1. Focus Activity Reviews Mr. Wright – Language Arts 8

2. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 1. Here comes Joe and JoLondia with several cases of water to prepare for the hurricane. The subject is plural, Joe and JoLondia. The verb must be plural.

3. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 2. A box of several used gloves and T- shirts were sold at the yard sale for five dollars after the hurricane. was The subject and the verb must agree in number. A box... was sold

4. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 3. Each of the girls stand near the street during the storm waiting for the school bus. s The subject is singular. The verb must also be singular.

5. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 4. Was both of Juliet’s friends planning to go with her to the hurricane shelter? Were The subject is plural. The verb must be plural.

6. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 5. The height of the storm surge and the coastal waves around both cities are unusually great. is When the subject is singular, the verb must also be singular.

7. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 6. Neither of the boys who helped fill the sandbags have their homework completed. “Neither” is always singular. has his Any verb or pronoun that refers to the subject must also be singular.

8. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 7. Neither Micah nor Bobby write about Hurricane Katrina for more than half an hour. s The subject is singular. The verb must be singular.

9. News from Other Schools A Grand Bay teacher smiles because two of her students made an “A” on the basket weaving exam. A Grand Bay teacher smiles because two of her students made an “A” on the basket weaving exam.

10. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 8. Politics are an important factor in the controversy surrounding the storm cleanup. is “Politics” is a singular “problem subject.” When used as a subject, the verb must also be singular.

11. News from Other Schools A sign at the entrance of Causey Middle School.

12. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 9. Everybody expect to hear their name for recognition during the storm rescue. The subject is singular. s The verb must also be singular. his or her

13. Subject-Verb Agreement Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. Write the sentence below exactly as it is shown. Make the necessary correction(s). Skip lines. 10. Into the pool (jump, jumps) the hot children. The subject is “children.” Children jump into the pool.