1. Action or Linking?

2. Review be smell grow feel become remain taste seem appear look sound
stay

3. He seems nice. L PA

4. I felt the soft fabric of the couch.

5. I felt happy. L PA

6. The sweater felt itchy. L PA

7. Dinner smells great. L PA

8. I smell something delicious.A

9. The tree grew this year. A

10. We stayed at the hotel for a
week. A

11. The child stayed angry at the
mean dog. L PA

12. Subject-Verb Agreement

13. Agreement If the subject is singular, the verb will be singular.
If the subject is plural, the verb will be plural.

14. AND
A compound subject joined by and receives a plural verb.

15. AND Josh has already seen that movie. Jake and Josh have already

16. OR, NOR
If a compound subject is joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject closest to it.

17. OR, NOR
Either my cousins or my aunt cooks Christmas dinner every year.
Neither the teacher nor the students know who set off the stink bomb.

18. Avoiding Problems
Make sure that you find the subject of the sentence. Don’t be fooled by imitators!

19. Finding the Subject
The winner of all the races is really fast. PA

20. Avoiding Problems
Check the indefinite pronoun chart to find out if the subject is singular or plural.

21. Indefinite Pronouns
Someone _______ what the answer is! HE
knows