The document discusses noun-verb agreement. It explains that nouns and verbs must agree in number, with singular nouns taking singular verbs and plural nouns taking plural verbs. It provides examples like "the cat sleeps" and "the cats sleep". The document notes that noun-verb agreement is particularly important for third person singular pronouns like she/he/it in the present tense. Exceptions like the verbs "to be" and "to have" are also discussed.

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Noun-Verb
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Lesson Vocabulary!
Term Definition
clause a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a
sentence or part of a sentence
first person a set of pronouns and verb forms used by a speaker to refer to himself
or herself, or to a group including himself or herself. ‘I’ and ‘we’.
second person the form of a pronoun or verb used when addressing somebody. ‘You’.
third person a set of pronouns and verb forms used by a speaker to refer to other
people and things. ‘She/He/It’ and ‘They’.

3. Today’s class
1. The number of the noun, either singular or plural,
determines the number of the verb.
We watch too much TV.
2. Each noun-verb pair must agree.
We watch too much TV but she watches too many movies.
3. Agreement with ‘and’ and ‘or’.
Yosu and Saba study with English Online.
4. Words with ‘every’ seem plural but they are singular.
It’s already May! Every day passes so fast!
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5. What is noun-verb agreement?
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6. What is noun-verb agreement?
The noun and the verb in a clause must agree on number.
They can be either singular or plural.
The number of the noun determines the number of the verb.
Correct: The cats are very excited with their new toy.
Incorrect: The cats is very excited with their new toy.
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7. What is noun-verb agreement?
The noun and the verb in a clause must agree on number.
They can be either singular or plural.
The number of the noun determines the number of the verb.
Correct: The cats are very excited with their new toy.
Incorrect: The cats is very excited with their new toy.
Correct my mistake
1. She wake up at noon.
2. We couldn’t eats another bite.
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8. What is noun-verb agreement?
The noun and the verb in a clause must agree on number.
They can be either singular or plural.
The number of the noun determines the number of the verb.
Correct: The cats are very excited with their new toy.
Incorrect: The cats is very excited with their new toy.
Correct my mistake
1. She wake up at noon.
2. We couldn’t eats another bite.
Answers
1. She wakes up at noon.
2. We couldn’t eat another bite.
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9. Noun-Verb Agreement
Why is noun-verb agreement mostly a problem in the present tense?
I walked to school every morning.
You walked to school every morning.
She/He/It walked to school every morning.
We walked to school every morning.
They walked to school every morning.
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10. Noun-Verb Agreement
Why is noun-verb agreement mostly a problem in the present tense?
Noun-verb agreement is mostly a problem in the present tense
because in the past tense the verb ending doesn’t change with the
pronoun.
I walked to school every morning.
You walked to school every morning.
She/He/It walked to school every morning.
We walked to school every morning.
They walked to school every morning.
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11. Noun-Verb Agreement
In the present tense you need to pay attention to the singular third
person pronouns.
What are the third person pronouns?
I walk to school every morning.
You walk to school every morning.
She/He/It walks to school every morning.
We walk to school every morning.
They walk to school every morning.
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12. Noun-Verb Agreement
In the present tense you need to pay attention to the singular third
person pronouns.
What are the third person pronouns?
The third person pronouns are she/he/it/they.
I walk to school every morning.
You walk to school every morning.
She/He/It walks to school every morning.
We walk to school every morning.
They walk to school every morning.
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13. Noun-Verb Agreement
What are the singular third person pronouns?
I walk to school every morning.
You walk to school every morning.
She/He/It walks to school every morning.
We walk to school every morning.
They walk to school every morning.
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14. Noun-Verb Agreement
What are the singular third person pronouns?
The singular third person pronouns are she/he/it.
I walk to school every morning.
You walk to school every morning.
She/He/It walks to school every morning.
We walk to school every morning.
They walk to school every morning.
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15. Noun-Verb Agreement
Why do you need to pay attention to the singular third person
pronouns?
I walk to school every morning.
You walk to school every morning.
She/He/It walks to school every morning.
We walk to school every morning.
They walk to school every morning.
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16. Noun-Verb Agreement
Why do you need to pay attention to the singular third person
pronouns?
These singular pronouns use a verb with an ‘s’.
All other pronouns use the verb without an ‘s’, even the plural
pronouns.
I walk to school every morning.
You walk to school every morning.
She/He/It walks to school every morning.
We walk to school every morning.
They walk to school every morning.
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17. There is always an exception to the rule
What is a very popular verb is spelt differently depending on
whether it is used with the first, second, or third person?
I am/was
You are/were
She/He/It is/was
We are/were
They are/were
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18. There is always an exception to the rule
What is a very popular verb is spelt differently depending on
whether it is used with the first, second, or third person?
The verb ‘be’ has singular and plural forms in the present tense and
the past tense.
I am/was
You are/were
She/He/It is/was
We are/were
They are/were
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19. Complete the sentence with ‘be’ in the
present or past tense.
1. They ___ proud parents when their daughter was born.
