MODULE 1: SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, students must have:
1. stated and familiarized themselves with the rules of Subject –Verb
Agreement;
2.sustained interest in studying Subject –Verb Agreement;
3.constructed their own sentences using correct Subject –Verb Agreement;
and.
4. displayed interest and cooperation while participating actively in activities.

DURATION
2 hours
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Laptop, LCD Projector, ManilaPaper, Pentel Pens, Bond Paper
TUNING IN
1. Recall the part of speech through the poem.
3. Kindly read and identify the different types of speech and its
examples.
The Nine Parts of Speech Poem

Three little words you often see,

Are articles – a, an, and the.
A noun’s the name of anything;
As: School, garden, toy, or swing.
An adjective tells the kind of noun –
As: Great, small, pretty, white, or brown.
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand –
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.

Verbs tell of something to be done,

To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run.
How things are done the adverbs tell,
As: slowly, quickly, badly, or well.
Conjunctions join words together,
As men and women, wind or weather.

The prepositions stand before

A noun, as at or through the door.

The interjections show surprise,

As Wow! How pretty! Oh! How wise!

The whole are called nine parts of speech,

Which reading, writing, speaking teach.
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 LESSON PROPER: SETTING THE IMPORTANCE

Guessing Game

1. Give one word to describe your classmate.

3. The classmate will take turn in giving one word to describe another classmate.
4. Let the students explain what a subject and a verb is.

PROVIDING FEEDBACK
Part 1. TALK IT!

1. Topic
Introduction to Subject –Verb Agreement

2. Topic’s Focus Question

1. What are the different rules of subject-verb agreement?

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 2. How are grammatically structured sentences formed?
3. The teacher will introduce the subject- verb agreement activity to the
students to check their prior knowledge. She will read the instructions and
the students will answer the activity orally.
Subject-Verb Agreement

Instructions: Fill in the boxes with the correct form of the verbs which are
appropriate to the given sentences.

3. Parts of the topic

1. Students will watch video presentation from youtube on subject-verb agreement

2. and will take note of the important points concerning subject verb
agreement as shown.

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3. These are examples of videos on subject-verb agreement which may reinforce key
points.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh6PHuXCEHw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9F8AR-LCVE

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
The subject and verb must agree in number. Both must be singular, or both must be
plural. Note the following rules in subject-verb agreement:

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 1. When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns
connected by and, use a plural verb.

The girls and the boys are in the library.

2. When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or nor, use a
singular verb
The man of the woman is the one responsible for it.
3. When a compound subject contains both a singular and a plural noun or pronoun
joined byorornor, the verb should agree with the part of the subject that is nearer
the verb.
The boy or his friend runs every day.
The friends or the boys run every day.
4. Doesn’t is a contraction of does not should be used only with a singular subject.
Don’t is a contraction of do not and should be used only with a plural subject. The
exception to this rule appears in the case of the first person and second person
pronouns I and you. With these pronouns, the contraction don’t should be used.
He doesn’t like it.
They don’t like it.
5. Do not be misled by a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb. The
verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun or pronoun in the phrase.

One of the boxes is open.

The people who listen to that music are few.
The team captain, as well as his players is anxious.
The woman with all the dogs walks down my street.

6. The words each, each one, either, neither, every one, everybody, anybody,
anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, and no one are singular and require a
singular verb.
Eachofthese hot dogs is juicy. Everybody knows Mr. Jones.

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7. Nouns such as civics, Mathematics, dollars, measles, and news require
singular verbs.
The news is on at six.
Note: the word dollars is a special case. When talking about an amount of
money, it requires a singular verb, but when referring to the dollars
themselves, a plural verb is required.
Five dollars is a lot of money. Dollars are often used instead of rubbles in
Russia.
8. Nouns such as scissors, tweezers, trousers, and shears require plural verbs.

These scissors are dull. Those trousers are dull.

A handful of nouns to be plural in form but take a singular verb.

The news is bad.

Gymnastics is fun to watch

Economics/Mathematics/Statistics is said to be difficult. (Economics can
sometimes be plural concept, as in “The economics of the situation demand
that….”)

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9. Numerical expressions are usually singular but can be plural if the individuals
within a numerical group are acting individually.

Fifty thousand dollars is a lot of money.

One-half of the faculty is retiring this summer.
One-half of the faculty has doctorates.
Fifty percent of the students have voted already.

10. Another handful of nouns might seem to be singular in nature but take a
plural form and always use d a plural verb.
My pants are torn.
Her scissors were stolen.
The glasses have slipped down his nose again.
11. When a noun names the title of something or is a word, it is singular
whether the word takes singular or not.

Faces is the name of the new restaurant downtown.

Postcards is my favorite novel

12. In sentences beginning with there is or there are, as the subject the verb agrees
with what follows.
There are many questions.
There is a question.
13. Collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are
considered singular and take a singular verb, such as: group, team, committee,
class, and family. In vey few cases, the plural verb is used if the individuals in the
group are thought of and specifically referred to.

