PPT-Subject-Verb Agreement The Everyday Writer

Andrea A Lunsford Thirdperson singular subjects To make a verb in the present tense agree with a thirdperson singular subject add s or es to the base form A vegetarian diet lowers. Elizabeth Rubin. Pre-Assessment. 1. . Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator is /are going to have to make a decision. . 2.. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations decide/ decides these matters. . “They need to work together!”. NOUN AND VERB AGREEMENT. Nouns and verbs need to work together to create a complete thought. (sounds right). Nouns can be plural or singular.. Singular= one (dog). Rule 1:. Basic Principle. : . Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.. . . My . brother. . is. a nutritionist. My . sisters. . are. teachers.. NOTE. : . The trick is in knowing whether the subject is singular or plural. The next trick is recognizing a singular or plural verb. Rule 1:. Basic Principle. : . Singular . subjects (nouns) . need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.. . The key is to correctly identify the subject of the sentence, and decide if it is singular or plural. Then, match the verb to the subject.. Why do Subjects and Verbs have to agree?. What’s wrong with this?. . Mr. Jefferson eat his peas.. Or. The ghostly dogs barks at the moon.. Or. . Anyone who think we are wrong is a jerk!. Subjects and Verbs. Ms. . Lodhie’s. Mini-Lesson on. Sophisticated Writing =). Recognize him?. (It’s . Gollum, . from “The Lord of the Rings. ”). “. We wants it, we needs it. . Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little . Interrupted by Prepositions, Inverted Order, Indefinite Pronouns, Compound Subjects, and Collective Nouns. Basic Subject-Verb Agreement. The subject and the verb in a sentence must agree in number.. Singular:. The verb can be either an action or a state of being like . is. or . was. . . Name the verb in the following sentence.. The cat jumped over the moon.. Mrs. Martin is my favorite teacher of all time. . Why can't we all just get . along?. Basic Sentence Parts. All sentence structures have at least one . SUBJECT. and at least one . PREDICATE . (aka VERB).. Clarice. . dances. to the beat of her own drum.. Pearson Writer is an easy to use program that will improve your writing. . Pearson Writer makes revising your work, research, and citations easy. This time can now be spent on content.. You can access it via the website (csub.mylabsplus.com) or your mobile device via app (available on Google Play & Apple Store).. Bellringer. INSTRUCTIONS: . The following sentences contain subject verb agreement errors. Write the sentences as they appear and then make corrections.. 1. Laura . and Jim is characters in Tennessee Williams’s . Subjects and verbs have to agree in number:. . If you have a singular subject, then you must use a singular verb form. . If you have a plural subject, you must use a plural verb form.. Singular subject, singular verb. Highlight the key ideas in your handout when you see or hear them in this presentation.. If two or more subjects are joined by the conjunctions . and. , . or. , or . nor. , the conjunction determines if you use a singular or a plural verb.. Add . - s or . -. es. . where necessary. Do not change or omit any other words. All of the sentences are simple present. Discuss the use, spelling, and pronunciation of final . -s/-. es. .. 2. . My parent visit many countries when they travel in Europe..