Mr. Ashraf New subject verb agreement.pptx

Subject verb agreement

1. Subject Verb Agreement By: Mrs. Ghadeer Khedr

2. Warm Up What’s the subject of a sentence? T he subject is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence or the sentence is about. What’s the verb of a sentence? A verb is  a word that indicates a physical action (e.g., “drive”), a mental action (e.g., “think”), or a state of being (e.g., “exist”) . Identify the subject and the verb in the following sentences. 1- Mom baked cookies for us. 2- My best friend is moving away. 3- I went to the park today. 4- Our house has two stories.

3. Subject Verb Agreement In a sentence, the subject must agree with the verb. If the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular. If the subject is plural, the verb must be plural. Example: He   is  a good dancer. ( Singular subject and singular verb ) They  were  late for the party. ( Plural subject and plural verb )

4. Rules: Subject and Verb  Agreement Rule: 1. When the subjects are joined by and, we use a plural verb. Examples: I and my brother  are  catching fish. Asia and Europe  are  the names of two continents. The tables and the chairs  are  made of wood. Subject Verb Agreement Rules

5. Rules: Subject and Verb  Agreement Rule: 2. When two singular subjects are joined by or, either…or, neither…nor, we have a singular verb . Examples: Neither  Sam nor  his brother   is  a dull boy. Neither  you  nor  your friend   is   present at the meeting. Subject Verb Agreement

6. Rules: Subject and Verb  Agreement Rule: 3. When two different subjects (singular and plural) in the same person are joined by or, either…or, neither…nor, the verb agrees with the subject closest to it. Examples: Either  the teacher   or  the students are  coming. Neither  the students   nor  the teacher  is   at home. Subject Verb Agreement

7. Rules: Subject and Verb  Agreement Rule: 4. When  Either, Neither, Each, Every  or  No  is placed before the subject (noun) joined by ‘and’, the pronoun and the verb should be singular. Examples: Each girl   and each   boy  was  given a mango. Neither of them  is  honest. Every man must  do  his duty. No man and no woman  has  been found there. Subject Verb Agreement

8. Rule 5 . When a noun and pronoun are joined with another noun or pronoun by ‘ with ’ ‘ together with’ , ‘ along with’ , ‘ as well as’ , the verb agrees with the noun or pronoun  preceding  ‘with’ ‘together with’, ‘along with’, ‘as well as’. Examples: Samir with or (together with) his friends  is  playing. The teacher as well as the students  was  present in the meeting. The captain, along with his teammates,  has  played well. Subject Verb Agreement

9. Rule 8. A collective noun, if taken as a whole, agrees with a singular verb. Examples : The  swarm  of bees   is   buzzing around in the garden. A  herd  of elephants  is  roaming around freely. Subject Verb Agreement

10. Rule: 9.  Words like  each ,  everyone ,  one ,  no one ,  nobody ,  neither , or  eithe r agree with singular verbs. Examples : One of the eggs  is  broken. Each of the eggs  is  broken. Everyone in the class  is  going for a picnic. Subject Verb Agreement

11. Rule 10. Words like  several ,  many,  and  all  agree with plural verbs. Examples : All  my friends  are   coming to my birthday party. Many  of the eggs  are  broken. Subject Verb Agreement

12. Choose the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets. Your friend  ______  (talk/talks) too much. The children  ______ (walks/walk) tory day. Many farmers in India  ______ (is/are) poor. Tom and Jerry  ______ (look/looks) happy together. All three brothers  ______ (play/plays) musical instruments. Each of the girls  ______ (look/looks) good in a salwar suit. Several sheep ______  (is/are) sick. Nobody in the class ______  (has/have) the answer. Every member of the family  ______ (was/were) present. One of the players  ______ (is/are) hurt. Assessment