/are) ready for the swim meet. is are

55. 3. Anyone (know/knows) the answer to the question. know knows

56. 4. One of the pandas (is/are) sick. is are

57. 5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury (has/have) to be willing to give up a lot of time. has have

58. New Rules For 6 through 10, choose the correct conjugation of the verb in parentheses.

59. 6. Isabel has _______________________ to sing with a rock band. (begin) began begun beginned begunned beganned

60. 7. Last night, Charlie ___________ a lot of coffee to stay awake. (drink) drunk drinked drank drunked dranked

61. 8. The guests had ____________so much food that they had no room for dessert. (eat) ate eated aten eaten ated

62. 9. Patrick has _______________ for the day. (leave) leaft leaved leave leved left

63. 10. I _________ him at the store yesterday. (see) seen sawl saw seed sees

64. New Rules For 11 through 20, write the subject(s), verb(s), and label the verb(s) as action (A), linking (L), or helping (H).

65. Sentence #11 The waitress looks tired. L Time! 10 seconds!

66. Sentence #12 The cat jumped onto the sofa and slept away. A Time! A 10 seconds!

67. Sentence #13 June is helping Bill with his homework. H A Time! 10 seconds!

68. Sentence #14 Allison and Meghan would sing at every restaurant in town. A Time! H 10 seconds!

69. Sentence #15 Jacob felt the crisp breeze on his ears. A Time! 10 seconds!

70. Sentence #16 Declan began to walk to the supermarket, but forgot his wallet. A Time! A 10 seconds!

71. Sentence #17 Jackson could play baseball with his friends or go with his mom to the zoo. A H Time! A 10 seconds!

72. Sentence #18 Brian’s kitchen stinks like moldy cheese. L Time! 10 seconds!

73. Sentence #19 In the middle of the alley under an old, wet newspaper with torn pages lay the puppy. Time! 10 seconds! A

74. Sentence #20 The boy must have been running after the ball. H H H Time! A 10 seconds!

75. Paragraph #2 prompt

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