Semi-Detailed Lesson Plan (4'As Format)

I. Objectives

a. Identify the rules on Subject-Verb Agreement

b. Appreciate the importance of the Subject-Verb Agreement in meaningful communication

c. Write sentence/paragraph which conforms to the basic rules on Subject-Verb Agreement.

II. Subject Matter

Topic: Rules on Subject -Verb Agreement

Material: Blue flag, Red flag, visual

Reference: www.stodu.com

III. Procedure

Teacher Activities Student Activities

A. Routinary Activity

1. Prayer

2. Greetings

B. Review

C. Motivation

At this point I am going to give you a blue and

red flags. I will read sentences/statements.
You will identify if the sentence are correctly
constructed or not. If the sentence is correct
you will raise your blue flags, and If the
sentence is erroneous, you will raise your red
flag and I will call a student to correct the
sentence. Is it clear?
Okay let us start!

1. Several finds the movie boring. Red flag. The verb used should be FIND and
not FINDS, ma'am.

2.Thirty percent of the student love to hang

out with their friends than attending classes. Blue flag. The verb used is correct.

3. Everybody dreams to travel around the

world.
Blue flag. Dreams as a verb us correctly used

D. Presentation

Today, we are going to identify the rules on

Subject-Verb Agreement, appreciate the
importance of the subject -Verb Agreement in
meaningful communication, and write
sentences/paragraphs, which conforms to the
basic rules on Subject-Verb Agreement.

E. Activity

Now I am going to flash sentences, which are

grammatically incorrect I will call some
students whose task is to make sentences
correct. Scrutinized the sentence carefully.

1. My friend always lend me money .

2. One hundred miles are a long distance to

My friend always lends me money.
travel.
One hundred miles is a long distance to travel.
3. Nobody know the real me.
Nobody knows the real me.
Very good! To make you become even more
adept of constructing grammatically correct
sentences, let us discuss the basic subject -
verb agreement rules .

F. Analysis
Our topic for today is all about the Rules of
Subject-Verb Agreement. The first rule that we
have for subject -Verb Agreement is:

✓A single noun use a subject takes a singular

verb; two nouns acting a compound subject
take a plural verb.

✓The second rule is compound subject are

joined by and , or and nor. If the compound
subject is considered as one unit or is modified
by each or ever singular verb is used.

✓ The third rule is if the subject consist of two

nouns and the article, the precedes each of
these, the verb must be plural. However if the
2nd noun is not preceded by the verb , the
verb must be singular.

Who will construct a sentence following this

rule?
The dean and director of the school holds a
conference with the student council. The dean
and the director give pieces of advice to
✓The fourth rule says words like somebody,
college freshmen.
something, everything, someone, take singular
verb; all, both, many, several, few, take a
plural verb.
Everybody execute higher -level learning
Now who can construct sentences following strategies.
these rules?
Several finds the college freshmen
responsible.

Very good!

✓ The fifth rule says the expression of a

number of is pluras; the number is singular.
Who will give an example? A number of college freshmen gather at the
University gym.

The number of the first student is 38.

✓The sixth rule says many is plural; many a is
singular.

Who will give an example about the sixth rule? Many prefer to research about sociological
student issues.
Very good!
Many a student is engaged in higher-level
✓The seventh rule says subject joined by
learning strategies.
either or neither....nor are singular or plural
depending on the subject nearest the verb.

✓The eight rule for subject -Verb Agreement

is the positive, not the negative idea in the
sentence agrees in number with the verb .

✓The next rule says denoting quantity,

fraction, percentage, or currency take singular
verb, but if they are followed by the "or the
phrase" the subject of the phrase determines
the number of the verb.

✓In addition , the last rule is nouns ending in S

but singular in meaning are singular. Give two
sentences for this rule please.

Physics is what the college freshmen prefers

to research.
Very good! It really is fulfilling to know that
you can give examples already for the Statistics shows an increase of the number of
different subject -Verb agreement rules. Korean freshmen in this college.

We're you be able to understand them now?

Do you have a question or clarification about

the discussion?
Yes ma'am.

G. Abstraction
No ma'am
Who will give me the basic subject -Verb
agreement rules without looking at your
notes? You may express the rules in your own
words.

H. Application

At this point I am going to divide the class into (The student will recite the basic rules in
two groups for a conversational dialogue. subject -Verb Agreement)
Every groups will be given situation and you
will create your own short script. I will give you
three minutes to prepare for your script. The
presentation must not exceed beyond three
minutes. Be mindful of your sentence
construction and the use of verbs along with
subject.

Is it clear?

Very good!

(The teacher will divide the class)

Yes ma'am.

(The student will go to their respective group

and start to brainstorm on short script)

Group 1 situation:

A group of students talking about the

IV. Evaluation contestant in the beauty pageant.

Create a short paragraph about the given Group 2 situation:

topics below and apply the basic rules on
A group of students deciding on what to wear
Subject-Verb Agreement. Underlined the
in their graduation ball.
subject and encircle the verb . Write in a one
whole sheet of paper.
1. Pollution

2. Poverty

3. Clean and Green Program

V. Assignment ( Student will answer in 10 minutes)

Look for song lyrics, which you think are

privileged of poetic license but disobey these
subject -verb agreement rules and explain
their violation.