Subjects, Verbs, and Objects Grammar Day 2

Take out your grammar packet. On (blank) page 4, copy down the following sentences…

Underline the subjects and verbs. 1. My sister went to the movies yesterday. 2. Soccer and basketball are my favorite sports. 3. The collection of stamps fills three scrapbooks. 4. I handed him the book. 5. None of the players showed up, so the game was cancelled.

Nominative and Objective Pronouns (Page 5)

Nominative = subject Objective = object I handed him the book. Subject? Verb? Object?

When to use what pronoun… 1. When the pronoun is the SUBJECT, use the nominative forms (I, he, she, we) 2. When the pronoun is the OBJECT, use the objective forms (me, him, her, us) I handed him the book.

Nominative = subject Objective = object EXAMPLE: My brother and (I, me) enjoy getting presents. My parents enjoy giving presents to my brother and (I, me). *Check yourself by taking away the non-pronoun.

Special note… Nouns that come after the verb “to be” take the nominative case For example: The winner of the game was HE. This is SHE.

Do exercises on pages 5-6 Just circle the right pronoun, ignore the other directions.

Subject-Verb Agreement Page7

Basic Rule Singular subjects need singular verbs. Plural subjects need plural verbs.

These create problems: Phrases that come between the subject pronoun and its verb —may contain plural words and confuse. Each of the basketball players is excited about tonight’s game.

These create problems: Words such as everyone and everybody seem plural, but they are always singular — so they need a singular verb. 1. Everyone who worked on the science project is a winner. 2. Someone has to answer the phone.

These create problems: When using either/or and neither/nor, the verb should match the second subject. 1. Neither the Oregon players nor the coach was overconfident. 2. Neither the Oregon coach nor the players were overconfident.

These create problems: When either and neither appear as a subject alone (without the words or and nor), they are singular. 1. Either of those answers seems to be right. 2. You can have the bed by the window or the one by the door. Either is okay with me. Seems like plural things!

These create problems: Verbs that accompany pronouns such as all and some will be determined by whether the pronoun is referring to something that is COUNTABLE or not. 1. Some of the workers on the building have left for the day. You could count the workers.

These create problems: Verbs that accompany pronouns such as all and some will be determined by whether the pronoun is referring to something that is COUNTABLE or not. 1. Some of the salt was spilled on the floor. Salt is considered one lump item.

Special words that always take a SINGULAR verb (end in S) (List on top of page 8) Another, either, neither, each, one, much, no one, somebody, anybody, every, nobody, something, anyone, etc.

Special words that always take a PLURAL verbs (List on bottom of page 8) Plural subjects (John and I), both, few, many, several, a number, etc.

Common subjects that can be PLURAL or SINGULAR depending… None, all, some, most, etc.

Do exercises on page 9