2. The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. Look at the subjects highlighted red below. What do they tell about the sentences? My dog My dog follows me everywhere. We We run together in the field. My sister and I My sister and I take him for walks down our street.

3. The Verb in a sentence is a word that shows action or a state of being. The verb tells what people or things do or are. Look at the verbs highlighted in red below. What do they tell about the sentences? follows My dog follows me everywhere. run We run together in the field. take My sister and I take him for walks down our street.

4. A verb in the present tense must agree with the subject of the sentence. They must both be singular or both be plural. Singular subject and verbPlural subject and verb My dog follows me everywhere.My dogs follow me everywhere. My sister takes him for walks down our street. My sister and I take him for walks down our street. What do you notice about the singular verbs? What do you notice about the plural verbs?

5. Use your list of subjects and your list of verbs to make sentences. They can be silly or serious sentences. Be sure to use singular subjects with singular verbs AND plural subjects with plural verbs. How many sentences can you and your partner make?

6. Marta ______ her new computer program. 1.test 2.tests

7. She _____ it to do her homework. 1.use 2.uses

8. The computer _______ her parents too. 1.help 2.helps

9. Her brothers ________ games on it. 1.play 2.plays

10. Computers _____ very rapidly. 1.work 2.works

11. Many people ______ computers at work. 1.use 2.uses

12. They ______ a great deal of information. 1.store 2.stores

13. I ______ to learn more about computers. 1.want 2.wants

14. Which line shows a mistake? 1.Computer pictures help people in 2.many ways. They assists pilots like 3.my uncle. Special graphics imitate 4.a real flight.

15. Which line shows a mistake? 1.People send computers into space. 2.A camera take a picture on Mars. 3.It sends signals to a computer on Earth.

16. How many mistakes do you find in this letter to Grandpa? Dear Grandpa, I loves my new computer game. You give the best gifts! The computer graphics looks so real. First, you follows a river through a tropical forest. A jungle animal ask you questions along the way. Correct answers brings you to the next level. Steven enjoy the game too. He stays on Level 2 all the time. It make him so angry! We all plays the game a lot. 1.6 2.7 3.8 4.9

17. Check your answers! Dear Grandpa, I loves my new computer game. You give the best gifts! The computer graphics looks so real. First, you follows a river through a tropical forest. A jungle animal asks you questions along the way. Correct answers brings you to the next level. Steven enjoys the game too. He stays on Level 2 all the time. It makes him so angry! We all plays the game a lot.

18. Think about your favorite computer program or app. Write a thank you letter to the company who made it. Tell how you use it and why you like it. Be sure your subjects and verbs agree!