Lambunao National High School

Lambunao, Iloilo

Detailed Lesson Plan in English II

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. state the rules of Subject – Verb Agreement;
2. sustain interest in studying Subject – Verb Agreement; and
3. construct their own sentences using correct Subject – Verb Agreement.

II. Subject Matter

General Topic: Sentence Structure (Grammar)
Specific Topic: Subject – Verb Agreement
References: Communication Values English II; Dadufaliza, Dela Rosa, et al., pp.45-46
Materials: Visual Aids, chalkboard

III. Procedure
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. Preparatory Activity
Prayer
Class, let us all stand and put (Student’s will pray)
ourselves in the presence of the
Lord as we pray.

Greetings
Good morning, class. Good morning, ma’am.

Checking of Attendance
Is there any absent for today’s Nobody is absent, ma’am.
class?
Very good! Perfect attendance.
B. Review of the Past Lesson
We have already finished discussing about The two basic parts of the sentence are the subject
Reference of Pronouns. Before we move on and predicate.
to the next topic, let us have a recall of what
are the basic parts of a sentence. The subject may be a noun or pronoun; the
predicate may be an adjective but most of the time
it is a verb.

How are the subject and predicate related The subject is the one being talked about while the
to each other? predicate tells the action of the subject or action
given to the subject.

Correct. The reason why I asked you about

the subject and the verb is that our topic for
today is all about the Subject – Verb
Agreement and the rules that govern it.

There are seven rules which govern Subject

– Verb Agreement. I will tell you each of the
rules and give an example. Afterwards, you
will give your own example.

C. Motivation
Before anything else, I would like you to
write ten verbs.
(The students will write their answers on a half pad
paper for two minutes)
Very good! Now, we will discuss all those
verbs as we move on with the lesson.

D. Presentation
Remember class that verbs, unlike nouns,
have the S-form of the word for the singular
form and the base form for its plural form.
Please take a look at the example.

Example:
S-form(singular):
Sings, dances, writes, eats
Base Form(plural)
Sing, dance, write, eat

Give some more examples. S-form(singular)

Notices, smells, looks, repeats

Base Form(plural)
Notice, smell, look, repeat

Very good. Now we will move on with the

lesson regarding the rules on the Subject –
Verb Agreement.

1. Singular subjects take singular verbs.

Plural subjects take plural verbs.

Example:
Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide.
(singular)

We recognize our own rejected

thoughts. (plural)

Now, give me your own example. Miley Cyrus attends the Academy
(singular)
Percy and Annabeth are one of the characters of
The Lightning Thief. (plural)

2. The verb agrees only with its subject.

Words between subject and verb do
not affect the number of the subject.
(intervening phrase)

Example:
The luster of the firmament of bards and
sages dazzles people.

Notice that although the intervening

words are in plural form, both the Awards.
 subject and the verb are in singular
form.

Now, give your own example. One of the obstacles of self-reliance is conformity.

3. The words some, all, most, any are

singular when they refer to quantity or a
collection taken as one. On the other
hand, they are plural when they refer to
a number or a collection taken as several
items.

Example:
Most of the work was begun by
original thinkers. (quantity)

Some of the ideas exposed

by Emerson were misunderstood.
(number)

Now, give your own example.

All of the dish was done by my Logan.

Any of the students are allowed to participate.

(number)
4. A compound subject joined by and takes
a plural verb. When they referred to as
one unit, it takes singular verb.

Example:
Conformity and consistency are two
obstacles of self-reliance. (separate
units)

The writer and the lecturer of great

renown was a speaker at Harvard.
(one unit)

Now, give your own example. The actress and the model are going to have a
E. movie together. (separate units)

Peanut butter and jelly is her favorite. (as one unit)

Very good class! Before we continue

our discussion with the three remaining
rules, let us first have some fun.

Application:
Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. Jon, along with the other students,
(think, thinks) of pursuing a science Jon, along with the other students thinks of pursuing
career. a science career.
F.
2. There (is, are) a good chance of
thunderstorms in Metro Manila today. There is a good chance of thunderstorms in metro
Manila.

3. Hannah is one of the office workers who

still (attend, attends) classes. Hannah is one of the office workers who still attends
classes.
Generalization

Singular subjects take singular verb; plural

subjects take plural verb.

The verb agrees only to its subject.

Intervening words do not affect the
number of the subject.

Some, all, most, and any are singular when

they refer to a quantity. They are plural
when they refer to a number.

A compound subject joined by and takes

plural verb. When the compound subject
refers to one unit, it takes singular verb.

IV. Evaluation
If the sentence is grammatically correct, write C before the number. If there is an error in
subject-verb agreement, write the correct form of the verb.

1. The date and the place of the Girl Scouts’ Jamboree has been set.
2. The photographs in the yearbook are her work.
3. One of todays’s English lessons are not easy to comprehend.
4. The president, with his cabinet, is going to the luncheon meeting.
5. Are you aware that the sale of the tickets have started?
6. The decision of the director stand.
7. Everyone on these islands are very friendly.
8. On the beach, Jackson sings.
9. The child looks at the picture inside the room.
10. Beneath these buildings are an underground stream.
 ANSWER KEY:
1. Have 6. Stands
2. C 7. Is
3. Is 8. C
4. C 9. C
5. Has 10. Is

V. Assignment
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

Now, was the topic clear class? Yes, ma’am.

Any questions about the topic? Yes. Ma’am, you only stated four riles but
you said earlier that there are seven rules
regarding the subject-verb agreement.
What about the remaining three rules?

Well, that is for you to find out. Like an assignment or homework?

Yes, here’s what you are going to do.

1. Write examples for each of the first
four rules oof the
subject-verb agreement.
2. Give the three remaining rules and give
examples for each of the remaining
rules.

Put your answers on your notebook. (Students will say goodbye and will clean the
room.)

Prepared by:

ESTER L. ORTIGAS