Daily Oral Language Week 6

1. Daily Oral Language Week 6 M. Greene

5. Diagramming a Sentence My mom and dad yelled at me for many hours.

6. Subject-Verb Agreement Every variety of parrot, macaw, and cockatoo (is, are) a member of the family Psittacidae. The birds of this family (varies, vary) in length from three to forty inches. Other relatives in this family (includes, include) lories, cockatiels, and conures. A relatively large head in proportion to the body (distinguishes, distinguish) these birds. Most members of the family (has, have) short, round tails. The toughest of nuts (represents, represent) little challenge for their large, hooked bills. Birds in this family, without exception, (uses, use) their beaks like a third foot when climbing. One of their unique features (is, are) their special feet. This foot, with two toes pointing forward and two toes pointing backward, (gives, give) them greater dexterity than any other group of birds. Most tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere (houses, house) parrot families, too.

7. Linking Verbs The biggest attraction in town (remains, remain) the antique shops. The antique shops (remains, remain) the biggest attraction in town. The mint in the Lascombe Gardens (smells, smell) good, even from two blocks away. Comic strip characters (was, were) the theme at the banquet. The first topic (was, were) accidents in the home.

8. Inverted Sentences Under the bush (sit, sits) a rabbit. Under the bush (sit, sits) three rabbits. Under the tree (lurks, lurk) the hungry cats. There (go, goes) Oko’s sisters. Inside that house (was, were) the object of my affections. Beside the fence (grows, grow) black raspberries. Except for Tamiko, (has, have) all the others paid the fee? Here (comes, come) on of the prettiest floats in the parade. On top of the car (was, were) perched three pigeons. There (sits, sit) his forgotten papers.

9. Special Subjects The flock (is, are) ready to be sheared. The flock (is, are) sheared one at a time. Our team (is, are) the best. Our team (is, are) all seniors. Mumps (is, are) a painful childhood disease. The scissors (is, are) on the shelf. Politics (is, are) a challenging field. Her politics (is, are) confusing to many people. Nine dollars (is, are) the price. Nine dollars (was, were) found under the bleachers. “Flowers for Algernon” (is, are) a fantastic short story based on science. “Cycles” (is, are) my favorite poem.

10. Compound Subjects Cheese and crackers (is, are) a favorite snack. Her friend and mentor (believes, believe) she will win the election. The man and the woman (is, are) co-chairpersons. Both Ali and Eduardo (enjoys, enjoy) soccer. Either the coach or a player (is, are) commenting. Neither the players nor the coach (is, are) commenting. Neither the coach nor the players (is, are) commenting. Many a dog and cat (has, have) passed through the shelter. Each boy and girl (has, have) a locker. Every worker and supervisor (is, are) united on this issue.

11. Intervening Expressions Oko, together with Toby and Cara, (enjoys, enjoy) the hobby of stamp collecting. The beauty of stamps, plus the large variety, (is, are) the reason that Toby prefers a general collection. Cara, as well as other horse lovers, (likes, like) to collect stamps depicting horses. Dabblers, along with serious collectors, (meets, meet) monthly to share their hobby with others who have similar interests. One member, along with his son, (has, have) a collection of nearly 50,000 stamps.

15. You try… John and Hector are going to the park, but their sisters are staying home.

19. Diagramming Sarah talked quite loudly even though she was in the library.

23. Mariah and her mother went to the store and bought groceries.