SUBJECT

VERB

AGREEMENT

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I RI S W

HI T E

E RI C

P.

E RI C

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E NG

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THE WHEEL OF GRAMMAR

Grammar’s Slammin’

A game show in a story that introduces subject-verb agreement.

Pamela Hall - 2009

WELCOME TO THE SHOW

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Host : K

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Teams:

#TeamNew

som #TeamEng

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TOSS #TeamEng1020 lands on Subject-verb agreement He reminds the group that this is the jack point !

Hint Singular means just one Plural means more than one. Match up singular subjects to singular verbs like (he

or she) & plural subjects to plural verbs like (they) with a example or examples!

Assistant: Jack Flamingo

#TEAMENG1020 Voice of Amanda Brewer : “A Subject verb agreement?” ummm….

Voice of Victoria Banks : “The team of the Americans were the Best

in the tournament.”

Voice of Jack Flamingo : “ I am sorry but you are incorrect you have

one more chance!”

Voice of Ungel Powers: “The collection of the document from the

revolution were stolen.”

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#TEAMNEWSOM

“My family has never been able to agree.”

Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb, such as group, team, committee, class, and family.

“Five dollars is a lot of money.”

The word dollars is a special case. When talking about an amount of money, it requires a singular verb, but when referring to the dollars themselves, a plural verb is required.

CLOSING REMARKS

General Rule: A singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb

Note: The trick is knowing weather the subject is singular or plural. The next trick is recognizing a singular or plural verb.

WORK CITED

http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaSubject_Verb_Agreement.htm

http://books.google.com/books?id=ogJV31J4GZIC&lpg=PP1&dq=subject%20verb%20agreement&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=subject%20verb%20agreement&f=false

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/