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 INFORMATIVE SPEECH REMINDERS:

1. Informative speech final draft submission:

October 23, 2020 (Friday) thru Araflex
(MS Word).

2. Video presentation Submission: October

28, 2020 (Wednesday).
 INFORMATIVE SPEECH REMINDERS:
FINAL DRAFT MECHANICS:

1. Three-paragraph essay with 3-5 sentences only.

2. Add a title.
3. Identify your intended audience and your purpose.
4. Font style: Arial
5. Font size: 12
6. FORMAT in saving your file:
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME (full) – Informative Speech
 INFORMATIVE SPEECH REMINDERS:
FINAL DRAFT CRITERIA:

CONTENT – 15
ORGANIZATION – 10
GRAMMAR – 10
TOTAL = 35 points
 INFORMATIVE SPEECH REMINDERS:
VIDEO PRESENTATION
MECHANICS:

1. Minimum of 2 minutes and maximum of 4

minutes.
2. No editing and animation needed.
3. Continuous speaking.
4. FORMAT in saving your file:
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME (full) – Informative Speech
 INFORMATIVE SPEECH REMINDERS:
VIDEO PRESENTATION CRITERIA:
TECHNICALITY 10
(number of minutes, video is
playable)
SPEECH COMPONENTS 15
(hand gestures, proper posture,
eye contact, volume)
VISUAL PRESENTATION 5
(attire, looks, pleasantness)

TOTAL 30
Subject and Verb
Agreement
(S-V-A)
GENERAL RULE

Singular
subject takes
singular verb,
. The Predicate Agrees with the Subject

1. The subject agrees with the

verb in person and number. The
third person singular verb ends
in S.
. The Predicate Agrees with the Subject
Examples:
1. The dog growls when he is
angry.
2. The dogs growl when they
are angry.
. The Predicate Agrees with the Subject
Examples:
1. She agrees to join the party.
2. We like the idea.
3. You are truly amazing.
4. They call for ambulance.
 2. The subject agrees with the
verb regardless of intervening
phrases or words. Look for the real
subject and make the verb agree
with it.
Examples:
1. The teacher, together with her co-
teachers, attends the webinar.
2. The faculty, along with the
principal, celebrates the Teachers’
Day.
3. Vien, together with her
classmates, joins the online class.
4. The grade 8 students, along with
Sir Renz, create a Tiktok video.
5. Sassa, with her classmates, takes
the quarterly test.
6. Lance, who is my best friend,
asks me to go out.
 3. COLLECTIVE NOUNS
• Single group of individuals
= Singular Verb
• A number of individuals =
Plural Verb
Examples:
1. The team is heading for practice this
afternoon.
2. The team are eating with their families
tonight.
3. Our staff meets on Tuesday mornings to
discuss customer complaints.
4. Our staff work hard to meet their goals
and deadlines.
5. The team (is/are) headed to the
nationals since winning the state finals.

6. The mock trial team (was/were) happy

with their presentations to the judge.
7. The committee  (was/were) formed
in 2012.

8. The committee (is/are) having
sandwiches for lunch.
 4. Indefinite pronouns such as;
each, either, neither, everyone,
any, anyone, someone,
everybody, anybody, and
somebody take SINGULAR VERB.
Examples:
1. Each student brings props for the
presentation.
2. Everybody in the class believes the
idea as ridiculous.
3. Someone has stolen my wallet.
4. Neither of us collects vintage crafts.
5. Every man and woman (is/are)
required to check in.
6. No smoking and drinking (is/are)
allowed.
7. Neither of the two stores
(open/opens) at nine o’clock.
8. Either store (look/looks) popular.
9. Neither of the boys and the
girl (want/wants) to join the
club.
10. Either my dad or his friends
(watch/watches) NBA Finals.
5. Compound subjects with
Either … or or Neither … nor
agree with the nearest
subject to the verb.
Examples:
1. Neither the dogs nor the cat is going
outside.
2. Neither the cat nor the dogs are
going outside.
3. Neither the women nor the child
(is/are) out of danger.
4. Neither the woman nor the
children (is/are) out of danger.
5. Neither bookstores nor the
library (has/have) the book I
want.
6. The verb agrees with the
subject not with the
predicate noun.
Examples:
1. The books in the shelf look so ragged.
2. The girls in the group sing perfectly fine.
3. The movie in the playlists is award-
winning.
4. They keys in the closet are clinging.
5. The fruits in the baskets (look/looks)
rotten.
6. The songs in that playlist
(sound/sounds) dejected.
7. The result of the exams (is/are) valid.
7. Two nouns referring to
the same person take a
singular verb.
Examples:
1. My teacher and auntie is the best.
2. Her best friend and boyfriend takes her
to Japan.
3. Our sister and idol gives my allowance
weekly.
4. My brother and classmate submits his
assignment on time today.
5. The secretary and treasurer (has/have) been
arrested.
6. My friend and his father (is/are) in England.
7. The owner and manager of the store
(greet/greets) so friendly.
8. Our neighbor and his friend (sing/sings)
noisily.
8. Few, several, and many
take plural verb.
Examples:
1. Few join the rally.
2. Several complete the task.
3. Many are doing their best.
4. Most rely on their leaders.
Examples:
1. Many (is/are) called.
2. Few (is/are) chosen.
3. Several (take/takes) the exam.
4. Most (has/have) been trying.
 9. Sums of money,
mathematical equations, and
units of measurements take
SINGULAR VERB.
Examples:
1. Two cups is need.
2. Fifty dollars is too much.
3. Six kilograms was poured in the bowl.
4. Forty plus twenty equals sixty.
5. One hundred plus one hundred is equal
to two hundred.
6. The fifty dollars you lent me (was/were) not
enough. 
7. Two liters of oil (was/were) used to fry
those things.
8. Only fifteen percent of the
building (was/were) damaged in the fire.
9. According to the survey, 54% of the
people (is/are) going to vote for him. 
 10. Fractions take singular
verb. But if the fraction is
followed by an of-phrase, the
verb agrees to the number of
an of-phrase.
Singular:
1. One-thirds has been removed.
2. Two-thirds of the lemonade has
been finished off.
3. Two-thirds of the cake is left.
4. Half the class is on the field trip
today.
Plural:
1. One-thirds of the cakes have been
delivered.
2. Two-thirds of the lemonades have been
finished off.
3. Two-thirds of the cakes are left.
4. Two-thirds of the students are on the
field trip today.
1. Three-fourths of the population (say/says)
education is the factor in achieving one’s
dreams.
2. One-fourth of the fruits (was/were) taken
to Batangas.
3. Two-thirds of the lands (was/were) divided
into four.
 11. ALL takes a plural verb
when it refers to concrete
nouns.
ALL takes a singular verb when
it refers to abstract nouns.
Examples:
1. All my love for you is now gone.
2. All of my friends are loving.
3. All girls are honorary ballerinas,
because you use your tiptoes
multiple times a day.
4. All the countries (was/were)
represented in the games.
5. According to the main lead, all her
anxiety (break/breaks) for a while.
6. All my hatred for him (was/were) gone
when I saw his face.
7. All sharks (is/are) dangerous.