1. Subject – Verb Agreement
LANGUAGE SKILLS
High Point book page 50
C. Sanchez, Belvedere MS
Subject – Verb Agreement

2. Do you remember what the word “subject” means?

3. Every sentence has two main parts.
Predicate
Subject
The predicate tells what the subject is, has, or does.
The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.
Example
subject
Painters
create murals.
predicate

4. How can you tell if a subject and a verb match?
Subject-verb agreement means that the SUBJECT of a sentence and the VERB of a sentence match.
How can you tell if a subject and a verb match?
Remember, a subject and verb have to match in number.
* Copy the information in red.

5. Numbers in the English Language
Plural means “more than one.”
Singular means “one.”
A singular subject names one person, place, or thing.
A plural subject names more than one person, place, or thing.
Examples: the man, the story, she
Examples: The men, the stories, We
A singular subject needs a singular verb.
A plural subject needs a plural verb.
singular subjects
singular verbs
the man
the story
she
is, jumps, eats
is, sounds, seems
is, eats, looks,
plural subjects
plural verbs
the men
the stories we
are, jump, eat
are, sound, seem
are, eat, look

6. Let us take a look at some sentences
Let us take a look at some sentences. Are the subjects singular (s) or plural (p)? s
The spaceman eats a lot of junk food.
2. The spacemen eat a lot of junk food.
3. The story sounds interesting.
The stories sound interesting.
What is the subject? ___
What is the verb? p
What is the subject? ___
What is the verb? s
What is the subject? ___
What is the verb? p
What is the subject? ___
What is the verb?

7. Grammar Rule If a verb is singular you add an “s” at the end.
If a verb is plural you DO NOT add an “s” at the end.

8. Example #1
DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences carefully. For each item, circle the correct form of the verb.
The boys walk/walks to school every morning. They take/takes the bus home. They are/is seventh graders. Their teacher is/are very strict. She give/gives them homework every day.

9. EXIT SLIP
DIRECTIONS: Read the sentences carefully. For each item, circle the correct form of the verb.
The fat men land/lands on Earth quickly. The spacemen is/are fat. Each one eat/eats junk food. William is/are a little scared when they come to earth. He worry/worries about what is going to happen to the junk food.