Transcript Subject Verb Agreement and Pronoun Agreement

Subjects, Verbs, and Objects
Grammar Day 2
Take out your grammar packet.
On (blank) page 4, copy
down the following
sentences…
Underline the subjects and verbs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
My sister went to the movies yesterday.
Soccer and basketball are my favorite
sports.
The collection of stamps fills three
scrapbooks.
I handed him the book.
None of the players showed up, so the
game was cancelled.
Nominative and Objective
Pronouns
(Page 5)
Nominative = subject
Objective = object
I handed him the book.
 Subject?
 Verb?
 Object?
When to use what pronoun…
1.
2.
When the pronoun is the SUBJECT, use
the nominative forms (I, he, she, we)
When the pronoun is the OBJECT, use
the objective forms (me, him, her, us)
I handed him the book.
Nominative = subject
Objective = object
EXAMPLE:
 My brother and (I, me) enjoy getting
presents.
 My parents enjoy giving presents to
my brother and (I, me).
*Check yourself by taking away the
non-pronoun.
Special note…
Nouns that come after the verb “to be” take
the nominative case
For example:
 The winner of the game was HE.
 This is SHE.
Do exercises on pages 5-6
Just circle the right pronoun, ignore
the other directions.
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Page7
Basic Rule
Singular
subjects need
singular verbs.
Plural subjects need
plural verbs.
These create problems:

Phrases that come between the
subject pronoun and its verb —may
contain plural words and confuse.
Each of the basketball
players is excited about
tonight’s game.
These create problems:

Words such as everyone and
everybody seem plural, but they are
always singular — so they need a
singular verb.
1. Everyone who worked on the
science project is a winner.
2. Someone has to answer the
phone.
These create problems:
When using either/or and neither/nor,
the verb should match the second
subject.
1. Neither the Oregon players nor the
coach was overconfident.
2. Neither the Oregon coach nor the
players were overconfident.
These create problems:
When either and neither appear as a
subject alone (without the words or
and nor), they are singular.
1. Either of those answers seems to
be right.
2. You can have the bed by the
window or the one by the door.
Either is okay with me. Seems like plural
things!
These create problems:
• Verbs that accompany pronouns such
as all and some will be determined by
whether the pronoun is referring to
something that is COUNTABLE or not.
1. Some of the workers on
the building have left for the
day.
You could count
the workers.
These create problems:
• Verbs that accompany pronouns such
as all and some will be determined by
whether the pronoun is referring to
something that is COUNTABLE or not.
1. Some of the salt was
spilled on the floor.
Salt is considered
one lump item.
Special words that always take a
SINGULAR verb (end in S)
 (List
on top of page 8)
 Another, either, neither, each,
one, much, no one, somebody,
anybody, every, nobody,
something, anyone, etc.
Special words that always take a
PLURAL verbs
 (List
on bottom of page 8)
 Plural subjects (John and I),
both, few, many, several, a
number, etc.
Common subjects that can be
PLURAL or SINGULAR depending…

None, all, some, most, etc.
Do exercises on page 9