G6 Subject Verb Agreement Day 2

SUBJECT AND
VERB AGREEMENT
DAY 2
• 1.
A.SINGULAR
GENERAL SUBJECT
RULE REQUIRES A SINGULAR
VERB.
• A. SINGULAR BE VERBS ARE: AM, IS, AND WAS
• B. SINGULAR NON – BE VERBS PRESENT TENSE
END IN –S.
EXAMPLE:
IKEBANA IS JAPANESE FLOWER
ARRANGEMENT.
THE TALLEST LINE REPRESENTS
HEAVEN.
A. GENERAL RULE
2. PLURAL SUBJECT REQUIRES A PLURAL VERB.
A. PLURAL BE VERBS ARE: ARE AND WERE
B. PLURAL NON – BE VERBS ARE PRESENT TENSE
FORM NOT ENDING IN –S.
EXAMPLE:
THE FLOWERS ARE FRAGRANT AND COLORFUL.
SPECIAL SCHOOLS TEACH IKEBANA.
B. COMPOUND SUBJECTS
1. SUBJECTS JOINED BY AND REQUIRE A PLURAL
VERB WHEN THEY REFER TO DIFFERENT
IDEAS;SINGULAR, WHEN THEY REFER TO ONE IDEA OR
ONE PERSON.
EXAMPLES:
PEBBLES, ROCKS AND CLAY CONTRIBUTE TO
THE BEAUTY OF THE FLOWERARRANGEMENT.
GRACIOUSNESS AND HOSPITALITY IS TYPICAL
AMONG MANY FILIPINOS.
HIS BEST FRIEND AND CONFIDANTE IS HIS COUSIN.
B. COMPOUND
2. SUBJECTS SUBJECTS
JOINED BY OR OR NOR REQUIRE A SINGULAR
VERB WHEN THE SUBJECTS ARE ALL SINGULAR OR WHEN
THE NEARER SUBJECT TO THE VERB IS SINGULAR. THEY
ARE PLURAL WHEN THE SUBJECTS ARE BOTH PLURAL
AND WHEN THE SUBJECT NEARER THE VERB IS PLURAL.
EXAMPLES: THE PETAL OR THE BRAND IS CONSIDERED
IMPORTANT.
EITHER THE FLOWERS OF THE PLAIN CONTAINER IS PART
OF THE ARRANGEMENT.
NEITHER THE STONES NOR THE MINIATURE TREES LOOK
CROWDED.
B. COMPOUND SUBJECTS
3. COMPOUND SUBJECTS THOUGHT AS ONE UNIT REQUIRE

SINGULAR VERB.
EXAMPLE: CEREAL AND MILK IS A GOOD BREAKFAST.

C. RELATIVE AND INDEFINITE SUBJECTS
1. RELATIVE PRONOUNS ARE SINGULAR WHEN THEY
REFER TO SINGULAR ANTECEDENTS; PLURAL WHENTHEY
REFER TO PLURAL ANTECEDENTS.
EXAMPLES:
ONE OF THE VISITORS WHO WERE INVITED WAS A
JAPANESE ARTIST.
HE GAVE HER A ROSE WHICH WAS HER FAVORITE
FLOWER.
2. PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUNS SUCH AS
SOME, ALL, AND MOST ARE SINGULAR WHEN
THEY REFER TOQUANTITY AND ARE PLURAL
WHEN THEY REFER TO NUMBER.
EXAMPLES:
SOME OF THE FOOD WAS GIVEN TO THE
CHILDREN.
SOME OF THE CHILDREN WERE GIVEN LEFT –
OVER FOOD.
3. INDEFINITE PRONOUNS LIKE EACH,
EVERYONE, NOBODY, ETC. REQUIRE
SINGULAR VERBS. BOTH,SOME, MANY, AND
SEVERAL REQUIRE PLURAL VERBS.
EXAMPLES:
EVERYBODY WELCOMES THE VISITOR.
MANY ENJOY THE IKEBANA EXHIBIT.
1.D.ACOLLECTIVE
COLLECTIVEAND
NOUN REQUIRES
NOUNS A IN FORM
PLURAL
SINGULAR VERB WHEN THE GROUP IS
REGARDED AS ONE UNIT;PLURAL VERB WHEN
THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE GROUP ACT
SEPARATELY.
EXAMPLES:
THE TEAM SHOWS ITS BEST PERFORMANCE.
THE COMMITTEE DO NOT AGREE ON

