Transcript Singular versus Plural - The Gatza/Goodman's Goods!

Singular versus
versus Plural
Plural
Singular
Along With Subject/Verb Agreement
Noun Rules
Nouns USUALLY add an –S to make
themselves plural
Nouns without an –S are USUALLY Singular
There are a few exceptions to the rule.
– Examples : The dog runs. =singular
: The dogs run. =plural
: The book is good. = singular
: The books are good. =plural
: The kids like to read. = plural
: The kid likes to read. = singular
: Abby drives to the store. = singular
: The students ride to the store. = plural
Noun Exceptions
The deer ate berries from the tree.
– Singular or plural
The deer both ate berries from the tree.
– Plural
The scissors are in the basket on the shelf.
– Singular or plural
The scissors are sharp.
– Plural or singular
The pants fit great.
– Singular or plural
The pants are all hung in the closet.
– Plural or singular
Each example are
interchangeable.
They can be
singular and plural
in each of these
example
sentences.
Verb Rules
Verbs add an –S to make themselves
singular (opposite of nouns)
Verbs without an –S are plural
– Examples: He drives the bus. = singular
: We drive to school. = plural
: Annie watches TV. = singular
: The students watch the movie. = plural
: He runs after school. = singular
: Susie and Tommy run after school. = plural
Verb Exceptions
Susie and Tommy eat lunch. = plural
I eat lunch. = singular
Tricky Verbs
Am, Is, Are, Was, & Were: Which are
singular and which are plural?
– Am, Is, Was = singular
– Are & Were = plural
Subject/Verb Agreement
A sentence with a singular subject must
have a singular verb
– Singular subject = one person, one place, or
one thing
Example: The boy is here.
A sentence with a plural subject must have
a plural verb.
– Plural subject = two or more
Example: the boys are here
The Gatza/Goodman Rules
Rule #1
A compound subject joined by “and” is
always plural (requires a plural verb).
– Example: Johnny and Sally (play, plays)
together.
Subject:
Verb:
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Rule #2
In a sentence with a compound subject
joined by “or” or “nor”- the verb must agree
with the subject closest to the verb.
– Examples:
Sarah or Sam (drive, drives) to school everyday.
– Subject:
– Verb:
The teacher or the students (need, needs) to
present that information to the school board.
– Subject:
– Verb:
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Rule #3
The subject of a sentence can NEVER
be part of a prepositional phrase.
Examples
– The group of students (ride, rides) together.
Subject:
Verb:
– At the store, he (buy, buys) food.
Subject:
Verb:
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Rule #4
The subject of a sentence is NEVER part of a phrase
starting with “with,” “including,” “as well as,”
“together with,” “in addition,” “ which,” “who,” or
“along with.”
Examples:
– He, as well as she, (like, likes) to go to the movies.
Subject:
Verb:
– The kids, along with their parents, (go, goes) on
vacation.
Subject
Verb:
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Rule #5
The following indefinite pronouns used in subjects
of sentences are SINGULAR: everyone, anyone,
everybody, each, one, either, neither, no one,
nobody, anything, another, anybody.
– Example:
Everyone (go, goes) to the game.
– Subject:
– Verb:
Each of us (like, likes) something different.
– Subject:
– Verb:
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Rule # 6
The following indefinite pronouns used as
subjects in sentences are PLURAL:
several, few, both, & many.
– Example: Both of the boys (is, are) here.
Subject:
Verb:
– Many of the students (drive, drives) to school.
Subject:
Verb:
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Rule # 7
The following indefinite pronouns in the subject
can be either SINGULAR or PLURAL:
some, any, none, all, & most.
– They are singular when they refer to one thing.
– They are plural when they refer to several things.
Example: All of this paper (is, are) mine.
– Subject:
– Verb:
Example: All of the stores (is, are) open.
– Subject:
– Verb: