subject the who/what of the sentence that is doing or being something a noun or pronoun the star...
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SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Subject The WHO/WHAT of the sentence that is doing or being something
A noun or pronoun The star of the
sentence Linked to the
predicate
Find the subject…
Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.
Find the subject…
Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.
Verb What the subject of the sentence is doing or being
A predicate Linked to the subject
Find the verb…
Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.
Find the verb…
Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.
Subject-Verb Agreement
The verb must agree with the subject in number
Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject is SINGULAR, the verb must be ____________.
Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject is SINGULAR, the verb must be SINGULAR.
The student has three tests.Subject
Verb
Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject is PLURAL, the verb must be ________________.
Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject is PLURAL, the verb must be PLURAL.
The students have three tests.Subject
Verb
Compound Subject
Joined by the conjunction and
Will have a plural verb
Compound Subject
Huxley, Dante, and Emma are going to the dog park.
Compound Subject
Huxley, Dante, and Emma are going to the dog park.
PluralPlural
Trick with “Or”
When the compound subject is joined with “or,” you look at the subject CLOSEST to the verb
Or
Far subject or close subject verb.
Amy or her sisters win.
Sisters = pluralWin = plural
Singular or Plural
Mary or Martha [go/goes] to the store.
The flying squirrels or Ninja Duck [eat/eats] at the food court.
Singular or Plural
Mary or Martha goes to the store.
The flying squirrels or Ninja Duck eats at the food court.
Pronouns that are always SINGULAR Another Each Everything Anybody Either Neither Anyone Every Nobody Anything Everyone No one Nothing Somebody Someone Something
Pronouns to Remember… EACH and EVERY will always be
singularMake sure they have a singular verb
Each and Every
Each of my brothers [play/plays] football.
Each
Each of my brothers plays football.
Singular Singular
Each
Each of the markers [is/are] missing a cap.
Each
Each of the markers is missing a cap.