Lesson Plan in English

May 19, 2018

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. State the rules of Subject-Verb Agreement;
2. Sustain interest in studying Subject-Verb Agreement; and
3. Construct own sentences using correct Subject-Verb Agreement.

II. Subject Matter

General Topic: Sentence Structure (Grammar)
Special Topic: Subject-Verb Agreement
References: Communication Values English; Dadufaliza, Dela Rosa, et al, pp.45-46
Materials: Visuals (Powerpoint presentation)

III. Procedure
A. Preparatory Activity
 Prayer
 Greetings
 Checking of Attendance

B. Review of the Past Lesson

 Basic Parts of a sentence
 Subject and Predicate

C. Motivation
 In thirty (30) seconds, ask the students to give as many singular verbs as they can.
 In thirty (30) seconds, ask the students to give as many plural verbs as they can.

D. Presentation

S-form (Singular): Sings, dances, writes, eats

Base-form (Plural): Sing, dance, write, eat

Rules on Subject-Verb Agreement:

1. Singular subjects take singular verbs. Plural subjects take plural verbs.
Examples:
 Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide. (Singular)
 We recognize our own rejected thoughts. (plural)

2. Verb agrees only with its subject. Words between subject and verb do not affect the number of the
subject. (intervening phrase)
Examples:
 The luster of the firmament of bards and sages dazzles people.
 The boy, together with his friends, is noisy.
3. Verb with subjects joined by either-or/ neither-nor agrees with the subject nearest to it.
Examples:
 Either Jessie or her friends are coming to the party.
 Neither the employees nor the employer is responsible for the incident.
 4. A compound subject joined by and takes a plural verb. When they are referred to as one unit, it takes
singular verb.
Examples:
 Conformity and consistency are two obstacles of self-reliance.
 The writer and lecturer of great renown was a speaker at Harvard.
 The president and the mentor ask for the support of the people.
 Bread and butter is my favorite food.

E. Application

Choose the correct form of the verb.

1. Jen, along with her other friends, (think, thinks) of pursuing a Science career.
2. There (is, are) a good chance of thunderstorms in Metro Manila today.
3. Hannah is one of the office workers who still (attend, attends) classes.

IV. Evaluation

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. The date and the place of Girl Scouts’ jamboree has been set.
2. The photographs in the yearbook are her work.
3. One of the todays’ English lessons are not easy to comprehend.
4. The President, with his cabinet, is going to the meeting.
5. Are you aware that the sale of the tickets have started?
6. The decision of the director stand.
7. Everyone in these islands are very friendly.
8. On the beach, Jackson sings.
9. The child looks at the picture inside the room.
10. Beneath these buildings are an underground stream.

V. Assignment

In your notebook, write at least two (2) examples of each of the first four rules of Subject-Verb
Agreement.

Prepared by:

Juvelene G. Elpedes