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 # _____