The document provides a lesson on subject-verb agreement, identifying sentences with incorrect agreement between subjects and verbs. It discusses identifying the subject and verb in a sentence, and whether the subject is singular or plural to determine if the verb needs an 's' ending. Examples are given of compound subjects and irregular verbs, with tips provided on how to ensure correct subject-verb agreement.

1. DO NOW!
TUESDAY 12.4.2012
Are any of these sentences
incorrect?
A) The basketball players runs out of
the locker room at the start of the
game.
B) The forward pass have
revolutionized the game of football.
C) The quarterback, who was
surrounded by his teammates, were
dressed in new uniforms.
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Why?
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2. Learning
Objective:
I can identify the
agreement between
subjects and verbs in
a sentence.
Agenda:
Agenda:
Do Now + Share Out
Do Now + Share Out
Mini Lesson: Subject & verb
Mini Lesson: Subject & verb
agreement.
agreement.
Guided Practice: Sample questions
Guided Practice: Sample questions
Independent Practice: Editor of the
Independent Practice: Editor of the
day competition.
day competition.
Homework: Worksheet
Homework: Worksheet

3. WHAT IS A VERB!!???
A verb is an ACTION WORD!
Examples: running, jumping,
thinking, singing, driving,
playing...etc.etc.etc.

4. WHAT IS A SUBJECT!!!??
The SUBJECT of a sentence is what is being
talked about.
The sentence is about
Ms. Young so she is the
subject.
Example: Ms. Young ate Ben and Jerry’s ice
cream and watched movies all weekend.

5. WHAT IS SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT!!!?
When the verb in the sentence and subject of the
sentence make sense when written together.
VERB Wow! I’m a SUBJECT
subject, and
I agree with
Hi! I’m a you too!
verb, and I
agree with
you!

6. BUT WHAT ABOUT...
What happens where there is
more than one subject in a
sentence????

7. Confused dog
is CONFUSED.
Or should I
Do I need an s leave the s
at the end of off?
the verb?

8. The stupidity
of English grammar.
of English grammar.
To make a noun plural
To make a noun plural To make a verb plural
To make a verb plural
we add an -s..
we add an -s we take away the -s..
we take away the -s
Singular noun: girl
Singular noun: girl Singular verb: he
Singular verb: he
talks.Plural verb:
talks.Plural verb:
Plural noun: girls
Plural noun: girls they talk.
they talk.
What the...#$@
%@?

9. Watch the verb
endings!
PluralWe walkYou
PluralWe walkYou
Singular II
Singular walkThey walk-Joe and
walkThey walk-Joe and
walkYou walkHe/She/It
walkYou walkHe/She/It Maria walk-The girls walk
Maria walk-The girls walk
walk sJoe walk sThe girl
walk sJoe walk sThe girl -Joe and Maria walk-The girls
-Joe and Maria walk-The girls
walk s
walk s walk
walk
s -Joe and Maria
-Joe and Maria
s walk-The girls walk
walk-The girls walk

10. Agreement in a Nutshell
The elephant
trumpets for a
peanut.
elephant = singular subject
trumpets = singular verb
The elephants
trumpet for peanuts.
elephants = plural subject
trumpet = plural verb

11. Remember:
The 3 irregular verbs!
The 3 irregular verbs!
DO
Singular: He does. Plural: They do.
HAVE
Singular: She has. Plural: They have.
BE
Singular: He is. Plural: They are.

12. Compound subjects
(more than one) - joined
by “and”
If there are two or more subjects joined by and,
If there are two or more subjects joined by and,
the subject must be plural, so the verb will not get
the subject must be plural, so the verb will not get
an s”.
an ““s”.
Example: The turtle and the
squirrel dance.

13. A subject-verb agreement item
on an objective test might look
like this . . .

14. Sample Test Question
The foods that provide good nutrition is
A B
often the least tasty; a hamburger and
fries,
on the other hand, satisfy the tongue.
C
A.provides
•are
•satisfies
•No change is necessary.

15. Just in case you didn’t realize...
Everyone on Earth =
more than one person—
billions of people, in fact.
The word everyone,
however, is still singular.

16. Possible Pitfalls
Be aware that sometimes, the subject will come after
the verb, in questions or when sentence begins with
there.
Examples
Why is he falling asleep?
Why are they falling asleep?
There is no excuse for such behavior.
There are no excuses for such behavior.

17. So...how do I get this
right?
First, identify whether or not you have problems with
subject/verb agreement.
If you don’t have any problems with this, don’t worry
about it!
If you do have problems:
Identify the verb. Ask who or what is doing it.
This will identify the subject.
Say them together and make sure that they match
in terms of number.

18. The subject and
verb are the
skeleton of every
sentence.
Make sure you fit
those two
important parts
together
correctly!

19. EDITORS COMPETITION!
With your group re-write the paragraph while fixing the
subject-verb agreement errors.
The first group finished with all errors corrected will
receive prizes.