PPT-Subject-Verb Agreement Practice

The Basic Principle A subject must agree with its verbs S ingular subjects must have singular verbs Plural subjects must have plural verbs In other words subjects and verbs must match . 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. . . As you click through this . powerpoint. , you will need to answer the questions on your worksheet. At the end, you will need to check AND CORRECT your answers. Let’s review subject pronouns first. . 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.. Matching the subject with the verb.. The subject and verb must agree in number. First, the subject must be determined.. The . child. . sings. .. The . children. . sing. .. The . frog. . jumps. .. 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. 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:. 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.. Warm-up. Complete Exercise A, #1-5 on page 264. Just write down words that need to be capitalized.. Common Nouns vs. PROPER NOUNS. Common Nouns. : any one of a group of persons, places, things, or ideas.. subject. and a . predicate.. Subject: names the person place, thing, or idea spoken about in the rest of the sentence. Predicate: says something about the subject. Americans | have made quilts.. Subject Predicate. AGREEMENT. AND…. the 2 largest issues when it comes to Agreement =. SUBJECT-VERB. Agreement . & . PROUN-ANTECEDENT. Agreement. SO…. A . SUBJECT. & a . VERB. have to agree in number.. A verb must agree with its subject in person and number.. Example: . She advises. (singular). They . advise. (plural). Do not mistake a word in a prepositional phrase for the subject of a sentence.. 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 . 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.. 8. th. Grade/. ELa. Subject verb agreement. The subject of a sentence is the actor/idea of a sentence. The verb is the action or state of being of the subject. Subjects and verbs need to agree in number, which is known as singular or plural. A Subject-Verb Agreement Error occurs when the subject and verb of a sentence do not agree in number. .