Ms.

Roule –
ENGLISH 3 October 11 ,
2016
BELLRINGER: RE-WRITE AND CORRECT

The pedestrians who

crossed in the middle of the
street was given traffic
tickets consequently they
now use the crosswalk
 AGENDA

Bellringer
Subject-Verb Agreement – Notes
and Practice
Tomorrow: BOY Performance Task
Thursday and Friday: Back to
Beowulf (Beowulf and the Battle
with Grendel)
 NOTES

SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
(Goes in the GRAMMAR section
of your notebook/binder)
Binder/Notebook check
TOMORROW (during the
Performance Task)
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Number refers to the form

of a word that indicates
whether it is singular or
plural. A verb must agree
with its subject in number
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Singular subjects indicate

one and require a singular
verb.
The author writes.
The champion boxes.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Plural subjects indicate

more than one and require
a plural verb.
The authors write.
The champions box.
But some stuff likes to get in
the way of subjects and
verbs…don’t let it fool you!
Here are some examples of
this…
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Don’t mistake a word in an

interrupting phrase or clause
for the subject of a sentence.
The simple subject is never in a
prepositional phrase, so make
sure the verb agrees with the
actual subject and not with the
object of the preposition.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: COMMON
PREPOSITIONS!

Of By Between

In About Out
To As Against
For Into During
With Like Without
On Through Before
At After Under
From Over Around
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

The paper in those boxes is

for the copy machine.
Where is the prepositional
phrase in this sentence?
What is the subject of this
sentence?
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: WRITE
THESE SENTENCES IN YOUR NOTES

The best team in the league

is the Chicago Cubs even
though they lost last night.
The debate between Donald
Trump and Hillary Clinton was
hard to watch, but Ken Bone,
the man in the red sweater,
was a highlight for many.
 CROSS OUT THE PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES

The best team in the league

is the Chicago Cubs even
though they lost last night.
The debate between Donald
Trump and Hillary Clinton was
hard to watch, but Ken Bone,
the man in the red sweater,
was a highlight for many.
 CROSS OUT THE PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES

The best team in the league

is the Chicago Cubs even
though they lost last night.
The debate between Donald
Trump and Hillary Clinton was
hard to watch, but Ken Bone,
the man in the red sweater,
was a highlight for many.
 WHAT ARE THE SUBJECTS AND
PREDICATES OF THESE SENTENCES?

The best team in the league

is the Chicago Cubs even
though they lost last night.
The debate between Donald
Trump and Hillary Clinton was
hard to watch, but Ken Bone,
the man in the red sweater,
was a highlight for many.
 WHAT ARE THE SUBJECTS AND
PREDICATES OF THESE SENTENCES?

The best team in the league

is the Chicago Cubs even
though they lost last night.
The debate between Donald
Trump and Hillary Clinton was
hard to watch, but Ken Bone,
the man in the red sweater,
was a highlight for many.
 WHAT ABOUT “TO WATCH” IN OUR
DEBATE EXAMPLE?

Be sure not to confuse an infinitive—a

verbal consisting of (to + verb) —with a
prepositional phrase beginning with to,
which consists of (to + a noun or pronoun
and any modifiers.)
Infinitives: to fly, to draw, to become, to
enter, to stand, to catch, to belong
Prepositional Phrases: to him, to the
committee, to my house, to the mountains,
to us, to this address
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

If a singular subject is linked

to another noun by a phrase,
the subject is still considered
singular
Fried rice, along with wonton
soup, makes a delicious
meal.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Appositives and adjective

clauses give information about
the subject but don’t change
its number. Make sure you
don’t confuse a word in an
appositive or adjective clause
for the subject.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Appositives
Emma, one of my good friends, visits
Australia every year.
Adjective clauses
The rivers that bordered
Mesopotamia are the Tigris and the
Euphrates.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: COMPOUND
SUBJECTS

A compound subject that is

joined by and or both…and is
plural unless its parts belong
to one unit or they both refer to
the same person or thing.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: COMPOUND
SUBJECTS

The Tigris and the Euphrates

flow through southwestern
Asia.
Both rivers and streams
provide irrigation for farmland.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: COMPOUND
SUBJECTS

Toast and tea is my favorite

breakfast. (one unit)
Her friend and companion is
George. (one person)
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: COMPOUND
SUBJECTS

A compound subject that is

joined by or or nor (or
either…or, neither…nor) the
verb agrees with the subject
closest to it.
 SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: COMPOUND
SUBJECTS

Either the tortoise or the hare

wins the race.
Raisins or an apple makes a
good snack.
Neither Kara nor her friends like
winter.
Neither foxes nor dogs eat only
meat.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT: PRACTICE

Complete practice exercises

on page 218 (#1-10) and 219
(#1-10)
READ THE DIRECTIONS
CAREFULLY, AND FOLLOW
THEM!