s-v agreement ppt · subject-verb agreement – make the verb agree with the subject, not the...
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Subject-Verb Agreement
– Yoursubjectsandverbsshouldalwaysagree– Singularsubjects =verb +s
– Pluralsubjects=verbExample:
– She eats candy.
– They eat dinner.
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Which of these are plural (PL) subjects? Which are singular (S)?
– Mary
– Theghosts
– TommyandSuzanne
– Thedog
– Myshoes
– Theirdoll
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Subject-Verb Agreement
– Don’tbedistractedbynounsthatlookliketheycouldbethesubject…
Ex:Findthenouns->Thesamplesonthetrayinthelabneedtesting.
1) Highlevelsofairpollutioncausesdamagetotherespiratorytract.
2) Theslaughterofpandasfortheirpeltshavecausedthepandapopulationtodieoff.
Sowhichisthesubject?
Findthesubjectà fixthes-vproblem
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Subject-Verb Agreement
1) Adriver’slicenseorcreditcard…….required.
2) Adriver’slicenseortwocreditcards…..required.
3) Ifaninfantorchild….havingdifficulty,helpthem.
4) Neitherthecheforwaiter…..abletoconvincethecustomertocalmdown.
– Iftherearetwosubjectsjoinedbyand oror,usethelastonetodecideyourverb…
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Subject-Verb Agreement
– Indefinitepronounsaregenerallyconsideredsingular
– Whichoftheseareindefinitepronouns?
A. Anybody
B. EverybodyC. Each
D. NobodyE. Noone
F. Something
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Subject-Verb Agreement
Theclass….(respect)theteacher.
Theclass….(is/am/are)arguingamongthemselves.
Theboardoftrustees…(meet)everyspring.
One-fourthofdrivers…texting.
– Collectivenounsaresingularunlessthemeaning isplural
Ex:Thejury requestsMartinMcCalltestify.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
– Maketheverbagreewiththesubject,notthesubjectcomplement.
Ex:Theseexercises are awaytotestyourabilitytoperformunderpressure.
1) Amajorforceintoday’seconomy…childrenasconsumers,decisionmakers,andtrend-spotters.
2) Atentandsleepingbag…therequiredequipmentforcampers.
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Practice: Each of these sentences has 3 words that are italicized. Which is the subject? Which is the verb?
1. Duringonepart ofhislife,Picasso preferredthecolorblue.
2. There aremanyfamouspaintings byPicassofromthisperiod.
3. “Blue”refersnotonlytothepredominantcolor ofthesepaintingsbutalsototheirmood.
4. Inthesepaintingsyou willfindoutcasts orvictimsofsociety asthemaincharacters.