D. COLLECTIVE AND NOUNS PLURAL IN FORM
2. NOUNS PLURAL IN FORM BUT SINGULAR IN

MEANING REQUIRE SINGULAR VERB.
EXAMPLE:
AESTHETICS MAKES A PERSON APPRECIATE
THE BEAUTY OF HIS SURROUNDINGS.
E. POSITIVE SUBJECTS AND PREDICATE
NOUNS
1. THE VERB AGREES WITH THE POSITIVE
SUBJECT, NOT THE NEGATIVE.
EXAMPLES:
THE FLOWERS, NOT THE CONTAINER, LOOK
ATTRACTIVE.
THE CONTAINER, NOT THE FLOWERS, LOOKS
ATTRACTIVE.
E. POSITIVE SUBJECTS AND PREDICATE
NOUNS
2. THE VERB AGREES WITH THE SUBJECT, NOT
THE PREDICATE NOUN.
EXAMPLES:
THE MAIN ATTRACTION IS THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
ARRANGEMENTS.
THE DIFFERENT FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS ARE THE MAIN
ATTRACTION.
F. AMOUNT OF MONEY, LENGTH OF TIME, ETC., TITLE
OF A BOOK, PLAY, ETC.
1. AMOUNT OF MONEY, LENGTH OF TIME, MEASUREMENT,
WEIGHT, VOLUME, AND FRACTIONS ARESINGULAR WHEN THE
AMOUNT IS CONSIDERED AS SINGLE UNIT. A FRACTION IS
PLURAL WHEN ITREFERS TO A PLURAL NOUN.
EXAMPLES:
FIVE THOUSAND PESOS WAS THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE FAMILY
DURING THE LAST TOWN FIESTA.
TWO DAYS IS THE ACTUAL LENGTH OF CELEBRATION FOR THE FIESTA.
TWO THIRDS OF THE APPLE IS ROTTEN.
TWO THIRDS OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE ARE AT THE PLAZA.
THREE MILES IS THE DISTANCE FROM HERE TO HIS PLACE.
F. AMOUNT OF MONEY, LENGTH OF TIME, ETC., TITLE
OF A BOOK, PLAY, ETC.
2. TITLE OF A BOOK, PLAY, STORY, POEM, OR MUSICAL

COMPOSITION IS SINGULAR.
EXAMPLE: “TO DAFFODILS” IS A POPULAR POEM OF ROBERT

HERRICK.
G. A NUMBER, THE NUMBER
1. A NUMBER IS PLURAL, THE NUMBER IS
SINGULAR.
EXAMPLES:
THE NUMBER OF GIRLS EQUALS THE
NUMBER OF BOYS.
A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAVE ARRIVED.
H. INTERVENING WORDS
1. WORDS INTERVENING BETWEEN THE
SUBJECT AND THE VERB DO NOT AFFECT
THE NUMBER OF THESUBJECT.
EXAMPLE:
THE GUEST SPEAKER, TOGETHER WITH
THE OTHER
VISITORS, IS GOING TO GIVE THE
OPENINGREMARKS.
I. OTHER RULES…
1. THE “OF PHRASE” IS NEVER USED AS THE
SIMPLE SUBJECT.
EXAMPLES:
ONE OF THE HOUSES WAS RAZED TO THE
GROUND.
THE BEAUTIFUL EYES OF THE FAIRY
ATTRACT HIM INTO OBLIVION.
I. OTHER RULES…
2. IN THE CASE OF INVERTED SENTENCES,
LOOK FOR THE SIMPLE SUBJECT AND USE
THE FORM OF THEVERB THAT AGREES WITH
IT.
EXAMPLES:
ACROSS THE STREET STAND A HOUSE AND A
BARN. DOWN THE AISLE SITS A QUIET, PRIM
LADY.
I. OTHER RULES…
3. ADJECTIVES USED AS SUBJECTS REQUIRE

