subject verb agreement with correlative conjunction
DESCRIPTION
This is originally with hyperlink. Review part is about SVA with prepositional phrasesTRANSCRIPT
WELCOME!
REVIEW
The people in the mall (is, are) very angry because of the high prices.
REVIEW
The cat, together with the dog and the pig, (take, takes) the fish on the
table.
LOGO QUIZ
FOUR PICS ONE WORD
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __T I B O L N U NC N E C P O X F
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
With Neither-Nor/ Either-Or
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION
EITHER – ORNEITHER – NOR
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Either or the (Homer) (ladies)
are coming here tonight.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Either the or (ladies)
(Homer)
is coming here tonight.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Neither the nor (penguins) (the
cat)
is extinct.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
Neither the nor (the cat) (the
penguins)
are extinct.
WHAT is the rule in correlative conjunctions then?
In subject-verb agreement…
If a sentence has two subjects connected by or/nor,
either/or, or neither/nor, the verb must agree with the
second subject (the subject closer to the verb).
EXERCISES
DETERMINE THE CORRECT VERB THAT SHOULD BE
USED IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
EXERCISES
Neither Rolly nor Joshua _______ scolded by the
teacher.
IS ARE
HMMMM….
AMAZINNNNNGG!
EXERCISES
Either bears or rabbits ______
hunted by poachers in the forest.
IS ARE
GOTTA PROB, BRO?
WHATTA STYLE!
EXERCISES
Either Vhong or Deneice and Cedrick ________ to
jail.
GO GOES
WANT SOME FOOD?
CONGRATULATIONS!!
EXERCISES
Neither Ferb nor Phineas _______ been busted by
Candace.
has have
fL!&^Ak&#!!!!
ROCK N’ ROLL BABY!
QUIZ!
QUIZ
1. Neither the dogs nor the cat (is/are) very
hungry.
QUIZ
2. Either the boy or the girls (walk/walks) in the
evening.
QUIZ
3. Neither my sisters nor my mother (is/are) going
to sell the house.
QUIZ
4. Either my father or my brothers (sell, sells) the
car.
QUIZ
5. Either the students or the teacher (is, are)
right!
THE END!