GOOD AFTERNOON

GRADE 9!!
 OBJECTIVE
S:
• State the rules of subject-verb agreement;
• Construct their own sentences using correct
subject-verb agreement;
• Appreciate the importance of subject-verb
agreement through quiz.
 Noun Verb
Singular Cat Eats
Baby Cries
Teacher Teaches

Plural Monkeys climb

Newscasters Speak
Players Play
SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
Verbs, unlike nouns, have the s-form of the word if it is
singular and the base form of the word if it is plural.
SINGULAR PLURAL
• S-Form (Singular): • Base Form (Plural):
• Dances, cooks, sings, • Dance, cook, sing, swim,
swims, eat eat, run
RULES OF SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
RULE 1. Singular subjects take singular verb.
Plural subjects take plural verb
Example:
Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide.
(singular)
We recognize our own rejected thoughts. (plural)
RULE 2. A compound subject joined by and takes a
plural verb. But, when they are referred to one unit, it
takes singular verb.
Example:
Conformity and consistency are two obstacles of self-
resilience. (separate unit)
The writer and lecturer of CSU was a speaker at
Harvard. (one unit)
RULE 3. When a phrase comes between the subject and
the verb, remember that the verb still agrees with the
subject, not the noun or pronoun in the phrase following
the subject of the sentence.
Example:
The student, as well as the teachers, is excited. (singular)
His mentors, together with the principal, attend the
awarding ceremony. (plural)
RULE 4. When a compound subject contains both a
singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by “or” or
“nor”, the verb should agree with the part of the subject
that is closest to the verb.
• Example:
• The student or the committee members write everyday.
(plural)
• The committee members or the student writes
everyday. (singular)
RULE 5. In sentences beginning, with “there is” or
“there are,” the subject follows the verb. Since “
there” is not the subject, the verb agrees with what
follows the verb.
Example:
• There is only one apple on the table
• There are many factors affecting teacher retention.
Activity 1: Check Me Out!

Instruction: Put a check before the number if the

sentence is grammatically correct. If there is an error,
write the correct answer. Tell whether what rule is
being used in each sentence.
1. There is many birds on the tree. Are

In sentences beginning, with “there is” or “there are,”

the subject follows the verb. Since “ there” is not the
subject, the verb agrees with what follows the verb.
2. The child is very cute. .

(singular subject takes singular verb and plural

subject takes plural verb)
3. We hears different rants everyday. hear

(singular subject takes singular verb and plural

subject takes plural verb)
4. The captain or his members are .
absent during the meeting.
(When a compound subject contains both a
singular and a plural noun or pronoun joined by
“or” or “nor”, the verb should agree with the part
of the subject that is closest to the verb.)
5. Their family doctor, together with arrives
the nurses, arrive very late.

(When a phrase comes between the subject and

the verb, remember that the verb still agrees
with the subject, not the noun or pronoun in the
phrase following the subject of the sentence. )
Activity 2: Relate me!
In your daily conversations with your friends, love ones,
or within your family, what rules of the subject verb
agreement you commonly use and are some examples of
this?
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Green Yellow Blue Red

2 6 10 14
Green Yellow Blue Red

Spin!

3 7 11 15
Green Yellow Blue Red

4 8 12 16
Green Yellow Blue Red

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Activity 3:Quiz Time!
 Rona ____ English fluently.

A Speak B speaks

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 There _____ several armies in the parade.

A Are B is

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 The coach or the players _____ the game easily.

A drives B drive

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 Her teacher and sister ____ beautiful and
lovely.

A are B is

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 Her friend _____ all the time.

A smiles B smile

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 Monkeys, as well as crocodile, _____ in the zoo.

A lives B live

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 Rod _____ his grandmother often.

A sees B see

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 My sister _____ pizza and tacos

A love B loves

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 The principal, together with the teachers, ____ not
here today.

A is B are

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 There ______ a bird on the nest.
Were b. is c. are d. aren’t

D is B are

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Assignment:
Search the other rules of the subject-
verb agreement.