PPT-Subject Verb Agreement

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. 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 (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. 1. . Common Core State Standards. English Language Arts/Language: 9-12. Conventions of Standard English. :. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.. Subjects and Verbs. Pronouns and Antecedents. Verb Tense. Subject / Verb Agreement. The subject of a sentence must agree with the sentence’s verb in terms of the following:. Number. A singular subject must take a singular 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 . 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.. 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. 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.