Mila is always excited to see her

Mathematics teacher. Mathematics is

her favorite subject. She likes to solve
problems involving the different
operations. Once her teacher asks her
to buy jeans, tweezers and goggles.
Each item is in different areas at the
department store. She bought first the
jeans. The jeans cost P700, then she
went to the ladies section to buy
tweezers. The tweezers were sold in a
buy one take one basis. She was so
happy to buy two tweezers in the price
one tweezers. The last item she bought
were the goggles. Every item was
purchased at a very low cost that she
saved a large sum with the money she
bought. The next thing she knew she
had tickets in her hand given by her
teacher for the concert of the band that
plays the music she loves. She thanked
her teacher for giving her the concert
ticket.
Rule : Some nouns are plural in form
but singular in meaning and require the
–s /-es form of the verb and the be-
verbs such as is, was and has.
Ex. Civics teaches the duties of
citizenship.
The news is somewhat depressing.
Rule : Other nouns are used only in the
plural form and require the regular
form of the verb and the be-verbs such
are, were, and have.
Ex. The scissors belong to me.
 The jeans are tight.
Rule : The distributive pronouns each,
every, either, neither and the words
they modify are always singular and
make use of the –s/-es form of the verb
and the be verbs is, was and has.
 The indefinite pronoun anyone, no one,
anybody, everybody, nobody, everybody,
everyone, someone and somebody are
always singular and make use of the –
s/-es form of the verb and the be- verb
is, was and has.
Plural indefinites like many, several,
few, both, some and all make use of the
regular base form of the verb and the
be-verbs are, were and have.
Ex. Nobody likes to go to the market.
Each of the boys orders for hamburger.
Many signify their intention to join the
trip.
Rule : A collective noun uses the –s/-es
form of the verb and the be-verbs is,
was and has if the idea expressed by the
subject is thought of as one unit. It uses
the regular form of the verb and the be-
verbs are, were and have if the idea
expressed by the subject denotes a
separate individuals.
Ex. The orchestra plays for the
audience nightly.
The orchestra members are bringing
their instruments home nightly.
Analyze the sentences. On the line after
each sentence, put a check mark ( ) if
the verb agrees with the subject and
verb. If it does not, rewrite the whole
sentence and give the correct verb that
should agree with the subject.
1. The Philippines are in Southeast Asia.
2. Nobody wants to be the butt of
anybody’s joke. 3. My sunglasses was
made by that optical store.
4.The team are headed to the nationals
since winning the regional athletic
event.
5.Physics is the subject my sister enjoys
so much.
Use the correct form of the verb
1. Gymnastics (need)_ a lot of practice.
2. These pliers (be)_____ lent by
their HELE teacher.
3. The chess club (compare) _____
each strategies to win the tournament.
4.Everyone (listen) ___, as the
Ormoc Deped Divison Superintendent is
delivering his message.
5.Mumps (has) _____ developed
among the boys in that section.
Finish these sentences using the correct
verb:
1. Mathematics __________
2.Grandpa’s eyeglasses
3.The proceeds of the Christmas
Caroling
4. The band
5. Each pupil
Answer the questions with complete
sentences using the correct subject-
verb agreement.
1. Who is your favorite cartoon
character?
2.What can you say about your old
pair of shorts?
3. What do usually audience do during
programs?
4. What is your favorite sport?
5. How do you celebrate your birthday?
  Two or more singular subjects
joined by or or nor must have a
singular verb.
e.g. Beth or Sam is going to win.
 Two or more plural subjects joined
by or or nor must have a plural verb.
e.g. The girls or the boys are going to
win.
 If one or more singular subjects
are joined to one or more plural
subjects by or or nor, the subject
 closest to the verb determines the
agreement.
The verb in an or, either-or, or neither-
nor sentence agrees with the noun or
pronoun closest to it.
Beth, Sam, or the twins are going
 to win.
Either the twins or Sam is going to win.
Sentences with “Here” and “There”:
There is only one orange in the basket.
There are many projects to be made.
Here is a box of chocolate cake.
Here are my friends from the province.
Titles: A title of the book, story, novel,
literature, or any work of art is
considered singular and takes a
singular verb.
Wuthering Heights is a novel by
Emily Bronte.
The Last Leaf is written by O. Henry.
Amounts and Measurements: A noun
expressing an amount or measurement
is usually singular and requires a
singular verb.
Fifty pesos is more than enough.
40 feet is the length of the room.
10 kilometers is the distance of this
school to his house.
With “a number of” as a subject, use a
plural verb. With “the number of” as a
subject, use a singular verb.
e.g. A number of students take the
exam.
The number of students is 60.
For items that have two parts,when the
word pair is used, the verb is singular.
But without the word pair, the verb is
plural. (scissors, tongs, trousers, pants)
e.g. My scissors are lost.
A pair of scissors is needed for the
activity.
Compose your own sentences using the
following subjects.
1.The Philippines
__________________.
2. Filipinos
__________________.
3. One of the Filipino traditions
________________.
4. Either sinigang or adobo
_________________.
5. What make us proud as Filipinos
______________.
1. Bread and butter
__________________.
2. The visitors
__________________.
3. The teacher, as well as her students,
_________.
4. Rice and fish
___________________
________.
5. The singers, accompanied by the
guitarist, _______.