PPT-Module 2 Grammar Subject-Verb Agreement

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. 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. The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb. .. NOTE:.  The trick is in knowing whether the subject is singular or plural. The next trick is recognizing a singular or plural verb.. 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 . Guaranteed to Raise Your SAT Score!*. *Actual results may vary, depending on effort, interest, and individual luck.. Rule 1: Subject-Verb Agreement. Subject and verb must agree in number, so isolate the subject and the verb and make sure they match. If the subject is singular, the verb should be singular; if the subject is plural, the verb should be plural.. 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:. 4. From . Real Good Grammar, Too. by Mamie Webb Hixon. PowerPoint Created by Rebecca Juntunen. Last Updated Spring 2017. “There’s a million things I haven’t done. But just you wait.”. -- Lin Manuel Miranda, “Alexander Hamilton” from the musical . Fun, Real and Contextual. Department of Children’s Services. apliteracy.com. Resources in folder in Resources – Training . . Resources – Green Lane Primary Academy – . . password – . 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. . 1) Subject-verb agreement . 2) Noun. , verb, & prepositional phrase . . 3) . Modifiers: Dangling & Misplaced. . 4) Pronoun-antecedent . agreement . 5. ) Shifts in Tense & Voice . 1/23 Grammar #1. 8 Parts of Speech. For your homework last night, you had to write a list of words that matched the indicated part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, or adverb). Using your list, fill in the . madlib. below.. Agreement Angela Gulick CAS Writing Specialist June 2015 Subject-Verb Agreement A subject-verb agreement error means that one part of your sentence is singular, and one part is plural. Singular means “one,” and plural means “more than one.” A sentence should be consistent in terms of number (generally all singular or all plural – not both). Najia. Z. . Nazir. RULE # 1. . A verb agrees with its subject in number.. Singular subjects take singular verbs:. The . car stays in the garage.. The flower smells good. .. Rule 1. There is an old saying: “Opposites attract.” The rule for singular and plural verbs is just the opposite . Andrea A. Lunsford. Third-person singular subjects . To make a verb in the present tense agree with a third-person singular subject, add –s or –. es. to the base form.. A vegetarian diet . lowers. Verb Phrase. :. . Could have . been . hiding. . (no . subject. ). Prepositional Phrase. :. . In . the kitchen (. no . verb. or . subject). Infinitive Phrase: . . To . go with . them (.