Make a sentence using the following

verbs under each picture.

COOK
WRITE
PRAY
Examine the paragraph. It contains sentences with
common errors in Subject-Verb agreement.
The number of recorded proverbs are
unknown. A number of them are from the Tagalog
regions. There’s many scholars who proved that
other regions also have their proverbs. Still, there
are those who think many proverbs have not yet
been recorded. Professor Jose, as well as Professor
Lacsamana have the same belief. One of theirs are
important to many folk literature scholars.
Professor Ruiz, who studied their findings are very
much interested in such finding.
SUBJECT and
VERB
AGREEMENT
 RULES ON SUBJECT and
VERB AGREEMENT

A singular subject must have a

singular verb. A plural subject
must have a plural verb.
 EXAMPLES
Father drives to work.
(singular subject and verb)
The actors are on the stage.
(plural subject and verb)
A compound subject joined
by AND is generally plural
and must have a plural
verb.
 EXAMPLE
Joanna and Alexia
join the party.
A compound subject referring
to the same person or closely
related ideas may take a
singular verb.
 EXAMPLES
My adviser and Math teacher
often gives me advice.
Spaghetti and meatballs is my
favourite food.
 Compound subjects joined by
EITHER-OR, NEITHER-NOR, the
verb must agree with the
nearer subject.
 EXAMPLES
Either my classmate Susie or my
friends are to be invited.
Neither my cousins nor Jake
wants to make the delivery.
We use:
THERE IS for singular
and THERE ARE for
plural.
 EXAMPLES
• There is one table in the classroom.
• There are three chairs in the
classroom.
• There is a spider in the bath.
• There are many people at the bus
stop.
THE NUMBER takes a
singular form of the
verb.
A NUMBER takes a
plural form of the
verb.
 EXAMPLES
The number of people we
need to hire is thirteen.
A number of people have
written in about this
subject.
Indefinite pronouns each,
every, either, anyone,
somebody, nobody,
everybody, someone, anyone
and everyone are singular.
They require singular verbs.
 EXAMPLES
Someone has to assume
leadership.
Everybody needs to do
the task.
INTERVENING WORDS,
PHRASES do not affect
the subject and verb
agreement.
 EXAMPLES
- Snowstorms, as well as strong wind,
often keep people away from mountain
passes.
- In North America, snow, together with
ice and wind, causes problems in the
upper Midwest.
- The silt from the Mississippi and Ohio
rivers enriches nearby farmland.
 REMEMBER
S-form(singular)
sings, dances, writes, eats
Base Form(plural)
sing, dance, write, eat
 Let’s practice your grammar!
1. Women (likes, like) to go in a party.
2. Children (go, goes) to school everyday.
3. The old lady (prepares, prepare) food for us.
4. My mom and my teacher (teaches, teach) me
good attitudes.
5. Hotdog and egg (is, are) my breakfast today.
6. Neither Susan or my classmates (talk, talks) me.
7. There (is, are) many fruits in the basket.
8. There (is, are) a monster outside.
9. A number of people (is, are) waiting for the train.
10.The number of students in class (is, are) quite
big.
11. Somebody (call, calls) me “cute”.
12. Each of the students (are, is) responsible for
doing his or her work in the library.
13. The boys with their mom (go, goes) to the
hospital to visit their grandparents.
14. Joana, along with her colleagues, (celebrate,
celebrates) the 10th year anniversary of the
company.
15. Andrew (visit, visits) his town house in Cavite.
Directions: Underline the correct verb inside the parentheses to
make the statement correct.
1. My sister (lives, live) in Berlin.
2. Either the man or his friends (knows, know) the answer.
3. One of the students (has, have) passed the test with an A.
4. Each student and teacher (was, were) aware of the
difficulty.
5. A car and a bike (is, are) my means of transportation.
6. Either my aunt or my uncle (is, are) arriving at the airport.
7. Neither Jenny nor the others (is, are) available.
8. The serving bowl and the plate (go, goes) on that shelf.
9. Each of the students (read, reads) well.
10. A number of suggestions (was, were) made.
 If the sentence is grammatically correct, write C before the number. If there
is an error in subject-verb agreement, write the correct form of the verb.
1. Houses in the field is unique.
2. The photographs in the yearbook are her work.
3. One of today’s English lessons are not easy to
comprehend.
4. The president, with his cabinets, are going to the
luncheon meeting.
5. The boy, as well as his friends, join the parade.
6. There are few people in the market today.
7. Everyone on these islands are very friendly.
8. The number of people here has increased since this
morning.
9. The child looks at the picture inside the room.
10. Beneath these buildings are an underground stream.
 ASSIGNMENT
Construct 10 sentences. Make sure to
follow the rules on S-V-A.
Be ready for the quiz
number 1 on Wednesday.
*Categories of Proverbs
*Subject and Verb
Agreement