Review

Read the following sentences, then identify the

subject and the predicate.
1. Mother prepared a delicious breakfast.
2. Our brave heroes fight for our freedom.
3. The truck of cement was delivered by Mr. Tan.
4. Rowena made a beautiful necklace for her
mother.
5. Mang Jose is our new janitor.
Have you ever experienced being teased by
somebody?
How do you feel?
Who is your best friend?
Does he/she defend you while you are in
trouble?
Do you think making fun of somebody is a
good act?
Lily is a thin girl. She is quiet and shy. Every time she sits at
the canteen, she is always alone. Every day, at the hallway,
are Nestor’s friends. Making fun of Lily is their hobby. In Lily’s
bag are books. Carlo, one of the naughty boys, teases Lily,
grabs the handbag, passes it with his friends, and scatters all
the books on the floor. “Bamboo Stick” is what they call her.
From Room 3 comes Marina. She defends Lily and argues
with the boys. In simple way Marina helps. Later on, Lily and
Marina became friends. At the canteen, they eat together. In
going home, walk Marina and Lily. They share stories, review
their lessons and help each other.
Answer the following questions.
Who is the thin girl?
Why do you think Lily is always alone?
Who makes fun of Lily?
What does Carlo do with Lily’s handbag?
Who helps Lily?
If you were Nestor’s friends, will you do the same?
If you were Marina, will you also defend Lily?
What kind of person is Marina?
Here are some inverted sentences from the selection. Analyze how
verbs agree with the subjects.
a. Every day at the hallway, are Nestor’s friends.
v s
b. In Lily’s bag are books.
v s
c. From Room 3 comes Marina.
v s
d. In going home, walk Marina and Lily.
v s
Ask: Which comes first in the inverted order of a sentence?
What happens to the verb when the subject is singular? When the
subject is plural?
Group 1
Write the following sentences in the inverted
order.
1. Everybody cares about the climate change.
2. The boys go in hiking.
3. Ramon volunteers for the difficult task.
4. Nobody cares about the spoiled food.
5. Abigail attends the birthday party.
Group 2
Compose coherent sentences in the inverted order using
the given verbs that agree with the subjects in each item.
1. disagree the men on their plan
2. in the spelling bee join Rosa
3. Come the meteor in meteorites
4. on the moon astronauts’ footprints left.
5. on a topic for a report Alexis decide
Group 3
Developing Mastery
Read the following sentences, and then give
its inverted order.
1. Ana reads about an interesting story.
2. My mother is working abroad.
3. A large black cat rushed into the room.
4. The dog ran down the street.
5. My father works in a construction.
Generalization
Inverted sentence is a sentence in which the
verb comes before the subject.
The verb agrees with the subject of the
sentence.
If the subject of the inverted sentence is singular,
the verb takes its s-form.
If the subject of the inverted sentence is plural,
the verb takes its base form.
Evaluation
Rewrite each sentence in natural order.
• Around that corner is my favorite store.
• Never have I seen so many pairs of shoes.
• Here is my backpack.
Rewrite each sentence in inverted order. Underline the
subject and circle the verb in each new sentence.
• My dog is here.
• The student sat in the first row, smiling.
• The floundering ship sank beneath the waves.
Assignment
Directions: Circle the correct form of the verb.
1) Down that dark path (sit, sits) the haunted house.
2) Here (is, are) the book you wanted to read.
3) Untouched (was, were) the tranquil garden.
4) From the bank the thief (steal, steals) the money.
5) From the bowl (eat, eats) three cats.
6) There (was, were) a big fire here last year.
7) Where (is, are) my favorite hat?
8) There (stand, stands) the president of the United States.
9) What (do, does) you do for a living?
10) Attached (is, are) a copy of the file.