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This document discusses 11 rules for subject-verb agreement in English. It explains that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs. It also covers exceptions and special cases like collective nouns, compound subjects, and indefinite pronouns. Examples are provided to illustrate each rule of subject-verb agreement.

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Subject-Verb Powerpoint

This document discusses 11 rules for subject-verb agreement in English. It explains that singular subjects take singular verbs and plural subjects take plural verbs. It also covers exceptions and special cases like collective nouns, compound subjects, and indefinite pronouns. Examples are provided to illustrate each rule of subject-verb agreement.

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ENGLISH

Name of Teacher
Subject/Verb
Agreement
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #1
 Plural nouns usually end  Singular verbs usually
in –s. end in –s.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #2
 Singular subjects need singular verbs.

 Examples:
 He washes the dishes.

 A girl in my neighborhood plays in the band.


Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #3
 Plural subjects need plural verbs.

 Examples:
 They wash the dishes.

 Several girls in my neighborhood play in the band.


Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #4
 Don’t determine the number of a subject by a word in
a phrase or clause following the subject.

 Examples:
 The apartments across the street (does, do) have
balconies.
 Eli, one of my friends, (was, were) late.
 The planes pulling up to the gate (was, were) purchased
by a movie company.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #5
 Singular Indefinite Pronouns Take Singular Verbs…
Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular Indefinite Pronouns
Each Either Neither One

Anybody Somebody Nobody Everybody

Anyone Someone No one Everyone

Anything Something Nothing Everything


Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular Indefinite Pronouns
 How to remember these????

 Each, Either, Neither…The ONES, The BODYS, The


THINGS, + ONE
Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular Indefinite Pronouns
 Examples
 Each of the athletes (run, runs) effortlessly.
 Neither of the women (is, are) ready to start.
 Someone (was, were) waving a large flag.
 (Does, do) everyone who signed up enjoy playing tennis.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #5
 Plural Indefinite Pronouns Take Plural Verbs
Subject/Verb Agreement
Plural Indefinite Pronouns

Both Several

Few Many
Subject/Verb Agreement
Plural Indefinite Pronouns
 How to remember these????

 Both sisters found mom.

 BOTH SEVERAL FEW MANY


Subject/Verb Agreement
Plural Indefinite Pronouns
 Examples
 (Were, was) both of the games postponed?
 Few that I know of (has, have) qualified.
 Several of the runners (is, are) exercising.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #5
 Singular OR Plural Indefinite Pronouns can take either
singular or plural verbs depending on how they are used
in each sentence
Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular-Plural Pronouns

All Any More

Most None Some


Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular-Plural Pronouns
 How to remember these????

 All Active Men Need More Sports.

 ALL ANY MOST


NONE MORE SOME
Subject/Verb Agreement
Singular-Plural Pronouns
 Examples
 Some of the test (is, are) hard.
 Some of the questions (is, are) hard.
 Most of his routine (sound, sounds) familiar.
 Most of his jokes (sound, sounds) familiar.
 (Was, were) any of the feedback positive?
 (Was, were) any of the reviews positive?
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #6
 Two subjects joined by AND take a plural subject

 Examples:
 George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (make, makes) movies.
 Rhythm and imagery (helps, help) poets express their
feelings.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #6
 Exception…Compound subjects that name only one
person, thing, or place take a singular verb.

 Examples:
 My pen pal and best friend (is, are) my cousin.
 Macaroni and cheese (is, are) my favorite dish.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #7
 Subjects joined by OR or NOR…the verb should agree
with the subject closest to it.

 Neither the children nor the their mother (were, was)


ready for the trip.
 Neither the mother nor her children (were, was) ready for
the trip.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Compound Subjects Examples
 Either Anne or Tony (load, loads) the dishwasher.
 Neither the coach nor the principal (is, are) happy with
the team’s performance.
 Either the boys or their sisters (take, takes) the garbage
out.
 Neither the dogs nor the cats (comes, come) when we
call them.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #8
 Collective nouns may be either singular or plural,
depending on their meaning in the sentence

 Examples:
 The class (has, have) completed their projects.
 The class (has, have) elected its officers.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #9
 An expression of an amount may be singular or plural
depending on how it’s used in a sentence.

 Three fourths of the pizza (is, are) gone.


 Of these songs, three fourths (is, are) new.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Amount Examples
 Two hours (was, were) a long time to wait.
 Thirty dollars (was, were) too much for a concert
ticket.
 Six dollars (was, were) found in the couch cushions.
 Two hours—one before school and one after—(is, are)
all I have for practice.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #10
 Some nouns that are plural in form that singular verbs

 “Memories” (is, are) my favorite poem.


 Rickets (are, is) a serious health concern in some
countries.
 The news of the nominee (was, were) a surprise.
Subject/Verb Agreement
Rule #11
 Subjects preceded by EVERY or MANY A take singular
verbs.

 Every homeowner and storekeeper (has, have) joined


the cleanup.
 Many a litterbug (was, were) surprised by the stiff
fines.

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