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Chapter 4 pg 59. What is Subject-Verb Agreement?. When the subject is a singular noun, the verb takes an –s [or – es ] in the present tense The baby sleeps . The baby cries . When the subject is a plural noun the verb does NOT take an –s [or – es ] in the present tense. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Chapter 4pg 59
What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
• When the subject is a singular noun, the verb takes an –s [or –es] in the present tense– The baby sleeps. – The baby cries.
• When the subject is a plural noun the verb does NOT take an –s [or –es] in the present tense. – The babies sleep.– The babies cry.
When the subject is singular, the verb takes an –s (or –es)
General rule:Either
The subjectOR
The VerbNeeds an -s (or –es)
Personal Pronouns
Singular• I sleep.• You sleep. • He sleeps• She sleeps• It sleeps.
Plural• We sleep.• You sleep. • They sleep.
Practice pg 60
1. The dog (bark, barks). 2. It (wake, wakes) up the neighborhood.3. The neighbors (become, becomes)
annoyed. 4. They deserve(s) a quiet Sunday morning.
5. I (throws, throw) an old slipper at the dog.
barks.wakes up the neighborhood.
become
deserve a quiet Sunday morning.
throw an old slipper at the dog.
1. He (doesn’t, don’t) study in the library anymore.
2. We (was, were) hoping to find him there.
3. The library (doesn’t, don’t) close until 11 o’clock.
4. (Was, Were) you late tonight?
5. Irina (doesn’t, don’t) care if you stay until closing.
Practice, pg 61
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Exercise 2 pg 62-63
1. Many companies today (tests, test) their workers for drugs.
2. To many people it (seems, seem) an invasion of privacy.
3. Employers (worries, worry) that bus and train drivers are using drugs on the job.
4. They (doesn’t, don’t) want the lives of their passengers at risk.
Subject____________
Subject__
Subject____________
Subject_____
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Exercise 2 pg 62-63
5. Even operators of rides in amusement parks (undergoes, undergo) tests.
6. Professional athletes on a team (has, have) special problems because of unwelcome publicity.
7. Some factories (installs, install) hidden video cameras for surveillance.
8. The General Motors Company (hires, hire) undercover agents as workers.
Subject___________
Subject_________
Subject_________
Subject____________________________
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Exercise 2 pg 62-63
9. In Kansas City, drug-sniffing dogs (was, were) used in a newspaper office.
10. (Has, Have) you ever taken a drug test?
Subject_____
Subject____
Subject: the “who” or “what the sentence is about
Performs the action of the sentence
Subjects are not found in prepositionalphrases.
Subjects can be found after the verbin sentences that begin with there
or here.
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
1. Here (is,are) a plan about time management.
1. Here (is, are) a plan about time management.
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
Hidden Subject
2. Too much busywork in your day(prevents, prevent) efficiency
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
2. Too much busywork in your day(prevents, prevent) efficiency
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
Hidden Subject
3. A period of time without interruption(is,are) crucial.
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
3. A period of time without interruption(is, are) crucial.
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
4. People usually (does, do) too many things at once.
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
4. People usually (does, do) too many things at once.
Exercise 4, pg 64Cross out prepositional phrases,
appositive phrases, and the words “here” and “There”
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
Exercise 4, pg 64
5. Why (is, are) frequent breaks important?
6. Constant clutter on people’s desks (causes, cause) frustration.
7. Why (does, do) perfectionists have so much difficulty?
5. Why are frequent breaks important?
6. Constant clutter on people’s desks causes frustration.
7. Why do perfectionists have so much difficulty?
Subject_______
Subject______
Subject______________
Exercise 4, pg 64
8. The habit of procrastination (is, are) another area of time management.
9. There (is, are) several other distracting activities, from watching television to playing video games.
10. Children in a family (needs, need) to help with chores.
8. The habit of procrastination is another area of time management.
10. Children in a family need to help with chores
9. There are several other distracting activities, from watching television to playing video games.
Subject______
Subject _________
Subject_________
Collective: A group of people or things.Is considered singular when acting as a unit
unless the meaning is clearly plural
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb (pg 66)
1. The construction crew (is, are)being blamed for the accident.
(again, acting as a unit)
1. The construction crew (is, are)being blamed for the accident.
(again, acting as a unit)
Subject_____
Find the SubjectThen choose the Verb
(pg 66)
2. In this case, the union (accuses, accuse) the crew.
(again, acting as a unit)
2. In this case, the union (accuses, accuse) the crew.
Subject_____
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb (pg 66)
3. A few days after the accident, the same group (files, file) charges.
(acting as a unit).
