Subject Verb Agreement What does that mean Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement What does that mean?

Agreement of Subject and Verb • A verb should agree in number with its subject.

Agreement of Subject and Verb 1. Singular subjects take singular verbs. The car comes to a sudden stop. The airplane flies at a very low altitude.

Agreement of Subject and Verb 2. Plural subjects take plural verbs. The cars come to a sudden stop. The airplanes fly at a very low altitude. The dogs are eating.

Agreement of Subject and Verb 3. Compound subjects joined by and usually take plural verbs Last year a library, a gazebo, and a museum were built in our town. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the verb? Is it singular or plural?

Agreement of Subject and Verb 4. In a verb phrase, the first helping verb agrees in number with the subject. He is building a bird feeder. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the helping verb? Is it singular or plural?

Let’s look at these setences together • The car (is/are) going down the street. • The sun, the moon, and the stars are out (is/are) out tonight. • The students (like/likes) to study at night. • My mother and I (is/are) going to the movie.

Agreement of Subject and Verb • Let’s take some time to complete the worksheet.

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Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns What is an indefinite pronouns? It is a pronoun that does not refer to a definite person, place, thing or idea.

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns The following indefinite pronouns are singular: anybody somebody anyone somone anything something each neither nobody everybody nothing everyone no one everthing one

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns Everyone was invited to the celebration. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the verb? Is it singular or plural?

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns One of the tapes belongs to the student. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the verb? Is it singular or plural?

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns The following indefinite pronouns are plural: Both Few Many several

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns Both of the apples are good. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the verb? Is it singular or plural?

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns The following indefinite pronouns can be singular or plural depending on the meaning of the sentence: all any more most none some

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns All of the room has been painted. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the verb? Is it singular or plural?

Subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns All of the rooms have been painted. What is the subject? Is it singular or plural? What is the verb? Is it singular or plural?

Pick the correct verb (singular/plural) 1. The swarm of bees have/has left its hive. 2. My studying and homework sometimes takes/ take me hours to finish. 3. Neither John nor Jim eat/eats cake. 4. Somebody at the school doesn’t/don’t like the new rule. 5. There is/are probably a few children who don’t like pizza.

Agreement of Subject and Verb • Let’s take some time to complete the worksheet.