2.  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

3. Find the subject…  Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.

4. Find the subject…  Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.

5.  Verb  What the subject of the sentence is doing or being  A predicate  Linked to the subject

6. Find the verb…  Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.

7. Find the verb…  Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning.

8.  Subject- Verb Agreement  The verb must agree with the subject in number

9. Subject-Verb Agreement  If the subject is SINGULAR, the verb must be ____________.

10. Subject-Verb Agreement  If the subject is SINGULAR, the verb must be SINGULAR.  The student has three tests.

11. Subject-Verb Agreement  If the subject is PLURAL, the verb must be ________________.

12. Subject-Verb Agreement  If the subject is PLURAL, the verb must be PLURAL.  The students have three tests.

13.  Compound Subject  Joined by the conjunction and  Will have a plural verb

14. Compound Subject  Huxley, Dante, and Emma are going to the dog park.

15. Compound Subject  Huxley, Dante, and Emma are going to the dog park.

16. Trick with “Or”  When the compound subject is joined with “or,” you look at the subject CLOSEST to the verb

17. Or  Far subject or close subject verb.  Amy or her sisters win. Sisters = plural Win = plural

18. Singular or Plural  Mary or Martha [go/goes] to the store.  The flying squirrels or Ninja Duck [eat/eats] at the food court.

19. Singular or Plural  Mary or Martha goes to the store.  The flying squirrels or Ninja Duck eats at the food court.

20. Pronouns that are always SINGULAR  AnotherEachEverything  AnybodyEitherNeither  AnyoneEveryNobody  AnythingEveryoneNo one  NothingSomebodySomeone  Something

21. Pronouns to Remember…  EACH and EVERY will always be singular Make sure they have a singular verb

22. Each and Every  Each of my brothers [play/plays] football.

23. Each  Each of my brothers plays football.

24. Each  Each of the markers [is/are] missing a cap.

25. Each  Each of the markers is missing a cap.