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 ID: 782870
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Module 2 GrammarSubject-Verb Agreement
Highlight the key ideas in your handout when you see or hear them in this presentation.
Slide2If 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.
Two or more nouns or pronouns +
and =
plural verb
Two or more singular nouns or pronouns +
or
or
nor
=
singular verb
Singular and a plural noun +
or
or
nor
=
closes noun determines if verb is singular or plural
Slide3If the subject and verb are separated by a phrase or clause, the verb should agree with the true subject of the sentence, NOT a noun or pronoun in the phrase or clause.
One
of the philosophers is … (subject is “one”, not “philosophers”)
The
farmer
, as well as his neighbors
is
… (subject is “farmer”, not “neighbors”)
The
people
who understand rhetoric
are
… (subject is “people”, not “rhetoric”)
Slide4Some words that might sound plural are actually singular.
“Everyone” seems plural, but the verb agrees with “one,” which is singular.
“There is” or “there are” are NOT subjects. The verb must agree with the noun that follows the verb.
Many Greek-rooted words end with an –s but are singular. Do not automatically add a plural verb to every word ending in –s.
Slide5Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors
Activity 3 Directions:
First, double-underline the verb and
underline
the subject in each sentence.
Then
, correct the subject-verb agreement problems.
Work with a partner after we have completed the examples together in class.
Slide61. Double underline verb and underline subject. 2. Correct subject-verb agreement problems.
Example: For Aristotle, a speaker’s character contribute to whether the audience will believe the speaker’s argument.
Correction:
Example: There is several other reasons why an audience might believe an argument.
Correction: