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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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