Subject-Verb AgreementWrite these notes in the “Using Language” section of

your notebook

Subject-Verb AgreementWhat is a subject?The subject is a noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about.**Note: Subjects are always nouns, but not all nouns are subjects. Think of it like this: Your thumb is a finger, but not all of your fingers are thumbs.

Subject-Verb AgreementWhat is a verb?A verb is a word or group of words that expresses time while showing an action or the fact that something exists.

Rule #1

❖ Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.➢ The dog (growl/growls) when he is

angry. The dogs (growl/growls) when they are angry. What’s our rule?

Rule #2

❖ Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.➢ The dog, who is chewing on my jeans,

(is/are) usually very good.○ What’s the subject?

Rule #3

❖When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.

➢ There (is/are) a problem with the balance sheet. Here (is/are) the papers you requested.

Rule #4

❖If 2 subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.

➢ The cow and the pig (is/are) jumping over the moon.

Rule #5

❖Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.

➢ The herd (is/are) stampeding.

What does “collective” mean?

Activity: Let’s try it together!Are these singular or plural?1. men2. listens3. you4. musical note5. we

Practice: New Sheet of PaperGrammar Text Book: Rewrite the sentences!

pg. 483, #11-20pg. 487, #1-10

pg. 487, #11-20

STOP!!!

Warm Up: Write this in the Language section*Yes, you need to rewrite the whole sentence.1. Modern farms (has/have) become more efficient.

2. The only product of many large companies (is/are) hybrid seeds.

3. There (was/were) a big party at Sam and Patrick’s.

4. Patrick and Sam both (agrees/agree) that my mom has good taste in clothes.

5. The Bobcat team (wins/win) frequently.

Rule #6

❖If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.

➢ No smoking or drinking (is/are) allowed. Every man and woman (is/are) required to check in.

Rule #7❖If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.

➢ Jessica or Christian (is/are) to blame for the accident.

Rule #8

❖If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.

➢ Either the bears or the lion (has/have) escaped from the zoo. Neither the lion nor the bears (has/have) escaped from the zoo.

Rule #9

❖The pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) are always the plural form.

➢ Few (was/were) left alive after the flood.

Rule #10

❖Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

➢ The Outsiders (is/are) a novel written by S.E. Hinton.

Warm Up: Write this in the Language section*Yes, you need to rewrite the whole sentence.1. Each teen in Perks of Being a Wallflower (face/faces)

challenges.

2. Either Patrick or Sam (buy/buys) Charlie a suit.

3. Not only Bill, but also Charlie’s parents (is/are) worried about him.

4. Few people really (know/knows) Charlie.

5. Perks of Being a Wallflower (pull/pulls) on the heartstrings of readers worldwide as they explore identity.

Warm Up: Write this in the Language section*Yes, you need to rewrite the whole sentence.

1. Many of Charlie’s friends (decide/decides) to go to college after high school.

2. Not only Patrick but also Sam (get/gets) mad at Charlie for what he did at the party.

3. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (is/are) one of Charlie’s best memories.

4. Not only Charlie’s parents but also his sister (tell/tells) him not to smoke cigarettes.

Let’s Edit TogetherTo begin, michael jordan’s hardworking

personality are shaped by extrinsic motivation. Athletes musts work hard in order to achieves success. His biography Michael Jordan by alicia roberts illustrate this need for athletes to pushes themselves in order to competes with other successful athletes and to have a chance at making it to the pros.

Let’s Edit TogetherThe determination that jordan show as he

complete his training illustrates how his mother’s influence helped to shape his successful career. I think being successful involve finding this constant drive to keep working harder, and without it, limits and boundaries could not be broken Although hard work are one example of a traite, it are important to note that extrinsic motivation can also sparks creativity.