1. 2nd Grade Subject-Verb Agreement
Editing Invitation
2nd Grade
Subject-Verb Agreement

2. Excerpt from The Plot Chickens
Invitation to Notice
What if she hides? We hide from hawks every day.
Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time.
The children love your book. Will you read it to them?
Day 1
Excerpt from The Plot Chickens
(pg.12, 16, 28)

3. Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject- the person, place, thing, or idea that is sentence is about.
Verb- tells what the subject does or is.
If the subject in a sentence is plural, the verb must also be plural.
Teach Page
The teacher listens.

4. Subject-Verb Agreement
If the subject in a sentence is singular, the verb must also be singular.
The teachers listen.
Subject
Verb
girl
plays
girls
play
teacher
listens
teachers
listen
Teach Page

5. Invitation to Imitate
Imitate a sentence showing correct subject-verb agreement:
Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time.
Day 2

6. Invitation to Write
Write a sentence showing correct subject-verb agreement:
Subject
Verb
girl
plays
girls
play
teacher
listens
teachers
listen
Day 3

7. Invitation to Celebrate
Share an original sentence that uses correct subject-verb agreement.
Day 4

8. Invitation to Compare
Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time.
Maxine’s mother swoop in to save her in the nick of time.
Maxine’s mothers swoops in to save her in the nick of time.
Day 5

9. Invitation to Edit
(1) Henrietta lay an egg with her first book. (2) We hope this is her last book. (3) The Perils of Maxine shows why chickens shouldn’t ever write.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
Henrietta laying an egg with her first book.
Henrietta lays an egg with her first book.
Henriettas lay an egg with her first book.
Make no change.
Day 5