2. Today, I ___ proud to be Canadian.
3. We ___ proud to deliver our winning business strategy at the board
meeting last week.
4. They ___ proud parents of their daughter, Mahmuda.
5. Currently, we ___ proud students of English Online.
6. She ___ proud to have gotten 100% on her engineering exam.
7. She ___ proud when she graduated with her Engineering degree.
8. I ___ proud to have traveled alone in Asia in the summer of 2018.
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20. Complete the sentence with ‘be’ in the
present or past tense.
1. They were proud parents when their daughter was born.
2. Today, I am proud to be Canadian.
3. We were proud to deliver our winning business strategy at the
board meeting last week.
4. They are/were proud parents of their daughter, Mahmuda.
5. Currently, we are proud students of English Online.
6. She is/was proud to have gotten 100% on her engineering exam.
7. She was proud when she graduated with her Engineering degree.
8. I am/was proud to have traveled alone in Asia in the summer of
2018.
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21. Other exceptional verbs
What two other popular verbs should you pay attention to?
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22. Other exceptional verbs
What two other popular verbs should you pay attention to?
Pay attention to the verbs ‘do’ and ‘have’ because the in
the present tense the third person singular is irregular.
I have/had do/did
She/He/It has/had does/did
You have/had do/did
They have/had do/did
We have/had do/did
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23. Complete the sentence with ‘do’ or
‘have’ in the present or past tense.
1. I ___ three sisters – Martha, Jane, and Kitty.
2. She ___ have a great sense of style.
3. She ___ long black hair.
4. It ___ seem like it would rain yesterday afternoon.
5. She ___ long black hair when she ___(be) young.
6. He ___ know a lot about cars.
7. He ___ ___ time to finish his homework but he won’t.
8. They ___ a great party last week.
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24. Complete the sentence with ‘do’ or
‘have’ in the present or past tense.
1. I have three sisters – Martha, Jane, and Kitty.
2. She does/did have a great sense of style.
3. She has long black hair.
4. It did seem like it would rain yesterday afternoon.
5. She had long black hair when she was young.
6. He does know a lot about cars.
7. He does have time to finish his homework but he won’t.
8. They had a great party last week.
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25. Complete the sentence with the
suggested verb
1. (jump) The rabbit ________________ up and down.
2. (to be) Her friends ________________ at the dance.
3. (see) Sit down! We can’t ________________ anything.
4. (need) I don’t ________________ another coffee, thanks.
5. (run) The dog ________________ after the rat.
6. (produce) Japan ________________ 30 million paper flowers each
spring.
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26. Complete the sentence with the
suggested verb
1. (jump) The rabbit jumps up and down.
3rd person singular noun, verb + ‘s’
2. (to be) Her friends are/were at the dance.
3rd person plural irregular noun, no ‘s’
3. (see) Sit down! We can’t see anything. no ‘s’
4. (need) I don’t need another coffee, thanks. no ‘s’
5. (run) The dog runs after the rat. 3rd person singular noun, verb + ‘s’
6. (produce) Japan produces 30 million paper flowers each spring.
3rd person singular noun, verb + ‘s’
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28. Each noun-verb pair must agree
Correct my mistake in verb choice
The books were sold last week, but the
pen are in the drawer.
Joy eats two apples, and his friends eats
ten apples.
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29. Each noun-verb pair must agree
Correct my mistake in verb choice
The books were sold last week, but the
pen are in the drawer.
Joy eats two apples, and his friends eats
ten apples.
answers
The books were sold last week, but the
pen was/is in the drawer.
Joy eats two apples, and his friends eat ten
apples.
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30. Choose the correct verb
1. We (want /wants) to go to the store with Mom because,
on her own, she never (choose/chooses)
the Super Sugary Raspberry candies.
2. Do you (know/knows) that those people with the purple clothes,
purple hair and purple car (is/are) our new neighbors?
3. Mom and Jim came over to my apartment. They (was/were) angry
because I I (was /were) late with supper.
4. Dogs (like/likes) their food. Cats (do/does), too, but they often are
too uppity to show it.
5. Each time I microwave a stuffed pepper for lunch, members of the
office staff (exclaim/exclaims) "Can we (have/has) some, too?"
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31. Choose the correct verb
1. We (want /wants) to go to the store with Mom because,
on her own, she never (choose/chooses)
the Super Sugary Raspberry candies.
2. Do you (know/knows) that those people with the purple clothes,
purple hair and purple car (is/are) our new neighbors?
3. Mom and Jim came over to my apartment. They (was/were) angry
because I I (was /were) late with supper.
4. Dogs (like/likes) their food. Cats (do/does), too, but they often are
too uppity to show it.
5. Each time I microwave a stuffed pepper for lunch, members of the
office staff (exclaim/exclaims) "Can we (have/has) some, too?"
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33. Every
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What does ‘every’ mean?
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34. Every
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What does ‘every’ mean?
‘Every’ has a similar meaning to ‘all’ but it refers to all the individual
members of a group.
1. All the horses in the water are white.
2. Every horse in the water is white.
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35. Every
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What does ‘every’ mean?
‘Every’ has a similar meaning to ‘all’ but it refers to all the individual
members of a group.
1. All the horses in the water are white.
2. Every horse in the water is white.
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36. Every
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What does ‘every’ mean?
‘Every’ has a similar meaning to ‘all’ but it refers to all the individual
members of a group.
1. All the horses in the water are white.
With ‘all’ use the ___ form of a noun and a verb.
2. Every horse in the water is white.
With ‘every’ use the ___ form of a noun and a verb.

