Subject Verb AgreementSubject Verb Agreement

Rule 1Rule 1

• A verb must agree with its subject number– A singular subject takes a singular verb– A plural subject takes a plural verb

Example:

The house (stands, stand)

The crews (sails, sail)

People (walks, walk)

Rule of ThumbRule of Thumb• When dealing with present tense subjects

and verbs remember:– A plural subject ends in –s– A singular verb ends in –s

Rule 2Rule 2

• A phrase following the subject does not change the number of the subject

• Watch out for that, who, and which clauses

• A heaping basket of turnip greens (was, were) sitting on the counter.

• The members of the Pak family (meets, meet) for a reunion every year.

Rule 3Rule 3

• Some things just have to be memorized

• Indefinite Pronouns can be singular, plural, or both

• Create a list for each category of Indefinite Pronouns

• Purple Writing Book Pg 622-23 19d, 19e, 19f

• Teal writing book pg 652 21d,21e, 21f

Class workClass work

• Purple writing book Complete exercises 3 on page 620 and exercise 5 page 624

• Or

• Red writing book Exercise 6 and Review C on page 715