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QUARTER 4

WEEK 5

Learning Task1:

Determine whether the pronoun in bold type is in first, second, or third person. Write 1st if it is a first-
person pronoun, 2nd if it is a second-person pronoun, or 3rd if it is a third-person pronoun.

1. They watch television.-3rd

2. We want ice cream. -1st

3. You sing well.-2nd

4. I am tired. -1st

5. She is my friend.-3rd

Learning Task 2:

Identifying Number in Nouns and Pronouns

Read each word. Then, write whether the word is singular, plural, or both

1. geese-plural (goose-singular)

2. scissors- both

3. deer- both

4. their- singular

5. nobody- singular

6. any-plural

7. contest- singular

8. watches-plural

9. several-singular

10. lice-plural
Learning Task 3:

Identifying Number in Verbs

Read each group of words. Then, write whether the underlined verb is singular or plural.

1. A fire is burning.-singular 6. It has been returned. - singular

2. She paints. -plural 7. The boats were seen. - plural

3. Children laugh.-plural 8. Everyone knows. -singular

4. Both remember. - plural 9. They do not listen.-plural

5. Changes are coming. - plural 10. That appears to be correct. - singular

Learning Task 4:

Singular and Plural Subjects

Match the two parts of the sentence and join them together with is or are. Number one has been done
as example. Do the same for the remaining sentences.

Example: 1. Art and music are my favorite subjects.

Two hours is a long time to have to wait.

Both my mother and father are doctors.

Either blue or green is the right color for the room.

Tayabas, my birthplace, is a wonderful city.

The trees next to the school are going to be cut down.

Walking up hills is quite tiring.

The house, together with a piece of land, is now on the market.

Fax and e-mail are modern forms of communication.

Florante at Laura is a play by Francisco Baltazar.

Learning Task 5:

A. Nouns with and without -s

Write a sentence with a similar meaning. Use the word in brackets and decide if you need the -s ending
or not.

Example: What is left of the old church is today a major tourist attraction. (remain/s)

Answer: The remains of the old church are today a major tourist attraction.

1. What I was wearing wasn’t right for the occasion. (clothes)

The clothes that I’m wearing wasn’t right for the occasion.

2. The things that belonged to me were restored in the cellar. (belonging/s)

My belongings were restored in the cellar.

3. What the article says is nothing new. (content/s)

The content says nothing new.

B. Nouns with a plural form.

Rewrite the sentences without can, could, may, or might to make them more certain. The verb must
agree with the subject.

Example: Physics could be really interesting.

Answer: Physics is really interesting.

1. Measles can be a serious illness. Measles is a serious illness.

2. All means of transport can have disadvantages. All means of transport have disadvantages.

A. Assimilation (Time Frame: 40 minutes)

Learning Task 6: Complete the flowchart to show your understanding of the considerations when picking
verbs to match subjects.
 Find the subject.

Is the subject singular or plural?

(Remember, if you can add

an “s” to the subject, it is singular)

Singular Plural

Is the subject Is the subject He,

Is the subject I?
You? She, It, etc.? Use plural
verb such as
are, do, have

Use a Use a plural Use singular

singular verb such as verb such as
verb such as are, do, is, has, does,
am, was, do have, were was

V. ASSESSMENT (Time Frame: 40 minutes)

Learning Task 7: Circle the verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject. Then, on the blank space,
indicate the number of the SVA rule applied in each sentence. Carefully review your answers based on
the list provided in the introduction.

20 1. The good (am, is, are) rewarded.

18 2. Asia, the largest of the continents, (has, have, had) an area of 44million kilometers.

2 3. The Bayanihan Dance Troupe (plan, plans) to arrive in separate cars.

13 4. (Has, Have) the leaves been raked?

2 5. Into the ring (come, comes) Manny Pacquiao.

8 6. Each of the houses (was, were) painted green.

11 7. There (is, are) 47 different kinds of headaches.

6 8-9 Neither father nor mother (gamble, gambles) or (drink, drinks).

2 10. (Does, Do) the girls sing in the play?