37. Every
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What does ‘every’ mean?
‘Every’ has a similar meaning to ‘all’ but it refers to all the individual
members of a group.
1. All the horses in the water are white.
With ‘all’ use the plural form of a noun and a verb.
2. Every horse in the water is white.
With ‘every’ use the singular form of a noun and a verb.

38. Every
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Every is paired with singular nouns and verbs. This is also true for words
that include ‘every’.
Can you give me examples of words that include ‘every’?

39. Every
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Every is paired with singular nouns and verbs. This is also true for words
that include ‘every’.
Can you give me examples of words that include ‘every’?
everything, everyone, everybody,
everywhere

40. Write a sentence using the suggested words
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1. everything
2. everyone
3. everybody
4. every
5. everywhere
examples
1. Everything she told me was a lie.
2. Everyone was laughing behind my back the whole time.
3. Everybody knows I loved her more than she loved me.
4. Every day feels a bit better than the day before.
5. Everywhere reminds me or her.

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42. Agreement with ‘and’ and ‘or’
1. Two subjects joined by ‘and’ are a plural subject
My best friend and I are going swimming now.
2. Two singular nouns phrases joined by ‘either’ or
‘or’ are used with a singular verb phrase.
I don’t know if chocolate or vanilla is my
favourite ice cream.
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43. Complete the sentence using the
suggested verb
1. (be/be) It ___ a last minute decision, but Ola and Simran ___
coming on the trip.
2. (be) Vancouver and Winnipeg ___ the most popular tourist
destinations in 2019.
3. (be/be) What ___ the special tonight? ___ it pizza or curry?
4. (tell) Can Joy or Orlando please ___ me the answer?
5. (answer) ‘Gamze, ___ either question one or two.’ said the teacher.
6. (be) Either the red car or the purple car ___ built in Winnipeg. I
can’t remember!
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44. Complete the sentence using the
suggested verb
1. It is/was a last minute decision, but Ola and Simran are/were
coming on the trip.
2. Vancouver and Winnipeg were the most popular tourist
destinations in 2019.
3. What is the special tonight? Is it pizza or curry?
4. Can Joy or Orlando please tell me the answer?
5. ‘Gamze, answer either question one or two.’ said the teacher.
6. Either the red car or the purple car is/was built in Winnipeg. I can’t
remember!
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45. Write a sentence using the suggested words
1. and/cost
2. or/be
3. and/travel
4. or/read
examples
1. Mac and PC computers cost the same amount.
2. I can’t decide if Indian or Columbian food is more delicious.
3. Jeimy and Harry travel a long way to work each day.
4. Either Moise or Vincent reads the fastest.
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46. Summary
1. The number of the noun, either singular or plural,
determines the number of the verb.
We watch too much TV.
2. Each noun-verb pair must agree.
We watch too much TV but she watches too many movies.
3. Agreement with ‘and’ and ‘or’.
Yosu and Saba study with English Online.
4. Words with ‘every’ seem plural but they are singular.
It’s already May! Every day passes so fast!
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47. Questions?
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48. Thankyou!
Nastashya Wall
204-946-5140 ex. 201
nwall@myenglishonline.ca
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