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Subject-Verb Disagreement

Subject-Verb Disagreement. Joanna Parkinson. What is it?. When the subject and the verb of a sentence do not match in number. i.e. both must be either singular or plural. Singular vs. Plural. Singular verbs end in “s” and plural verbs do not.

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Subject-Verb Disagreement

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  1. Subject-Verb Disagreement Joanna Parkinson

  2. What is it? • When the subject and the verb of a sentence do not match in number. • i.e.both must be either singular or plural

  3. Singular vs. Plural • Singular verbs end in “s” and plural verbs do not. • Ex. The witches fly on their broomsticks. But the werewolfruns faster. • Hint: Plural and singular verbs are the opposite of plural and singular nouns.

  4. Tricks and Treats • TREAT: Mostly, only present tense verbs have different singular and plural forms. Simple past (future, ect.) tenses do not. • TRICK: Some helping verbs do. • Ex. Has/have, is/are, was/were, do/does

  5. Some Spooky Samples • My monster___ the “Monster Mash,” and so ___ the “Crypt Kicker Five.” • The children_____ collected so much candy, they won’t notice that Mom___ taken some of it. • I____ not like Halloween. It____ like those jack-o-lanterns____ staring at me.

  6. Tricks or Treats TREAT: Most subject-verb agreement mistakes can be caught and fixed by ear. They sound wrong. Like this monster of a sentence.

  7. Tricks and Treats TRICK: A subject made of two singular (or plural) nouns joined by a connecting word. (AND, OR, NOR) HINT: add the subject up. AND = plural subject, OR=singular Ex. The vampire OR the werewolf ____ the star of the movie.

  8. Tricks or Treats TRICK: Group nouns (i.e. family, army, medley) • Refers to a SINGLE group of many individuals = singular verb TRICK: Lots of words. • HINT: ask yourself, “What/Who is acting?” Mentally delete extra words between the subject and the verb.

  9. Quiz! Let’s try it! Find the mistakes. • The medley of red and green apples in the “bobbing for apples” tub are very colorful • The International Witches Club are hosting a flyover. Bring your own broom. • A small child looking for lots of candy are the scariest monster of all!

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