COMPOUND SUBJECT

AND VERB
AGREEMENT
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson you are expected to:

1. Identify the correct verb that agrees with the

compound subject;
2. Supply the correct verb that agrees with the compound
subject.
3. Sustain interest in studying subject-verb agreement.
 ACTIVITY
• Instruction: Combine the following sentences to make a
single sentence and write them on the board
1. Patrick is excited to go to the Krabby Patty...and
Spongebob is excited to go to the Krabby patty....
2. Dora is finding the map... and Boots is finding
the map....
Tom was running outside the city this afternoon...and
Jerry was running outside the city this afternoon...
4. Scooby is afraid of the dark... and Shaggy is afraid
of the dark..
Phineas wants to build a gigantic tower... and Ferb
wants to build a gigantic tower...
Subject-Verb Agreement with a compound
subject joined by ‘and’
1.Two singular subjects joined by and must have
a plural verb.
ex:
Maria and John are throwing their garbage properly.
Maria and John throw their garbage properly.

Maria and John are throwing their garbage properly.

Compound Subject V
2. Two plural subjects joined by and must have a
plural verb.
ex. Students and teachers are segregating solid waste.

Compound Subject V

Students and teachers segregate solid waste.

3. A singular subject and a plural subject joined by
and must have a plural verb.

ex. Jane and her friends promote 3rs

Compound Subject V

3Rs and segregation are simple actions to

prevent flooding.
(Reading exercise)

How to prevent fire accidents in three simple ways?

Fire accidents can be prevented very easily only if we want

to: Fires or heaters are the roots of fire, they should be well
guarded, especially open fires. Neither matches nor lighters
are sometimes cause of fire; therefore, if there are children
around, keep them well out of reach. Wooden or plastic
types of furniture easily catch fire where it should be kept
away from portable heaters and candles.
Subject-Verb Agreement with a compound
subject joined by ‘or’ or ‘nor’
1. Two or more singular subjects joined by or or nor must have a
singular verb.

Ex. Match or lighter burns fire.

S V
2. Two or more plural subjects joined by or or nor must have plural
verbs.

ex. Neither chargers nor electrical appliances overheat if unplugged.

S V
3. If one part of a compound subject is singular and the other is
plural joined by or or nor, the verb agrees with the subject
closest to it.

Ex: Either David or my cousins are avoiding playing fire.

S V

Either my cousins or David is avoiding playing fire.

Instruction: Identify the correct verbs that agrees with the subjects
in the following sentences.

1. Flood and soil erosion (is, are) the aftereffects of improper waste
disposal.
2. Solid wastes or hazardous chemicals (destroy, destroys) our
environment.
3. Either my classmates or Mary (is, are) segregating plastic waste
from paper waste.
4. Either Mary or my classmates (is, are) segregating the plastic
waste from paper waste.
5. Luckily, fire and flooding often (happen, happens) in our area.
Imagine that you are the person who took this picture. They will write one (1)
sentence that describes the situation with a compound subject and verb that
agrees with its subject.