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Subject Verb Agreement

Subject Verb Agreement. Rule 1. A verb must agree with its subject number A singular subject takes a singular verb A plural subject takes a plural verb Example: The house (stands, stand) The crews (sails, sail) People (walks, walk). Rule of Thumb.

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Subject Verb Agreement

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  1. Subject Verb Agreement

  2. Rule 1 • A verb must agree with its subject number • A singular subject takes a singular verb • A plural subject takes a plural verb Example: The house (stands, stand) The crews (sails, sail) People (walks, walk)

  3. Rule of Thumb • When dealing with present tense subjects and verbs remember: • A plural subject ends in –s • A singular verb ends in –s

  4. Rule 2 • A phrase following the subject does not change the number of the subject • Watch out for that, who, and which clauses

  5. A heaping basket of turnip greens (was, were) sitting on the counter. • The members of the Pak family (meets, meet) for a reunion every year.

  6. Rule 3 • Some things just have to be memorized • Indefinite Pronouns can be singular, plural, or both • Create a list for each category of Indefinite Pronouns • Purple Writing Book Pg 622-23 19d, 19e, 19f • Teal writing book pg 652 21d,21e, 21f

  7. Class work • Purple writing book Complete exercises 3 on page 620 and exercise 5 page 624 • Or • Red writing book Exercise 6 and Review C on page 715

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