The team runs during practice.

The committee decides how to proceed.
My family has a long history.
My family have never been able to agree.

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14. Expressions such as with, together with, including, accompanied by, in addition
to, or as well as do not change the number of the subject. If the subject is singular,
the verb is singular too.

The president, accompanied by his wife, is travelling to India.

All of the books, including yours, are in that box.

15. The indefinite pronouns anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always
singular and therefore, require singular verbs.

Everyone has done his or her homework.

Somebody has left her purse.

16. Sometimes indefinite pronouns- such as all, some- are singular or plural depending
on what they’re referring to.

Some of the heads are missing.

Some of the water is gone.

17. Phrases such as together with, as well as, and along with are not the same as and.
The phrase introduced by as well as or along with will modify the earlier word, but
it does not compound the subjects.

The mayor as well as his brother s is going to prison.

The mayor and his brothers are going to jail.

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18. The pronouns neither and either are singular and require singular verbs even
though they seem to be referring, in a sense, to two things.
Neither of the two traffic lights is working.
Which shirt do you want for Christmas?
Either is fine with me.

19. The conjunction or does not conjoin (as and does): when nor or or is used the
subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb. Whether the subject
comes before or after the verb doesn’t matter; the proximity determines the
number.
Either my father or my brothers are going to sell the house.
Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house.
Are either my father or my brothers responsible?

20. Verbs in the present tense for third person, singular subjects ( he, she, it, and
anything those words can stand for) have s-endings. Other verbs do not add s-
ending.
He loves and she loves and they love, and…

21. Sometimes modifiers will get between a subject and its verb, but these modifiers
must not confuse the agreement between the subject and its verb.

The mayor, who has bee convicted along with his four brothers on four
counts of various crimes but who also seems, like a cat, to have several
political lives, is finally going to jail.

22. Words such as glasses, pants, pliers, and scissors are regarded as plural (and
require plural verbs) unless they’re preceded the phrase pairs of (in which case
the rod pair becomes the subject).
My glasses were on the bed.
My pants were torn.
A pair of trousers is in the closet.

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 23. Some words end in a and appear to be plural but are really singular and require
singular verbs.
The news from the front is bad.
Measles is a dangerous disease for pregnant women.

On the other hand, some words ending in s refer to a single thing but are
nonetheless plural and require a plural verb.

My assets were wiped out in the depressions.

The average workers’ earning has gone up dramatically
Our thanks go to the workers who supported the union.

24. Fractional expressions such half of, part of, a percentage of, majority of are
sometimes singular and sometimes plural, depending on meaning. Sums and
products of mathematical processes are expressed as singular and require singular
verbs. The expression “more than one” takes a singular verb. “more than one”
student has tried .”

Some of the voters are still angry.

A large percentage of the older population is voting against her.

Two-fifths of the troops were lost in the battle.

Two-fifths of the vineyard was destroyed by fire.
Forty percent of the students are in favor of changing the policy .

Two and two is four.

Four times four divided by two is eight.

If your sentence compounds a positive and a negative subject and one is plural,
the other singular, the verb should agree with the positive subject.

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 The department members not he the chair have decided not to teach on
Valentine’s Day.

It is not the faculty members but the president who decides on this issue.
It was the speaker, not his ideas, that has provoked the students to riot.

Part II. SHOW IT!

Model the desired output to the students.

1. Read the dialogue aloud .

Instructions: Read the following dialogue and be able to restate the rule on
subject-verb agreement pointed out.

http://www.toondoo.com/cartoon/542069

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Can You Find and Fix the Mistakes?
1. Students accomplish the task below.
2. Students provide correct verb forms through oral recitation.

Instructions: Review each sentence and look for errors in subject- verb
agreement. If there is an error, write the correct sentence in the space below
the sentence.
Example: The teacher lecture about Gender and Development.
Answer: The teacher lectures about Gender and Development
1. She walk to the market.
2. The cat meows when he is hungry.
3. My favorite book are Green Eggs and Ham.
4. Ten minutes are enough time to get there.
5. The man and the woman were late for their appointment.

Can You Fill in the Verb?

Review each sentence and put the correct verb in the blank.
1. John and Mary _____ knocking on the door.
2. Mary _____ late for school.
3. Every man and woman _____ standing at attention.
4. The group _____ dressed in red.
5. The little boy, who was wearing jeans, _____ very stylish.

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 Part III. TRY IT!
Produce the correct verb form in the given picture chart

1. Read aloud the picture chart.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/140806212434226/

Part IV.USE IT!

Share how the output may be used in everyday Activities
Kindly relate knowledge gained on subject-verb agreement.

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 Part V.EVALUATE IT!
Assess participants’ learning.

Exercise 1: Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Instructions: 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 Palawan.

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.

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 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.

16. One hundred fifty pesos (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

SUMMING UP
Communicating effectively requires knowledge and ability on correct subject-verb
agreement which can cause writing to be clearer. Students need to restate the
objectives & verify if these were achieved.

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