1. Subject and Verb Pronoun and Antecedent
Agreement
Subject and Verb
Pronoun and Antecedent

2. Can You Find the Subject/Verb Agreement Error in Media?

3. Can You Find the Subject/Verb Agreement Error in Music?
Nickelback Believe it or Not
Tears for Fears Lord of Karma
Brittany Spears Circus

4. Diagnostic Preview
There was women, as well as men, who set out on the perilous journey into new territory.
The Morenos, I think, have the best chance of winning.
The store, the hotel, and the airport is all in a ten-mile radius of the beach.
Bronzeville Boys and Girls are a collection of poems by Gwendolyn Brooks.
Neither of the candidates has prepared their statement.
Mr. Ortega, along with other members of his firm, have established a scholarship fund for art students.
To apply for the scholarship, a student must submit at least four samples of their work.
The rest results showed that about 80 percent of the respondents was in the average group.
A hostile crowd gathers outside the courtroom to show their disapproval of the verdict.
The committee was [preparing their speeches for the meeting with the new governor.

5. Rules and Exercises for Subject Verb Agreement
5a. A word refers to one person, place, thing, or idea is singular in number. A word that refers to more than one is plural in number.
Singular- video child I theif herself
Plural videos children we thieves themselves
Complete Ex. 1 on pg. 110
Singular Subjects take singular verbs→ Regular verbs add /s/
Earline attends college.
Earline is attending college
Plural Subjects take plural verbs → Regular verbs omit /s/
They attend college.
Those boys deliver newspapers.
They are attending college

6. Rules and Exercises for Subject Verb Agreement
Complete Ex. 2 on pg. 111
The number of a subject usually is not determined by a word in a phrase or clause following the subject
Singular- A book of poems is on the shelf
Plural- The dinosaurs from the Jurassic Period include the Seismosaurus.
A negative construction following the subject does not change the number of the subject.
Carl, not Juan and I, is doing the artwork.
Complete Ex. 3 pg. 113
Complete Review A as a class on pg. 113

7. Rules and Exercises for Indefinite Pronouns
An indefinite pronouns refers to a person, place, thing, or an idea that may or may not be specifically named.
Has anyone loaded the van
Some of the campsites are vacant.
Some indefinite pronouns are singular; others are plural. Certain indefinite pronouns may be either singular or plural, depending on how they are used.
Singular- anybody, anyone, anything, each, either, everybody, everyone, everything, neither, nobody, no one, nothing, one, somebody, someone and something.
Neither animal has been fed.
Plural- both, few, many, and several
A few in the crowd were rowdy.
Depending- all, any, more, most, none, and some
Most of the job(s) was/were finished.
Has/Have any of the shipment(s) arrived.
None of the test(s) was/were difficult
Complete Ex. 4-5 on pp

8. Rules and Exercises for Compound Subject
Compound subjects consist of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb.
Ramon and she like hiking
Her brother, her uncle, and her cousin are teachers.
Both the scout and the counselor were helpful guides.
Subjects joined by and that name only one person, place, thing, or idea take singular verbs.
The club's secretary and treasurer was Eduardo
The bed and breakfast down the street is always reserved weeks in advance.
Singular subjects joined by or or nor take a singular verb. Plural takes plural!
Marcelo or Donya knows the address.
Neither our phone nor our doorbell was working
Do the Wilsons or the Campbells live there?
Neither cardinals nor finches come to the birdfeeder.

9. Rules and Exercises for Compound Subject
When a singular subject and a plural subject are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer the verb.
Either Harry or his aunts are planning the activities for the beach party.
Neither the potatoes nor the roast is done.
Complete Ex. 6 on pg. 119

10. Rules and Exercises for Special Problems
Collective nouns may be either singular or plural, depending on their meaning in a sentence.
See Commonly Used Collective Noun Chart on pg. 120
The class has met its substitute teacher.
The class were disagreeing with one another about the answers.
The team is on the field.
The team are working together.
Complete Ex. 7 on pg. 120

11. Rules and Exercises for Special Problems
The contractions don’t and doesn’t should agree with their subject.
I don’t have any paper
You don’t need special permission
The player doesn’t seem nervous
Complete Ex. 10 on pg. 126

12. Rules and Exercises for Special Problems
Some nouns that are plural in form take singular verbs
See list on pg. 126
Linguistics is the science of language.
News of the concert’s cancellation was disappointing to the band members.
Has mathematics always been your best subject.
Even when plural in form, the title of creative works, generally take a singular verb.
The Gleaners is a famous painting.
Majors and Minors is a collection of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry.
Even when plural in form, the name of a country, a city, or an organization generally takes a singular verb.
Is Grand Rapids smaller than Detroit?
Carrier Computers is having a sale on laptops.
Complete Ex. 11 on pg. 128

13. Rules and Exercises for Pronouns and Antecedents
Pronouns should agree in both number and gender with its antecedent.
Use singular pronouns to refer to singular antecedents. Use plural pronouns to refer to plural antecedents
The mountain climbers believe that they will reach the summit by Friday.
Some singular pronouns indicate gender, masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Does Margaret like her dance class?
Indefinite pronouns agree with their antecedents
Each of the teams had its mascot at the game.
One of the boys left his pen behind
Everybody in the girls’ league has paid her dues.
Complete Ex. 12 on pg. 132

14. Rules and Exercises for Compound Antecedents
Pronouns agree with compound antecedents according to following rules:
Use plural pronouns to refer two or more antecedents joined by and
The guide and the ranger wrapped their rain ponchos in their saddle rolls.
Use singular pronouns to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or nor.
Neither Heidi nor Beth took her umbrella with her.
Complete Ex. 13 on pg. 136
Complete Ch. Review A and B on pp
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