UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERIA

INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES

“CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO ALBERT EINSTEIN”

DAILY CLASS PLAN

I. GENERAL INFORMATION:

Career: Engineering and Architecture

Teacher: Mario Sanabria B.
Session No.: 5 Year: I Group: _________ Date: ______________________

II. GOALS

A. GENERAL:
To apply knowledge of rhetorical functions of cause and effect, comparison and contrast,
description and conclusion, as well as grammatical structures necessary for critical analysis
of technical texts in their field of study, drafting of paragraphs and technical reports.

B. SPECIFIC:
To identify subject and verb agreement in sentences.

III. PROGRAMMATIC CONTENT

Unit I: CAUSE AND EFFECT

Subject: Verb Agreement
Subtheme: Concept
Rule
New Words and Expressions
Examples
exercises
Teaching Strategy: CONFERENCE, PRACTICAL CLASS
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IV. ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CLASSROOM

Control questions about the class
1. What is a verb?

Progress control questions (about the class)

1. What do you understand by subject and verb agreement?

Class Assessment Questions

1. According to the rules give some examples of subject-verb agreement.

V. EXTRA-CLASS ACTIVITIES
Study the rules.
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Content: Verb Agreement

Concept:
Subject verb agreement refers to the fact that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree
in number. In other words, they both must be singular or they both must be plural. You can’t
have a singular subject with a plural verb or vice versa.
Rules
1. Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the
background of the concept.
The dog growls when he is angry. The dogs growl when they are angry.

2. Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not
affect agreement.
The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

3. Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.
The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.

4. When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the
verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.

5. Subjects don't always come before verbs in questions. Make sure you accurately identify
the subject before deciding on the proper verb form to use.
Does Lefty usually eat grass? Where are the pieces of this puzzle?

6. If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

7. The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.
Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

8. If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.
No smoking or drinking is allowed. Every man and woman is required to check in.

9. If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor,
either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.
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10. The only time when the object of the preposition factors into the decision of plural or
singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc.
are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition
determines the form of the verb.
All of the chicken is gone. All of the chickens are gone.

11. The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time.
Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

12. If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor,
either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.
Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

13. If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or,
nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that
is nearest the verb.
Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo. Neither the lion nor the bears
have escaped from the zoo.

14. Indefinite pronouns typically take singular verbs. *

Everybody wants to be loved.

15. * Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the
plural form.
Few were left alive after the flood.

16. If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.
To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

17. When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of
the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.
Standing in the water was a bad idea. Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my
hobbies.

18. Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
The herd is stampeding.
19. Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.
The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.

20. Final Rule – Remember, only the subject affects the verb!
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Class No. 5
Subject and Verb Agreement
Exercises

I. 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.
16. Eight dollars (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.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
24. Sally (run, runs) to the park every day.
25. The dogs (bark, barks,) at strangers.
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26.Ted and Mary (is, are) going to the movies.

27. The game (was, were) exciting.
28. They (worry, worries) too much.
29. She (study, studies) every night.
30. Black or white (is, are) your choice.
31. That (was, were) incredible.
32. Those (is, are) pretty shoes.
33. The cat or dog (is, are) in the yard.
34. The girl or her sisters (watch, watches) television every day.
35. Rob (doesn’t, don’t) like sports.
36. His classmates (study, studies) before a test.
37. One of the cookies (is, are) missing.
38. A lady with 10 cats (live, lives) in that big house.
39. Mumps (is, are) very serious.
40. The committee (decide, decides) when to adjourn.
41. Our team (is, are) the best.
42. Everybody (enjoy, enjoys) a good song.
43. Either (is, are) suitable.

III. Put a C if the sentence is correct, an X if it is not correct.

1. ___ They have been waiting a long time.
2. ___ The pen or the pencil are lost.
3. ___ Someone don’t understand.
4. ___ Those has been cheaper in the past.
5. ___ Randy and Juan like sports.
6. ___ These are really special.
7. ___ You rides with me.
8. ___ All of them goes to school.
9. ___ Tony likes Mary.
10. ___ That movie was awesome.
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11. ___ Cats and dogs love to run.

12. ___ He don’t like chocolate.
13. ___ Her friends or Sarah excel at volleyball.
14. ___ Each of these have been ruined.
15. ___ Trousers are baggy now.
16. ___ The students, as well as the teacher, are nervous about the test.
17. ___ The news are on at 10.
18. ___ My family are a lot of fun.
19. ___ Mathematics is hard for many.
20. ___ The director, with all the cast members, works very hard.

IV. Circle the subjects and underline the verbs. Make an arrow from the verb to its subject. If
the sentence has a subject-verb agreement error, cross out the incorrect verb and write the
correct verb form above it.

1. Calcium, which is one of the world’s most common elements, are important for growing

strong bones and teeth.

2. Every animal requires calcium for its health.

3. Calcium are also used for many other purposes.

4. As far back as Ancient Egyptian times, historians tell us of the use of calcium as a building

material.

5. In nature, this important element is always found as a compound such as calcium

carbonate and calcium fluoride.

6. Lack of calcium can be a serious problem.

7. Calcium-deficient bones is brittle and breaks easily.

8. Older people, especially older women, frequently gets osteoporosis.

9. Osteoporosis are a condition which cause calcium deficiency in bones.

10. In Canada, one in four women over the age of fifty suffer from osteoporosis.
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11. A person with osteoporosis can break a bone doing simple daily activities like walking,

hugging or coughing.

12. Each osteoporosis sufferer needs to eat foods high in calcium daily.

13. Milk, tofu and spinach is high in calcium.

14. Regular exercise also help prevent osteoporosis.

15. The other group that need lots of calcium are children who are growing.

16. They need calcium to help their bones and teeth grows strong.