3. A few days after the accident, the same group (files, file) charges.
(acting as a unit).
_____Subject
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb (pg 66)
4. The crew’s legal team (is, are)uncertain about their strategy.
(acting as individuals)
4. The crew’s legal team (is, are)uncertain about their strategy.
(acting as individuals)
Subject_____
Refer to an unspecified being, object or place (or beings, objects, places)
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 9, pg 69
1. Nobody (know, knows) how manydrugs are contained in plants
that grow in the rainforest.
1. Nobody (know, knows) how manydrugs are contained in plants
that grow in the rainforest.
Subject_____
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 9, pg 69
2. Some (argues, argue) that wonderfuldrugs could be derived from many plants.
2. Some (argues, argue) that wonderfuldrugs could be derived from many plants.
Subject_____
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 9, pg 69
3. Most of the pharmaceutical experts(remains, remain) skeptical.
3. Most of the pharmaceutical experts(remains, remain) skeptical.
Subject_____
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb (pg 65)
4. All of the research (is, are) expensiveand often (proves, prove) fruitless.
4. All of the research (is, are) expensiveand often (proves, prove) fruitless.
Subject___
The verb is usually plural when the subjectsare connect by the word and.
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 10, pg 70
1. Macaroni and cheese (is, are) my son’s favorite supper.
Find the SubjectThen choose the
VerbExercise 10, pg 70
1. Macaroni and cheese (is, are) my son’s favorite supper.
Subject functions as a unit. ___
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 10, pg 70
2. This meal and others like it (has, have) too much fat.
2. This meal and others like it (has, have) too much fat.
Subject___
Subject___
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 10, pg 70
3. My mother and father, on the other hand, often (enjoys, enjoy) a fruit salad for
their main meal.
3. My mother and father, on the other hand, often (enjoys, enjoy) a fruit salad for
their main meal.
Subject___
Subject___
When the subjects are connected with or, norEither, neither, nor, not only/but also
If both subjects are singular, verb singularIf both subjects are plural, verb is plural
If one is singular and one is plural, the verb agrees with the one closest.
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 10, pg 70
4. For many of us, our shopping habitsor cooking routine (needs, need)
to be changed.
4. For many of us, our shopping habits or cooking routine (needs, need) to be changed.
Subject___
___Subject
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb Exercise 10, pg 70
5. Either a salad or a cooked vegetablewith a sprinkling of cheese (is, are) a
better choice than macaroni and cheese.
5. Either a salad or a cooked vegetablewith a sprinkling of cheese (is, are) a
better choice than macaroni and cheese.
Subject___
Subject___
Find the SubjectThen choose the
Verb, Exercise 10 – pg 70
6. Adults and children (does, do) need to watch their diets.
6. Adults and children (does, do) need to watch their diets.
Subject___
Subject___
Singular nouns that end in an –s (like economics, measles, diabetes, Kansas)
OR nouns that are always plural (clothes, scissors, pants)
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Test 1 pg 72-73
Everybody (has, have) heard of injuries suffered by young athletes.
1. Many of these injuries (happens, happen) to football quarterbacks.
2. One of the most serious injuries (is, are) a concussion.
3. Many young people (thinks, think) nothing of a minor blow to the head.
Subject____________
Subject_______
Subject_____
Subject_____
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Exercise 2 pg 62-63
4. Now scientists (understands, understand) these injuries much better than before.
5. On impact, the arteries of the brain (is, are) constricted.
6. Some athletes unfortunately (suffers, suffer) a second concussion before healing from the first one.
7. Several minor concussions often (leads, lead) to permanent brain damage or even death.
Subject___________
Subject_________
Subject_________
Subject_____________
Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Exercise 2 pg 62-63
8. Medical doctors all over the country (wants, want) stricter guidelines for athletes and concussions.
9. An athlete with one or more concussions (requires, require) a sufficient amount of rest.
10. Today, nobody in contact sports (takes, take) a head injury lightly.
Subject________
Subject_______
Subject_______
Tell Your Story, Write theirs
1) Find a Partner2) Tell him/her a story3) Take notes (separate papers)
and listen carefully while they tell their own story
4) Write their story in 1st person. 5) Introduce your partner6) Share their story.