Transcript S-V Agreement

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Subjects and Verbs

The SUBJECT tells WHO OR
WHAT is DOING THE ACTION
of the sentence.
Subjects and Verbs

The VERB:
1.
tells the ACTION of the sentence
OR
2.
connects the subject to a word that
renames or describes it (LINKING VERB).
Subjects and Verbs

The SUBJECT tells WHO OR
WHAT is DOING THE ACTION
of the sentence.
Basic Rule of S-V Agreement:
s
no s
(Also, no s
s)
Basic Rule: s
no s
In other words, plural NOUNS add -s.
Plural VERBS do not add -s.
1.The boy asks for help.
2.The students ask for help.
3.A student asks for help.
4.People ask for help.
RED FLAG #1:
PHRASES that come between the
subject and the verb
(Hint: Cross out prepositional
phrases!)
Each of the basketball
players is excited about
tonight’s game.
RED FLAG #2:
INTERRUPTERS are not part of the
subject. (Cross them out!)
Examples: together with, in addition to,
along with, and as well as
1.
The carpet in our room, as well
as the rugs in the hall, was soaked.
2. My major problem, in addition to bad
test scores, was tardiness.
Commas separate
things that aren’t
important!
RED FLAG #3:
COLLECTIVE NOUNS are singular.
(Remember, there’s no “I” in “team.”)
1. The team always wins
when I do not watch the game.
2. The jury in the murder case
has a tough decision to make.
RED FLAG #4:
All, most, and some can be singular
OR plural.
(Hint: Look at the object of the
preposition that follows.)
1. Some of the workers on the
building have left for the day.
2. Some of the salt (no -s) You could count
was spilled on the floor. the workers but
not the salt.
RED FLAG #5:
Indefinite pronouns like everyone
and everybody are always singular.
-one
-body
-thing
1. Everyone who worked on the
science project is a winner.
2. Someone has to answer
the phone.
Singular indefinite pronouns
• someone
anyone
no one
everyone
• somebody anybody nobody
everybody
• something anything nothing
everything
• each
none
either
neither
Plural indefinite pronouns
• both
few
many
several
one
GROUP DISCUSSIONS
(PEER REVISING)
OF PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Break into groups of three,
read one group member’s
essay out loud and discuss it
using the handout. Repeat
with the other essays.
CONFERENCE #1 (MANDATORY)
Class will not meet Thursday, Feb. 25, because of
conferences. BE SURE YOU HAVE RESERVED A TIME
with the “Scheduler” in the “Calendar” section of
Canvas! The 15-minute conferences will take place in YADM
108 unless I specifically tell you otherwise.
PLEASE BE ON TIME.
You must bring
1. your thesis statement for the research paper,
2. your working outline for the research paper (if you
have trouble with it, we can discuss that), and
You should bring
3. your graded sample paragraph and analytical essay
(with my comments), and
4. your source and note cards for the research paper.