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English 155

Agenda Review: Sentences/Subjects Presentations for Buildings New: Subject/Verb Agreement Benchmark: Choosing a Topic. English 155. Meeting 4 with Tosspon. Presentations!. Tell the class about your building – 5 min per student MAX

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English 155

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  1. Agenda • Review: • Sentences/Subjects • Presentations for Buildings • New: • Subject/Verb Agreement • Benchmark: Choosing a Topic English 155 Meeting 4 with Tosspon

  2. Presentations! • Tell the class about your building – 5 min per student MAX • Write 10 sentences about your performance: did you find it acceptable? Was your eye contact okay? What could you have done better? What grade should you get (0-100%)? What did you do to prepare? What was the class doing during your presentation? • Hold onto this until the end of class.

  3. EVERY VERB MUST AGREE WITH ITS SUBJECT Plural Subject Singular Subject Singular Verb Plural Verb

  4. The Stupidity of English Grammar • 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

  5. Watch the Verb Endings! Singular • I walk • You walk • He/She/It walk s • Joe walk s • The girl walk s Plural • We walk • You walk • They walk • Joe and Maria walk • The girls walk

  6. Remember the 3 irregular verbs: • DO SingularPlural • He does They do • HAVE • She has They have • BE • He is They are • She was They were

  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. No –S on subject -S on verb The girl dances.

  9. -S on subject The girls dance. No –S on verb

  10. Compound 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 an “s”. Example • The boy and the girl dance. (= They dance.) No –S on verb

  11. Compound subjects joined by “or” If there are two or more subjects joined by or, the verb agrees with the part of the subject closest to it. Examples: • The professor or the students walkthe halls. • The students or the professor walksthe halls.

  12. Watch out for “Everybody” • Everybodyloves grammar! • Everybodyunderstands subject/verb agreement.

  13. Possible Pitfalls Sometimes, several words come between the subject and the verb. • The student, though she had lots of problems in other schools, finds/find (?)her new class easy. • The student, though she had lots of problems in other schools, finds her new class easy. • The student findsher new class easy. Appositive Phrase! Cross it out to find the subject!

  14. Prepositional phrases The subject can never be part of a prepositional phrase. Example The students in my class study / studies hard. X Prepositional Phrase! Cross it out to find the subject!

  15. Possible Pitfalls Sometimes, the subject will come after the verb, in questions or when sentence begins with there. Examples • Why ishe falling asleep? • Why arethey falling asleep? • There isno excuse for such behavior. • There areno excuses for such behavior.

  16. Possible Pitfalls Relative Pronouns (who/which/that) can be either singular or plural, depending on the word they refer to. • The student who works hard will succeed. • The students who work hard will succeed.

  17. 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. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree –Practice Subject ____________ • Many companies today (tests, test) their workers for drugs. • To many people it (seems, seem) an invasion of privacy. • Employers (worries, worry) that bus and train drivers are using drugs on the job. • They (doesn’t, don’t) want the lives of their passengers at risk. Subject __ Subject ____________ Subject _____

  19. Making Subjects and Verbs Agree – Practice Subject _________ 5. Even operators of rides in amusement parks (undergoes, undergo) tests. 6. Professional athletes on a team (has, have) special problems because of unwelcome publicity. 7. Some factories (installs, install) hidden video cameras for surveillance. 8. The General Motors Company (hires, hire) undercover agents as workers. Subject _________ Subject _________ Subject ____________________________

  20. Benchmark Requirements & Schedule • Handout: Benchmark assignment

  21. Argumentative Research Paper • Topic must be approved by instructor • Provide Evidence – research! • Use 25 vocabulary words from your research • 1 primary source (interview, survey, etc) • 4 secondary sources (1 MUST be in print) • Present BOTH sides of the case/topic • MLA + MLA works cited • Presentation in wk 7 – what’s new, true, and you!

  22. Goals for today • Select your topic • Do preliminary research – fill out the research form

  23. Planning your research Research Plan Budgeting Sarah, Jane, Josh Facts Learning Action Plan • Where can we find the answers? • Possible websites (not “the internet”, be more specific) • Need to use • 3 websites • 1 “local expert” • 1 book, magazine or newspaper Write ideas about solutions to the question What do you KNOW about this topic: Causes of the problem, things you KNOW for sure What do you need to learn about this? What questions do we NEED to answer

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