Get Prepared for Class

1. Get Prepared for Class Bellringer Whiteboard Marker Paper towel

2. PROBLEMS IN SUBJECT-VERBAGREEMENTGoal: I will be able to identify and correct errors in subject verb agreement.

3. How do I know if the subject and verb are in agreement? • You must check to see if the simple subject and simple predicate match in number and gender.

4. One fascinating nocturnal animal is the aardvark. • Subject – animal (singular) • Verb – is (singular)

5. Some animals are threatened by a change in their surroundings. • Subject – animals (plural) • Verb – are threatened (plural)

6. Stupidity of the English Language • To make a noun plural, we add –s • Singular: girl • Plural: girls • To make a verb plural, we take away the –s. • Singular: he talks • Plural: they talk

7. Tip for Subject/verb Agreement • Generally, if the subject doesn’tend in –S, the verb will. • If the subject doesend in –S, the verb won’t.

8. Suggestion • Label whether the subject is singular or plural • If the subject is labeled with an S then the verb should end in S • If the subject is labeled with a P then the verb should not end in S

9. EXAMPLES S • One fascinating nocturnal animalis the aardvark. • Some animalsare threatened by a change in their surroundings. P

10. White Board Practice • Record the simple subject • Label if the subject is singular or plural

11. The chef dices the potatoes by hand. chef singular

12. This truck has eight wheels. truck singular

13. At dinner they lit the candles on the table. they plural

14. Most people in China eat with chopsticks. People plural

15. Mice can be great pets. Mice plural

16. Let’s Practice the Verbs Now!

17. White Board Practice • Record the simple predicate or verb phrase • Label if the verb phrase is singular or plural

18. Roots are anchors for plants. Are plural

19. Many plants have underground roots. Have plural

20. Poison ivy has such roots. Has singular

21. A carrot is one kind of root. is singular

22. Beets are just big roots. Are plural

23. A banyan tree looks odd. Looks singular

24. RECAP • Singular verbs in –s • If you label your subject singular then your verb should end in -s

25. StopComplete Worksheet Identifying Singular or Plural Agreement

26. Get Ready for Class • Put the homework in the purple tray • Bellringer and complete it • Whiteboard • Rag • If you need a marker see Mr. Bodine to sign it out!

27. Remember our GoalGoal: I will be able to identify and correct errors in subject verb agreement.

28. How do I know if the subject and verb are in agreement? • You must check to see if the simple subject and simple predicate match in number and gender.

29. RECAP Rule #1 • If your subject is singular then your verb should be singular • If your subject is plural then your verb phrase will be plural

30. Tricks of the Trade • Label the subject singular or plural • If the subject is labeled S for singular then your verb should end in –s. Remember singular verbs end in –s.

31. Now let’s look at the Possible Pitfalls we may encounter in subject verb agreement

32. Rule #2Phrases Between S & V • The number of subject does NOT change by a phrase following the subject

33. Examples • The hero of those folk tales is Coyote. • The successful candidate, along with two of her aides, has entered the auditorium.

34. Examples • Scientists from all over the world have gathered in Geneva. • The crystal pitcher, oozing water droplets, was cracked along the base.

35. Cosmic rays, which originate in outer space, (strikes, strike) Earth at nearly the speed of light. • strike

36. The high-speed particles in this cosmic bombardment (comes, come) from atomic nuclei. • come

37. The most common element in cosmic rays (is, are) hydrogen. • is

38. Between 1911 and 1913, scientist Victor Hess, in a series of balloon ascents, (was, were) investigating radiation at high altitudes. • was

39. The authors of that article (write, writes) about Hess’s receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1936. • write

40. Cosmic rays, before the development of the high-speed particle generator, (serves, serve) as a resource in investigating the atom. • serve

41. The use of cosmic rays (enables, enable) scientists to discover subatomic particles. • enables

42. The energy of cosmic rays (derives, derive) from the explosions of supernovas. • derives

43. The term for particles that are outside the solar system (is, are) galactic cosmic rays. • is

44. However, Earth’s sun, not exploding stars, (produces, produce) some cosmic rays, and their name (is, are) solar energetic particles. • Produces • is

45. STOP Let’s Practice Rule #2 Complete WS pg 117

46. Rule #3Indefinite Pronouns There are 3 groups of indefinite pronouns. You need know which ones are singular and which ones are plural

47. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS A pronoun that does not refer to a definite person, place, thing, or idea is called an INDEFINITE PRONOUN

48. Group 1 are ALWAYSSINGULAR • Anybody • Anyone • Anything • Each • Either • Everybody • Everyone • Everything • Neither • Nobody • No one • Nothing • One • Somebody • Someone • Something

49. For Example • Someone in the game was hurt. (not were hurt) • Neither of the men is working. (not are)

50. Examples • Each of the newcomers was welcomed to the city. • Neither of these papayas is ripe. • Doesanybody on the bus speak Arabic?