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Get Ready for Class Please!

Get Ready for Class Please!. Put your homework in the purple tray. Pick up and complete bellringer Pick up whiteboard materials Whiteboard Marker if you need to borrow one Sock Rag. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT Compound Subjects. Compound Subject Joined by AND.

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Get Ready for Class Please!

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  1. Get Ready for Class Please! • Put your homework in the purple tray. • Pick up and complete bellringer • Pick up whiteboard materials • Whiteboard • Marker if you need to borrow one • Sock Rag

  2. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENTCompound Subjects

  3. Compound Subject Joined by AND • Subjects joined by the word AND usually take a plural verb • Our dog and catget baths in the summer. • Mr. Duffy and his daughter have gone fishing.

  4. WATCH OUT • WARNING – A compound subject that names only one person or thing takes a singular verb. • A famous singer and dancer is going to speak at our drama club meeting. [one person is meant] • Macaroni and cheese is my favorite supper. [one dish is meant]

  5. Now let’s practice that rule.Choose the correct verb from the parentheses to complete the sentence.

  6. (Is, Are) the brown bear and the polar bear related? Are

  7. Wind and water (erodes, erode) valuable farmland throughout the United States. erode

  8. My guide and companion in Bolivia (was, were) Pilar. Was One person is meant

  9. New words and new meanings for old words (is, are) included in a good dictionary. are

  10. Mrs. Chang and her daughter (rents, rent) an apartment. rent

  11. Compound Subject Joined by OR/NOR • Singular subjects joined by or/nor take a singular verb. • The chief geologistor her assistantis due to arrive tonight. [either one is due not both] • Neither a rabbitnor a moledoes that kind of damage. [Neither one does the damage]

  12. Compound Subject Joined by OR/NOR • Plural subjects joined by or/nor take a plural verb. • Either miceorsquirrelsare living in our attic. • Neither the senatorsnor the representativeswant the bill to be voted by the president.

  13. Compound Subject Joined by OR/NOR • When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by or/nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer the verb. • A bookorflowers usually make an appropriate gift. [The verb agrees with the nearer subject, flowers] • Flowersor a book usually makes an appropriate gift. [The verb agrees with the near subject, book]

  14. Now let’s practice that rule.Choose the correct verb from the parentheses to complete the sentence.

  15. Neither pens nor pencils (is, are) needed to make the ballots. are

  16. Either my aunt or my uncle (is, are) going to drive us. is

  17. That table or this chair (was, were) made by hand in Portugal. was

  18. (Has, Have) the sandwiches or other refreshments been served yet? Have

  19. Index cards or a small tablet (is, are) handy for taking notes. is

  20. Remember our Focus Goal is to be able to recognize and correct errors in subject verb agreement.Let’s Practice Our Proofreading Skills

  21. If the sentence is has subject verb agreement write CORRECT on your card.If the sentence does NOT have agreement. Record the correct verb on the card.

  22. Iron and calcium needs to be included in a good diet. Not Correct Change needs to need Because AND =plural

  23. Mr. Gerbracht and his class has painted a wall-sized map Not Correct Change has to have Because AND =plural

  24. One boy or girl take the part of the narrator. Not Correct Change take to takes Because OR joins 2 singular subjects

  25. The dentist or her assistants checks my braces. Not Correct Change checks to check Because OR joins to singular and plural subject you have to match the verb to the closest subject assistants

  26. Fruit and cheese taste good together. Correct

  27. Tornadoes or hurricanes is dangerous storms. Not Correct Change is to are Because OR joins 2 plural subjects

  28. Peanut butter and jelly are my favorite sandwich for lunch. Not Correct Change are to is Because one dish is meant

  29. STOPTime to Prove Your Own KnowledgeComplete Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet 3

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