Transcript What is an Adjective?

Lesson 1
Making Subjects and
Verbs Agree
Objective:
(What You Will Learn)
•To recognize and
write sentences in
which the subject and
the verb agree in
number.
What is a Subject?
Hey Bob,
What is a
subject?
Nancy, A subject is
simply…WHO or
WHAT the sentence is
about.
What is a Subject?
So…in the
sentence, “You
are cool.” The
subject is…
That’s right, the subject
is “You.” The sentence
is about…“You.”
What is a Subject?
And in the
sentence,
“He is hot.”
Well, who is the
sentence about? It is
about “He.” So the
subject is “He.”
What is a Subject?
Thanks,
Bob.
Hmmm. Smart
and
Hot!….Hmmm
..
Oh man, I hope
I didn’t miss
the Seattle
Mariners game.
No problem,
Nancy.
What is a verb?
Uh…Honey
Bunch, What is
a verb?
I can
NOTBaby, a verb is an
believeaction word like
“eat, kiss, hug, go
this guy!
to, marry”…you
know what I mean?
What is a verb?
Well, what is this
“be” verb thing
my teacher keeps
yapping about?
I
Honey, a “be” verb
REALL
Ycanconsists of “is, am,
NOTare, was, and were.”
Where were you in
believe
this guy! high school?
Subject-Verb Agreement
Aaagh! What
is SubjectVerb
agreement?
Aaaagh!
Oh,
brother
, not
again.
You know,
I think I
remember
…
Here’s the Idea:
A verb must agree
with its subject in
number.
In Number?
Number refers to
whether a word is
singular or plural.
Singular
A word that refers to
one person, place,
thing, idea, action, or
condition.
Plural
A word that refers to
more than one
person, place, thing,
idea, action, or
condition.
Watch Out!
Most nouns that end in
–s or –es are in the
plural form. However,
most verbs that end in
–s are singular.
Singular Subjects
Singular subjects take
singular verbs.
Singular Subjects
Maria works
cooperatively with
her classmates.
Singular Subjects
She listens carefully
to their suggestions.
Plural Subjects
Plural subjects take
plural verbs.
Plural Subjects
The players work
together well as a
team.
Plural Subjects
They listen carefully
to the coach.
Pronouns and Verbs
Singular
He, she, or it travels.
You travel.
I travel.
Plural
We travel.
You travel.
They travel.
Helping Verbs
Singular
is
does
was
has
Plural
are
do
were
have
Examples
1. A cat (sleep, sleeps) during the
day.
2. Matt (ride, rides) his bike to
school.
3. Several rides (is, are) in the park.
4. Early television sets (was, were) in
black and white.
Examples
5.A typical studio has about thirty
spotlights.
6.She is planning to read that
book.
7. I am sleeping.
8.You have three dollars.
Closure
Today you learned to
recognize and write
sentences in which the
subject and the verb
agree in number.