The document provides a grammar lesson on subject-verb agreement. It discusses the rules that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs. Examples are given of sentences with subjects and verbs that do and do not agree. Students then practice identifying subjects and verbs and determining whether they agree in exercises.

1. OBJECTIVE: COMPOSE CLEAR AND
COHERENT SENTENCES USING
APPROPRIATE GRAMMATICAL
STRUCTURES OF SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT USING THE BASE AND –S/ES
FORMS OF THE VERBS RULES 1 & 2
CODE: EN6G-IH-3.9
P R E P A R E D B Y :
M A R I A D E L A . C O R T E Z
G R A D E V I - 3 A D V I S E R

2. DRILL

3. ____1.
____2.
____3.
____4.
____5.
a. Peter waters the
plant.
b. Jacob says, give
me the football.
c. Pam and Elle ride
the boat.
d. The boys play
table tennis.
e. Ron plays
baseball.

4. REVIEW

5. IDENTIFY THE VERBS OF THE SENTENCES GIVEN ON
THE DRILL.
1.Peter waters the plant.
2.Jacob says, give me the
football.
3.Pam and Elle ride the
boat.
4.The boys play table

6. MOTIVATION:
Ask a pupil to volunteer in
front. Tell him to eat the
bread on the table.
What is he doing? Can you
make a sentence out from his
action?

7. PRESENTATION

8. What causes a tornado? A “front”
forms a cold air mass and a warm air
mass. Sometimes a cold air mass
moves in above the warm air. The
hot air rises. It spins. Then it forms a
funnel-shaped cloud-a tornado.
Weather experts look for these
conditions. Then, they give a
“tornado watch.” The winds inside a
tornado may reach 500 miles per
hour. Sometimes a tornado touches

9. What causes a tornado? A “front”
forms a cold air mass and a warm air
mass. Sometimes a cold air mass
moves in above the warm air. The hot
air rises. It spins. Then it forms a
funnel-shaped cloud-a tornado.
Weather experts look for these
conditions. Then, they give a
“tornado watch.” The winds inside a
tornado may reach 500 miles per
hour. Sometimes a tornado touches

10. Analyze the nouns in
the subject and the
verbs in the predicate of
the paragraph.

11. What is a subject?
-Subject is a
person or a thing that
is being discussed or
described in the
sentence. It can be a
noun or a pronoun.

12. What is a verb?
-Verb is a word
that expresses an
action

13. Motive questions:
-How are the verbs written
if the subject is singular in
form and in meaning?
-How are the verbs written
if the subject is plural in
form and in meaning?

14. What do you think is our
lesson for today?
Today we will learn
about the rule in subject
verb agreement with –
s/es or base form.

15. RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES SINGULAR
VERB.
Example:
The boy eats the
chocolate.
-What is the subject in the
sentence?
-Is the subject singular or

16. RULE # 1: SINGULAR SUBJECT TAKES SINGULAR
VERB.
1. The man is diligent.
2. The child was sad last
night.
3. I am glad all the time.
4. Mr. Vic teaches the children
a new song.

17. RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES PLURAL VERB.
Examples:
The boys eat
chocolate.
-What is the subject in the
sentence?
-Is the subject singular or plural?

18. RULE # 2: PLURAL SUBJECT TAKES PLURAL VERB.
1. The men are diligent.
2. The children are sad today.
3. The workers buy food for their
lunch.
4. The teachers teach the pupils
well.
5. The people help the

19. DIRECTIONS: READ AND ANALYZE THE SENTENCES BELOW.
IDENTIFY IF THE SENTENCE IS CORRECT OR NOT. MAKE SURE YOU
KNOW THE WORD THAT MAKES IT WRONG AND GET READY FOR
ITS APPROPRIATE ANSWER.
_____ They wait
patiently for us.
_____ A pen are lost.
_____ She are sad
today.

20. GROUP
ACTIVITIES/DIFFERENTIATED
ACTIVITIES

21. G I- SUBJECT VERB PARTY
MATCH THE SUBJECT TO ITS PREDICATE TO FORM A
COMPLETE SENTENCE WITH A CORRECT SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT.
Subject Predicate
Kevin
_____
a. dresses up in his
favorite shirt.
He
_______ b. wakes up early today.
They
______ c. plays with his pet.
Tim
_______ d. like playing soccer.
Bill
______ e. shoots the ball.

22. Group 2 Is this Correct?
Analyze the sentences. On the line
before the number, put a check mark ( /)
if the verb agrees with the subject and
put a cross mark (X) if it is not, then
give the correct answer.
Example: __/__1. She works all day.
__x__2. The lawnmower
squeak as I push it across the yard.
Correct: The lawnmower squeaks as I
push it across the yard.

23. __1. My sister enjoy reading fable and
fairy tales.
__2. I don’t want to wake up late in the
morning.
__3. Every book and magazine have
been clearly marked.
__4. No one appears interested to go
home after the program.
__5. Mr. and Mrs. Ramos exercises
every day to stay fit.

24. GROUP 3: CHOOSY ME!
UNDERLINE THE CORRECT VERB IN THESE
SENTENCES.
1. The plane (travel, travels) three hours between cities.
2. My cousins (visit, visits) during their break from school.
3. The principal (tell, tells) funny jokes that make me laugh.
4. My class (earn, earns) a reward when we behave for the substitute.
5. He (sharpen, sharpens) his pencil before class begins.

25. GROUP 4: RUMBLE JUMBLE
REARRANGE THE FOLLOWING SET OF WORDS TO FORM
A SENTENCE WITH A COMPLETE THOUGHT AND
ESSENCE.
1. the dirty jacket Rachel removes
________________________________________
2. escapes from his master Androcles
________________________________________
3. finish their output soon They want to
________________________________________
4. the view of Taal Lake The participants enjoy
________________________________________
5. from table to table The waiter carries food
________________________________________

26. GROUP 5: PICK-A-BOO
BOX THE SUBJECT AND CIRCLE THE VERB IN THE GIVEN
SENTENCES.
1. My parents own a small
piggery.
2. My younger brother works as a
nurse in the U.S.
3. He drives his own car to work.
4. We all live in a world full of
wonders.
5. I can show you the world.

27. BOARD WORK:
CHOOSE THE VERB IN THE PARENTHESES THAT
AGREES WITH THE SUBJECT. UNDERLINE THE
CORRECT ANSWER.
1. The kids (walk, walks) into the
dug out.
2. The coach (gives, give) us
instruction.
3. Parents (sit, sits) in the
bleachers.
4. Marionne (drive, drives) a
banca.

28. GENERALIZATION:
How does a
verb agree with
its subject?

29. GENERALIZATION
Verbs must always agree with the
noun or pronoun subject of a
sentence both in tense and
number.
Subjects and verbs should agree
with one another in number-
singular or plural. Thus, if a
subject is plural, its verb must

30. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB IN THE
PARENTHESES TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
AND THEN UNDERLINE THE CORRECT ANSWER.
1. Byron (clean, cleans) his room
every weekend.
2. We all (live, lives) in a world full of
wonders.
3. I can (show, shows) you the world.
4. Volunteers (donate, donates)
books at Sta. Filomena Central
School.

31. WRITE THE CORRECT VERB IN THE BLANK SPACE.
1. I ____________ (eat/eats) eggs everyday.
2. The baby _______________ (smile/smiles).
3. Dragonflies ___________ (fly/flies) together.
4. My brother _____ (read/reads) many books.
5. The painter ______ (paint/paints) a portrait.