Subject/Verb Agreement We really must start getting along…

Check Sentences 1. We is the champions. 2. He eat meat. 3. I is in charge here.

Verb Conjugation English doesn’t seem so bad sometimes…

The English Trend…

Simple Subject he/she/it needs verb + s Basically, a good way to remember which verb to use is to decide if the subject is about one person or thing (he/she/it), and add an s to the verb. It can get more complicated, though…

Simple Vs. Complex Simple Subjects Jane It All runs is write Complex Subjects Jane and Todd (compound) The blue monster All of them runs away like a madwoman is growling like a mad dog swiftly write their hearts down on paper Simple Predicate Complex Predicate

Check 1. She and I is the champions. 2. Bob and Chris eat meat. 3. Juan and I is in charge here. 4. Juan or I is in charge here.

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Clues Singular Verb : or, neither, either, each, anyone, nobody, anybody, someone, somebody, everyone, everybody, every Neither Ms. Dorsey nor Ms. Bills has a jet. Each teacher has “jet” on his or her Christmas list. Plural Verb : and, all, both (Sometimes “all is more complicated.) Both Ms. Dorsey and Ms. Bills want a jet. All teachers have “jet” on their Christmas lists.

More Clues Crazy Singular Words news measles mathematics family Crazy Plural Words scissors tweezers pliers pants

Conflict Resolution Divide the Class in Half. Take out your half sheet of sentences from the beginning.

subject + predicate = sentence Complex Subjects Jane and her gorilla All the blue lockers The greasy tomato Bill, Julie, and Earl Neither Bob nor Kiko Complex Predicates is growling like a mad dog swiftly write their hearts down on paper runs away like a madwoman More than one word! Present tense (happening right now)! Raise your half-sentence paper proudly in the air when you’re finished!

Pair up. Create a sentence that makes sense, where the SUBJECT and VERB agree with each other.

Make a Match Here are some of yours: The big, fat panda dances lightly and delicately on his feet. -- Grace P. and AnneMerie J. The green bottle skips like an evil villain. - - Takota L and Riley C The purple tooth fell off the cliff like a rag doll. -- Estelle N and Hayley R

Do we agree? May we continue to get along grammatically… Check for subject-verb agreement.