PLURAL VERB.
EXAMPLE: THE POOR ARE CLOSE TO THE

HEART OF JESUS.
I. OTHER RULES…
5. A CLAUSE USED AS A SUBJECT REQUIRES A

SINGULAR VERB.
EXAMPLE: WHAT YOU SAY USUALLY

REVEALS
THE KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE
ENGLISH-
ASYNCHRONOUS
MODULE:
SUBJECT AND VERB
AGREEMENT
DO ACTIVITY 1.
LET’S DO THIS!
BOOK EXERCISE:
PAGE 194-195
LETTER B
LETTER B
LETTER A
SUBJEC VERB 1. HAVE
BOOK EXERCISE: T 2. ARE
PAGE 194-195, 1. leaves fall 3. HAS
LETTER A AND B 2. wind blows 4. IS
3. trees block 5. NEEDS
4. clouds look
6. DOES
5. sun shines
7. ARE
6. I feel
7. wind signals 8. STARTS
8. people stay 9. FIND
9. You want 10. IS
LET’S DO THIS!
BOOK EXERCISE:
PAGE 200, LETTER A
AND B
B1 PAGE 200, LETTER A AND B
(KEY)
LETTER A LETTER B
1. IS 1. ARE 6. MELTS
2. IS 2. ARE 7. SAYS
3. GOES 3. OWNS 8. IS
4. IS 4. ARE 9. IS
5. IS 5. HELP 10. EQUALS
GRADE 6- ENGLISH
ASYNCHRONOUS
• MODULE: SUBJECT AND
VERB AGREEMENT
ACTIVITY 1 (NO NEED TO
SEND)
• BE READY FOR YOUR LONG
SEATWORK ABOUT SUBJECT
AND VERB AGREEMENT ON
THURSDAY
SUBJECT AND
VERB AGREEMENT
DAY 3
(KEY) MODULE: SUBJECT AND VERB
AGREEMENT ACTIVITY 1
1. WANTS 11. WORKS 21. MAKE
2. GIVE 12. HAVE 22. DESIGNS
3. ARE 13. PLAYS 23. CLIMBS
4. TAKES 14. PLAY 24. ARE
5. SIT 15. ARE 25. ARE
6. ARE 16. ARE 26. HAVE
7. DOES 17. ARE 27. TEACHES
8. GO 18. BONUS 28. WERE
9. HAVE 19. SEARCH 29. HAS
10. WAS 20. SPEAKS 30. ARE
LET’S DO THIS!
MODULE: SUBJECT AND VERB
AGREEMENT
ANSWER THE DRILL
(KEY) MODULE: SUBJECT AND
VERB AGREEMENT -DRILL
• 1. ARE • 7. IS
• 2. IS • 8. LOVES
• 3. IS • 9. RECEIVES
• 4. IS • 10. IS
• 5.ARE • 11. ARE
• 6. LIVE • 12. SHED
CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE
VERB THAT AGREES WITH THE SUBJECT.
• 1. ANNIE AND HER BROTHERS (IS, ARE) AT SCHOOL.
• 2. EITHER MY MOTHER OR MY FATHER (IS, ARE) COMING TO THE
MEETING.
• 3. THE DOG OR THE CATS (IS, ARE) OUTSIDE.
• 4. EITHER MY SHOES OR YOUR COAT (IS, ARE) ALWAYS ON THE
FLOOR.
• 5. GEORGE AND TAMARA (DOESN'T, DON'T) WANT TO SEE THAT
MOVIE.
• 6. BENITO (DOESN'T, DON'T) KNOW THE ANSWER.
• 7. ONE OF MY SISTERS (IS, ARE) GOING ON A TRIP TO FRANCE.
• 8. THE MAN WITH ALL THE BIRDS (LIVE, LIVES) ON MY STREET.
• 9. THE MOVIE, INCLUDING ALL THE PREVIEWS, (TAKE, TAKES)
ABOUT TWO HOURS TO WATCH.
• 10. THE PLAYERS, AS WELL AS THE CAPTAIN, (WANT, WANTS)
TO WIN.
• 11. EITHER ANSWER (IS, ARE) ACCEPTABLE.
• 12. EVERY ONE OF THOSE BOOKS (IS, ARE) FICTION.
• 13. NOBODY (KNOW, KNOWS) THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN.
• 14. (IS, ARE) THE NEWS ON AT FIVE OR SIX?
• 15. MATHEMATICS (IS, ARE) JOHN'S FAVORITE SUBJECT, WHILE
CIVICS (IS, ARE) ANDREA'S FAVORITE SUBJECT.
DRAW A HAPPY FACE ON THE BLANK IF THE VERB USED
IN THE SENTENCE IS CORRECT. IF NOT, PUT A CROSS (X)
MARK.
_______ 1. BOTH IS HONOR PUPILS.
_______ 2. THE RICH ARE IN FAVOR OF THE BILL.
_______ 3. ONE THIRD OF THE INHABITANTS HAVE A SMALL SEA
CRAFT.
_______ 4. I AM INTRODUCED TO HER LAST WEEK.
_______ 5. THE BOYS OR NONA KNOW THE WAY TO THE FARM.
_______ 6. CHESS ARE A DIFFICULT GAME TO PLAY.
_______ 7. A PAIR OF JEANS COST P200.00
_______ 8. FOUR PLUS FOUR EQUALS EIGHT.
_______ 9. YOU AND I MAKE UP A DYAD.
_______ 10. EVERYONE NEED FOOD, CLOTHING, AND SHELTER.
LET’S NOW DO THIS!
BOOK EXERCISE:
•PAGE 210-211- LETTER A
•PAGE 211-212- LETTER B
(KEY) B1 PAGE 210-211, LETTER
A
1. IS 11. PREFER
6. BAKES
2. IS 12. HAS
7. IS
3. 13. WATCH
8. IS
PREPARES 14.
9. PROVIDE
4. PUTS COMPLETE
10. IS, GOES 15. IS
5. LOOKS
(KEY) B1 PAGE 211-212, LETTER B
1. 6. 11. 16.
2. X 7. X 12. 17.
3. X 8. 13. 18. X
4. 9. 14. 19.
5. 10. 15. 20.

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SUBJECT AND

3. COMPOUND SUBJECTS THOUGHT AS ONE UNIT REQUIRE

EXAMPLE: CEREAL AND MILK IS A GOOD BREAKFAST.

THE COMMITTEE DO NOT AGREE ON

2. NOUNS PLURAL IN FORM BUT SINGULAR IN

2. TITLE OF A BOOK, PLAY, STORY, POEM, OR MUSICAL

EXAMPLE: “TO DAFFODILS” IS A POPULAR POEM OF ROBERT

3. ADJECTIVES USED AS SUBJECTS REQUIRE

EXAMPLE: THE POOR ARE CLOSE TO THE

5. A CLAUSE USED AS A SUBJECT REQUIRES A

EXAMPLE: WHAT YOU SAY USUALLY

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