Subject-Verb

Agreement in an
Inverted
Sentence
Activity: Complete the sentence by using the
appropriate verb (present tense) that agrees with
the subject. Utilize the verb in the parenthesis.

The boy _____ for the test. (study)

Women _____ part in promoting
conservation of natural resources. (take)
Environmentalists ______ syntheses that
awaken citizens’ concern for the
environment. (give)
Students of Bautista Elementary School
_____ the campaign against animal
cruelty act. (join)
My teacher ____ the importance of love
for the environment. (teach)
Learning Objective:
Compose clear and coherent
sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures: S-V
Agreement (inverted sentences).
Deep family bonds is
formed by elephants.
The elephant are extremely
intelligent animals.
A verb MUST always agree with its subject.

Singular Verb = Singular Subject

Plural Verb = Plural Subject
Resting inside the huge
cage is a native python.
There are many rare
birds found in the aviary.
Here is the list of
animals found in the zoo.
Subject : book
Verb: is or are

Subject: You
Verb: do or does

Subject: Three dogs

Verb: eat or eats
 Simbahang
dog SM
Hesus
Nazareno
Choose
anything Pala-
you like
Alexa & Pala Mr.
Maxeanne
Manarez
Independent Practice. Read each sentences.
Identify the verb that agrees with the underlined
subject.
1. Shown some years ago (was, were) a film entitled The Wild.
2. Featured in the film (was, were) animals housed in a zoo in New
York.
3. Living in the wild (was, were) the real parents of Ryan.
4. There (was, were) a big feast right after Ryan was recognized by
his parents.
5. Causing some of these misfortunes (was, were) Kazar, the
antagonist in the story.
6. Defeating Kazar in the end (was, were) of course Ryan and his
friends.
Each group must present a dialogue (skit). Create
meaningful sentences following correct subject-verb
agreement in an inverted sentence.

Group I : Science, Mrs. Pamittan

Group II : Bautista Elementary School, students
Group III : Promenade (DC Park), butterfly
Group IV : Grade V – GT/FL, boys
Group V : Teacher, chalk
Group VI: It’s up to you! 
TRUE or FALSE. Read each statement carefully. Tell
TRUE if the statement is correct. Correct statement if it is
FALSE.

1. Nouns used as subjects are either singular or plural in number.

2. A verb must not agree with its subject in number.
3. Subjects in inverted sentences come before the verb.
4. A plural subject takes a singular verb.
5. A singular subject takes a singular verb.
6. Subject and a verb still must agree with each other in number
even when the sentence is in inverted order.
Seatwork
Using the given subjects, compose an inverted sentence following subject-
verb agreement.
– Species
– Class
– Fiel
– Mathematics
– Hannah and Joy