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This lesson we are going to learn about
subject-verb agreement.
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Agenda

• Objectives/I can statement
• Vocabulary
• Slide presentation subject-verb agreement
• Model how to determine subject-verb agreement
• Groups of 2 determine subject-verb agreement
• Questions
• Summary
• Game Time
• Questions
• Summary
• Relate to life
• Assessment/intervention/early finishers/
• Extended writing/set goal/summary

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Standards and I can statement

• L.3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
  standard English grammar and usage when writing
  or speaking. Ensure subject-verb and
  pronoun-antecedent agreement.
• Objective I can determine how to write and
  complete a sentence using subject-verb agreement
  with 85 accuracy.

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subject verb agreement a sentence must have a
subject and verb that go together.agree getting
along with each other

• Academic Vocabulary

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Subject-Verb Agreement
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Keep Your Eyes Open

• Although often overlooked, problems with
  Subject-Verb Agreement are REAL!
• To help avoid these errors, we will discuss
  
• How to make Subjects and Verbs agree in number,
  
  
• What to do with tricky subjects like Each and
  Every,
• What to do with compound subjects
• Learn to spot and correct these errors and become
  a believer.

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Recognizing Subjects and Verbs

• A complete sentence must have a SUBJECT and a
  VERB.
• The subject is the who or what that performs the
  action.
• The verb is the action word.

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Subject-verb inconsistencies occur when the
subject is singular and the verb is plural, or
when the subject is plural and the verb is
singular.

• For example, in the sentence, "John eat
  vegetables," John, the subject, is singular.
  Eat, the verb, is plural. We can replace "eat"
  with "eats."

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What do you mean? Agree?

• We all know these meanings of "agree," but when
  we talk about subject-verb agreement, we're
  talking about something different matching
  subjects and verbs according to number.

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Spot the Subject and Verb

• The players on our side are strong.
• The players on our side are strong.
• Players is the subject and are is the verb.
• Once youve identified the Subject and the Verb,
  you have to make sure they agree in Number.
• Singular subjects require singular verbs and
  plural subjects require plural verbs.

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What Next?

• An easy way to make your subjects and verbs agree
  is to think about the S.
• Usually, plural nouns end with the letter S and
  singular nouns do not.
• Verbs are the opposite
• For the most part, singular verbs end with the
  letter S and plural verbs do not.

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Therefore . . .

• The carS run, but the car runS.
• The plural noun cars takes the plural verb run.
  There is only one S in the pair.
• The singular noun car takes the singular verb
  runs. Again, There is only one S in the pair.

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BEWARE

• Compound subjects do not end with S.
• Instead, compound subjects consist of two or more
  subjects joined by and.
• We treat these subjects like any other plural
  subject.
• The student and the instructor work long hours.

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BEWARE

• The student and the instructor work long hours.
• The subject consists of two people. Therefore,
  it is plural.

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BEWARE

• BE CAREFUL!
• When subjects are joined by (and) and combine to
  form a single thing or person, they are treated
  like a singular subject.
• Use a singular verb with such compound subjects.

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Example

• Spaghetti and meatballs has a place on many
  menus.
• Spaghetti and meatballs is acting as a unit, as a
  singular subject.

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Using Each and Every

• Each and Every are singular pronouns.
• Therefore, they require singular verbs.
• Every flying saucer was glowing.

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Using Each and Every

• BEWARE!
• You always use a singular verb with each and
  every, even if they precede subjects joined by
  and.
• Each alien hand and foot leaves a distinct print.

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Compound Subjects Joined By Words Like Or

• Be careful when your subjects are joined by the
  following words
• or
• nor
• either . . . or
• neither . . . nor
• not only . . . but (also)

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Compound Subjects Joined By Words Like Or

• In such cases, the verb agrees with the subject
  nearest it.
• Example
  Either the instructors or the student
  knows the answer.
• Try to ignore everything before the final subject

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Compound Subjects Joined By Words Like Or

• Either the instructors or the student knows the
  answer.
• The singular subject student requires the
  singular verb knows.

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Youve Been Warned

• See if you can spot Subject-Verb Agreement
  errors.
• Subjects and Verbs must agree in number.
• Be careful with subjects like Each and
  Everythese are singular.
• Pay close attention to subjects joined with words
  like (and) and (or)these subjects can be either
  singular or plural.

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Model

• Model how to determine if the subject-verb
  agrees.
• I will circle thumbs up if it is correct and
  thumbs sown if it is not.
• I will explain why.

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Groups of 4 Assignment

• Read carefully your group sentence.
• As a group come to the board and circle thumbs up
  if the sentence is correct and circle thumbs down
  if the sentence is incorrect. Defend your answer
  and explain why you chose thumbs up or thumbs
  down.
• Other groups will give academic feedback
• during the game

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Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
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Questions 1

• Level 1 What does it mean for your subject and
  verb to agree?
• Level 2 Explain why this is the subject and verb
  agree in this sentence The little boy wants to
  go home to see his parents.
• Level 3 How can you determine when the
  subject-verb agrees?
• Level 4 Can you distinguish between when a
  subject-verb agrees and when it does not?
• Level 5 Can you construct a sentence and
  explain the subject-verb agreement?
• Level 6 What do you think about subject-verb
  agreements?

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Summary

• Who can tell me what we have learned and done so
  far in this lesson?
• Fist to five using our class learning scale how
  do you feel about your understanding of todays
  lesson so far?
• Objective I can determine how to write and
  complete a sentence using subject-verb agreement
  with 85 accuracy.

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Group of 4ame

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Question 2

• Other perspectives/cultures Would students in
  Italy need to know about subject-verb agreement?
• Generating ideas Generate ideas on how you would
  determine if the subject-verb agrees. Talk to
  your group.
• Abstraction Visualize a sentence? Share with
  your partner and your partner will tell you if
  the subject-verb agrees.
• Predicting Predict what would happen if your
  subject-verb never agrees in your sentences.
• Conclusions What conclusions can you draw about
  a subject-verb agreements?
• Other subjects When reading your reading
  stories, would you find a that the sentences in
  your stories have always have subject-verb
  agreement?
• If you were a the subject in a
  sentence, what would you say to the verb?

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Summary

• Who can tell me what we have learned and done so
  far in this lesson?
• Fist to five using our class learning scale how
  do you feel about your understanding of todays
  lesson so far?
• Objective I can determine how to write and
  complete a sentence using subject-verb agreement
  with 85 accuracy.

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Relate to Life
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Portfolio L.3.1 (f) Ensure subject-verb and
pronoun-antecedent agreement.
Early finishers Write sentences showing
subject-verb agreement
Group 1 and 2 Complete the subject-verb
agreement worksheet. On the back answer the
reflection question and write one sentence making
sure the subject verb agrees.
Group 3 and 4 Complete the subject-verb
agreement worksheet. On the back answer the
reflection question and write one sentence making
sure the subject verb agrees.
Intervention Group 1 and anyone else needing
help meet me at the intervention table.
Extended Writing We will continue working our
writing paper in language.
Set goal Tell three things to your parents that
you learned about subject-verb agreement and why
is important for them to agree with each other
Explain what does subject-verb
agreement mean when writing?