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ENGLISH 7 Subject-verb

agreement
RECALL
TASK 13. LANGUAGE CONNECTIONS

Task 13.1 Do You See What I


See. Read and study the
following sentences.
PROCESS QUESTIONS

What do you notice about the


underlined words?
How do you call the underlined
words?
What do you notice about the
encircled words?
Which of these words are singular?
Which are plural?
RULES ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1. Subjects and verbs must


agree in number.
Example: Laziness is the sibling
of starvation.
RULES ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

2. Who, that, and which are considered


singular or plural according to the noun
directly in front of them. Do not get
confused by the words that come between
the subject and the verb; they do not affect
agreement.
Examples:
-One who spends too much time choosing
ends up with cracked wares.
-Those who act tough are really coward.
RULES ON SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

3. Prepositional phrases between the


subject and the verb do not affect
agreement.
Examples:
-Faith in God brings us success in
life.
-A friend in need is a friend indeed.
ACTIVIT Y

Task 13.2 More of Verbs. Read the


following proverbs and choose the
correct form of the verb inside the
parentheses.
ACTIVIT Y

1. A stitch in time (saves, save) nine.


2. Noisy is the can that (contains,
contain) nothing.
3. He who speaks too much (works,
work) too little.
4. A desperate person (holds, hold) on
to a knife edge.
5. Whatever you (does, do) think about
it seven times.
ACTIVIT Y

6. A monkey which is dressed up (is, are)


still a monkey.
7. When the blanket (is, are) short, learn to
curl up under it.
8. A person who is outwardly calm (has,
have) anger raging inside his stomach.
9. He who does not love language (is, are)
worse than a beast or a rotten fish.
10. A heavy burden is lightened if everyone
(participates, participate) in carrying it.
GROUP ACTIVIT Y

Game of Verbs. Find the error in


each of the following sentences.
Raise the correct answer once the
signal is given. If there is no error,
write none.
1. Each of the subjects needs to be taken
seriously.
2. The certificates of appreciation is ready.
3. Either Alfonso or Indang bags the gold
award.
4. Hexagon, as well as decagon, is a
ploygon.
5. Michael, a student from G7-Santan
need extra attention.
ABSTRACTION

Why is there a need to


observe subject-verb
agreement?
EVALUATION

Task 13.3 Paragraph. Read the


paragraph below and fill in the
blanks with the correct form of the
verb given inside the parentheses.
Copy and complete the paragraph in
your notebook. Do this activity on
your own.
Barking Dogs Seldom Bite

we know that dogs _____ (bark) when they _____


(see) strange people. But dogs that _____ (growl)
rarely _____ (bite) strangers. So those who _____ (be)
talkative _____ (need) not be always practical. They
_____ (be) simply boasting. Containers which _____
(be) full of water _____ (make) less noise. Educated
people _____ (do) not brag themselves very much.
Great men _____ (act) and their actions _____ (speak)
for themselves. His worth _____(be) readily recognized
by others. So _____ (talk) less, and _____ (do) more
must be our motto.
AGREEMENT # _____

Name the common purposes for


writing.
pp. 31-33

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