subject verb agreement
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A grammar presentation on nounsTRANSCRIPT
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
PART ONE
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For Today’s lesson, you will learn about:
Subject verb agreement Nouns The types of nouns
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The subject of a sentence (whether noun or pronoun) can be either singular or plural.
Verbs also have singular and plural forms.
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SO………………..
WHAT IS A NOUN
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a naming word that can be used to refer to a
personPlaceThingQualityAction
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THE TYPES OF NOUNS
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Common Nouns A common noun is the word used for a class of
person, place or thing.
Examples:
Car Man Bridge Town Water Metal Ammonia
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Proper Nouns A proper noun is the name of a person,
place or thing (i.e., its own name). A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.
Examples:
Michael Africa Peking
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Collective Nouns A collective noun is the word used for a
group of people or things.A collective noun takes a singular verbExamples:
Choir Team Jury Shoal Cabinet (of ministers) Regiment
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Pronouns A pronoun is a word used to replace a noun.
James is the first choice for the post. He has applied for it twice already.("He" is a pronoun. In this example, it replaces the proper noun "James".)("It" is a pronoun. Here, it replaces the common noun "post".)
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There are many types of Pronouns
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Demonstrative Pronouns These pronouns are used to demonstrate (or
indicate). This, that, these and those are all demonstrative pronouns.
Examples:
This is the one I left in the car.(In this example, the speaker could be indicating to a mobile phone; in which case, the pronoun "this" replaces the words "mobile phone".)
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WHICH OF THE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS ARE SINGULAR?
WHICH OF THE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS ARE PLURAL?
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Indefinite Pronouns indefinite pronouns are used for non-specific things.
This is the largest group of pronouns. All, some, any, several,
anyone, nobody, each, both, few, either, none, one and no one are the most common.
Example:
Somebody must have seen the driver leave.(somebody - not a specific person)
Nobody has taken the keys
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WHICH OF THE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ARE SINGULAR?
WHICH OF THE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS ARE PLURAL?
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Interrogative Pronouns These pronouns are used in questions.
Although they are classified as pronouns, it is not easy to see how they replace nouns. Who, which, what, where and how are all interrogative pronouns.
Example:Who told you to do that?
Who were the boys whom you were talking to just now?
What are the girls doing in the room? What is the name of the teacher who
is talking now? What is she doing? What are the animals doing? Which country are you going to next
week?
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So
How do you use interrogative pronouns????
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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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Countable Nouns
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Countable nouns can be "counted", they have a singular and plural form .
For example: A book, two books, three books ..... An apple, two apples, three apples ....
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Uncountable Nouns
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Uncountable nouns (also called mass nouns or noncount nouns) cannot be counted because they are not separate objects.
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This means you cannot make them plural by adding -s, because they only have a singular form
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It also means that they do not take a/an or a number in front of them.
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How do we use them
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Countable
(use a/an or a number in front of countable nouns)
An Apple / 1 Apple I eat an apple
every day. I eat rice every day. (not I eat a rice every day.)
Uncountable(there is no a/an or number with uncountable nouns)
But NO A RICE OR AN RICE
I eat rice every day. (not I eat a rice every day.)
Read The soup that my mother made is delicious. My hair is black Water is very/so polluted nowadays. Milk is good for your health Homework is very important to you. Air is colorless. Chicken rice is a traditional dish in
Singapore
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Add (s) to make
a countable noun plural.
There is no plural form for an uncountable noun.
Read and say which are correct
Boys Moneys Salts Sugars Waters Buttons hairs
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Apples I eat an
apple every day. Apples are good
for you.
Rice I eat rice every
day. Rice is good for
you.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT You can use
some and any with countable nouns.Some dogs can be dangerous.I don't use any computers at work
You can use some and any with uncountable nouns.I usually drink some wine with my meal.I don't usually drink any water with my wine.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT You only use many
and few with plural countable nouns. So many elephants have been hunted that they are an endangered species.
There are few elephants in England.
You only use much and little with uncountable nouns.
I don't usually drink much coffee.
Little wine is okay though.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT You can use a lot of
and no with plural countable nouns.
No computers were bought last week.
A lot of computers were reported broken the week before
You can use a lot of and no with uncountable nouns.
A lot of wine is drunk in France.
No wine is drunk in Iran.
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Making uncountable nouns countable
You can make most uncountable noun countable by putting a countable expression in front of the noun.
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For example:- A piece of information. 2 glasses of water. 10 liters of coffee. Three grains of sand. A pane of glass.
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In other words you can put something
into a container to count it, but the thing you're counting doesn't take the plural form. The container takes the plural form:-
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Toothpaste---Eighteen tubes of toothpaste.
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You can measure uncountable nouns in other ways, using shapes or portions.
Again the measurement takes the plural form.
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Ball---------Ten balls of wool
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You can measure something to count it, but it still doesn't take the plural
form. The measurement takes the plural form:-
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Pint-------------Two pints of beer.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Litre------1 and a
half liters of milk.
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MAKE THESE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS COUNTABLE
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT MONEY BEER
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Cornflakes BUTTER
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Now use them in sentences.
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PART TWO
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QUANTIFIERS
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT THE QUANTIFIERS: Some and Any Some and any are used with countable
and uncountable nouns, to describe an indefinite or incomplete quantity.
Some is used in positive statements:I had some rice for lunchHe's got some books from the library.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Some is used in situations where the
question is not a request for information, but a method of making a request, encouraging or giving an invitation:
Could I have some books, please? Why don't you take some books
home with you? Would you like some books?
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It is also used in questions where we are sure about the answer:
Did he give you some tea? (= I'm sure he did.)
Is there some fruit juice in the fridge? (= I think there is)
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT THE QUANTIFIERS:
A few and few, a little and little These expressions show the
speaker's attitude towards the quantity he/she is referring to.
A few (for countable nouns) and a little (for uncountable nouns) describe the quantity in a positive way:
"I've got a few friends" (= maybe not many, but enough)
"I've got a little money" (= I've got enough to live on)
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Few and little describe the
quantity in a negative way: Few people visited him in
hospital (= he had almost no visitors)
He had little money (= almost no money)
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Any is used in questions and with not in negative statements:
Have you got any tea? He didn't give me any tea. I don't think we've got any coffee
left.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT More examples: SOME in positive sentences.
1. I will have some news next week.2. She has some valuable books in her house.3. Philip wants some help with his exams.4. We need some cheese if we want to make a fondue.
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SOME in questions:a. Would you like some help?b. Will you have some more roast beef?
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ANY in negative sentences1. She doesn't want any kitchen appliances for Christmas.2. They don't want any help moving to their new house.3. No, thank you. I don't want any more cake.4. There isn't any reason to complain.
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ANY in interrogative sentences1. Do you have any friends in London?2. Have they got any children?3. Do you want any groceries from the shop?4. Are there any problems with your work?
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THE QUANTIFIERS: Enough + Noun
Enough is placed before the noun, to indicate the quantity required or necessary:
There is enough bread for lunch. She has enough money.
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THE QUANTIFIERS: Enough + Noun
Enough is placed before the noun, to indicate the quantity required or necessary:
There is enough bread for lunch. She has enough money.
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