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Subject – Verb Agreement

Subject – Verb Agreement. Subject. The subject of the sentence is who or what the sentence is about. The boy watches the movie. EXAMPLE:. Subject – The sentence is about the boy. Verb.

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Subject – Verb Agreement

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  1. Subject – Verb Agreement

  2. Subject • The subject of the sentence is who or what the sentence is about. The boy watches the movie. EXAMPLE: Subject – The sentence is about the boy.

  3. Verb • Verbs are action words (throw) or state of being words (is). The verb must agree with its subject in number. The boy watches the movie. EXAMPLE: Verb – watches is singular. Subject – the sentence is about the boy. Boy is singular.

  4. EXAMPLES: • The boy watches the movie. • The boys watch the movie. • The rain falls at a steady rate. • The drops of rain fall at a steady rate. singular subject singular verb plural subject plural verb singular subject singular verb plural subject plural verb

  5. Subjects joined by and take a plural verb • Plants, flowers, andsoilwere interesting to George Washington Carver. • Rain and sleetwere expected to fall Saturday night.

  6. A compound subject that names only one person or thing takes a singular verb. • A famous professor and scientist at Tuskegee Institute was George Washington Carver. • The inventor and patriotwas one of America’s most influential men.

  7. Singular subjects joined by or or nor take a singular verb. • Neither his mother nor his fatherwas alive to raise George. When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer the verb. • Neither his mother nor his brotherswere alive to raise George.

  8. A collective noun takes a singular verb when the noun refers to the group as a unit. • The committeeis in charge of the reception. A collective noun takes a plural verb when the noun refers to the individual parts or members of the group. • The committeehave been unable to decide where to hold the event.

  9. Practice: Re-write each sentence using the correct verb. Underline the subject of each sentence. • The rapper KRS-One (is, are) one of my favorite performers. • In fact, his picture (is, are) hanging on my room. • As you can see, KRS’s face (reflects, reflect) his positive attitude. • KRS (encourages, encourage) people to think for themselves. • Many performers (believes, believe) in using rap music to improve people’s lives and to end violence.

  10. Practice: Re-write each sentence using the correct verb. Underline the subject of each sentence. • The launch of the space shuttle (attracts, attract) the interest of many people throughout the world. • The thermos bottle in the picnic basket (is, are) filled with apple juice. • My favorite collection of poems (is, are) Where the Sidewalk Ends. • People in some states (observes, observe) the fourth Friday in September as Native American Day. • The starving children of the world (needs, need) food and medicine.

  11. Practice: Re-write each sentence using the correct verb. Underline the subject of each sentence. • All of my friends (has, have) had the chicken pox. • Everyone at the party (likes, like) the hummus dip. • Both of Fred’s brothers (celebrates, celebrate) their birthday in June. • Some of my baseball cards (is, are) valuable. • Several of those colors (do, does) not appeal to me.

  12. Practice: Re-write each sentence using the correct verb. Underline the subject of each sentence. • The cucumbers in my garden (grows, grow) very quickly. • Many of Mrs. Smith’s students (speaks, speak) fluent Spanish. • Koalas in the wild and in captivity (eats, eat) very quickly. • Nobody in the beginning painting classes (has, have) displayed their work in the annual art show. • The principal of each high school (awards, award) certificates to honor students.

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