PPT-Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

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. 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.. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE . VOICE. SUBJECT VERB . AGREEMENT. VAGUE PRONOUNS. . Components to cover:. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE. SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT. VAGUE PRONOUNS. VERBS AND VOICE. Voice. . is the form a 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.. 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. . 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 . 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.. 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 . 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.. . 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. 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.. 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. .