My mother

are cooking.
My mother are
cooking.
My mother is
cooking.
The boys is playing
basketball.
The boys is
playing
basketball.
The boys are
playing
basketball.
Thirty percent of the
students love to hang out
with their friends than
attending classes.
Thirty percent of the
students love to hang out
with their friends more
than attending classes.
Mathematics is a
very interesting
subject.
Mathematics is a
very interesting
subject.
Nobody know
the real me.
Nobody knows
the real me.
 English are a
very exciting
subject for me.
English is a very
exciting subject
for me.
 My friend
always lend me
money.
 My friend
always lends me
money.
 THE SUBJECT
• The Subject is the topic in the
sentence.
• It is found at the beginning of the
sentence and written before the
verb. It can be a noun or a pronoun.
 EXAMPLES
1. The flower blooms in the garden.
2. They read the book quietly.
 THE VERB
• The verb is the action that tells
what the subject does in the
sentence.
• It appears after the subject.
 EXAMPLES
1. The flower blooms in the garden.
subject verb

2. They read the book quietly.

subject verb
 TAKE NOTE!
• When we make the subject agree
with the verb, we have to identify
first the number of the subject.
• Singular means you only have one
subject.
 TAKE NOTE!
• Plural means there are two subjects or
more.
• We add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to plural regular nouns
while we change the spelling of plural
irregular nouns.
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR NOUNS
But on the case of verbs, we do the
opposite.
We add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to a singular verb
in present tense and we retain the
base form of a plural verb.
 EXAMPLES
1. Sofia learns how to dance.
2. The children learn how to
dance.
 HOW TO MAKE THE SUBJECT
AND VERB AGREE?
1. Identify the subject of the sentence.
2. Decide if the subject is singular or
plural.
3. Lastly, decide which verb form will
match the subject.
 RULES ON
SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
 RULE #1
The subject and verb must
agree in number: both must
be singular, or both must be
plural.
 EXAMPLES
1. The car belongs to my brother.
2. They also play football.
3. Dog eats.
4. Dogs eat.
 RULE #2
The number of the subject
(singular or plural) is not changed
by words (or a phrase) that come
in between the subject and the
verb.
 EXAMPLE
1. One of the boxes is open.
2. One of the boys is yelling
so loud.
 RULE #3
Indefinite pronouns like ‘anybody’, ‘nobody’,
‘somebody’, ‘everybody’, ‘someone’,
‘everyone’, ‘anyone’, ‘no one’ will always
take singular verbs while indefinite
pronouns both, few, many, others, and
several will always take plural verbs.
 EXAMPLES
1. Someone in the game was hurt.
2. Few in the game were hurt.
 RULE #4
Words like ‘some’, ’any’, ‘all’, and
‘most’. May be singular or plural
depending upon the noun in the ‘OF
PHRASE’.
 EXAMPLES
1. Most of the news is good.
2. Most of the flowers were yellow.
3. Some of the books are imported.
 RULE #5
Subjects joined by “and” are
plural. Subjects joined by ‘or’ or
‘nor’ take a verb that agrees with
the last subject.
 EXAMPLES
1. Bob and George are leaving.
2. Neither Bob nor George is leaving.
3. Either the teacher or students are
attending the ceremony.
 RULE #6
‘There’ and ‘here’ are never
subjects. In sentences that begin
with these words, the subject is
usually found later on in the
sentence.
 EXAMPLE
1. There were five books on the
shelf.
2. Here are the ways on how to
bake brownies.
 RULE #7
Collective nouns may be
singular or plural,
depending on their use in
the sentence.
 EXAMPLES
1. The orchestra is playing a hit song.
2. The orchestra were asked to give their
musical backgrounds.
 RULE #8
Some nouns, while plural in form,
are actually singular in meaning.
 EXAMPLE

1. Mathematics is an easy subject

for some people.
 RULE# 9
‘Doesn’t’ is a contraction of ‘does not’ and
should be used only with a singular subject.
‘Don’t’ is a contraction of ‘do not’ and
should be used only with a plural subject.
 EXAMPLES
1. He doesn’t (does not) like it.
2. They don’t (do not) like it.
 RULE#10
Nouns such as
‘mathematics’, civics,
‘news’, and ‘physics’ require
singular verbs.
 EXAMPLE
Physics is my least favorite
subject.
• Group yourselves into four groups for a
conversational dialogue.
• Every group will be given a situation.
• You will create your own short script.
• The presentation must not exceed three
minutes.
 .

CRITERIA EXCELLENT (10 GOOD (5 PTS) FAIR (3 PTS)

PTS)
Organization The dialogue is well- The dialogue is fairly well- The dialogue is slightly
organized and flows like a organized and mostly flows confusing and somewhat
natural conversation. like a natural conversation. flows like a natural
conversation.

Content The dialogue is correctly The dialogue lacks the use The dialogue did not
constructed using of using appropriate verbs. construct using appropriate
appropriate verbs. verbs.
Pronunciation and Grammar There are almost no There are some There are many There are
pronunciation and grammar pronunciation and grammar some pronunciation and
errors. errors. grammar errors.
 GROUP 1 SITUATION

A group of students talking

about the contestants in the
beauty pageant.
 GROUP 2 SITUATION

A group of students
deciding on what to wear
in their graduation ball.
 GROUP 3 SITUATION

A group of students
brainstorms about their
group project.
 GROUP 4 SITUATION

A group of students
talking about their
upcoming prom night.
 ASSIGNMENT

Create a short paragraph about the given topic below

and apply the basic rules on Subject-Verb Agreement.
Underline the subject and encircle the verb. Write it on
a one whole sheet of paper.

1. Pollution
Choose the correct form of the verb inside the parentheses.

1. Vincent and James (is/are) playing

football. 
2. James (do not/does not) like to
play basketball. 
3. Either of you (have/has) stolen the
book. 
Choose the correct form of the verb inside the parentheses.

4. Your pants (is/are) in the top shelf. 

5. My family (belongs/belong) to the
Mahou tribe. 
6. Mr. Cruz, as well as his
family (is/are) quite humble. 
Choose the correct form of the verb inside the parentheses.
Choose the correct form of the
7. Mary (sing/sings) very well.verb inside the parentheses.

8. The novel, including all the

essays (take/takes) about two hours to
read. 
9. They (eat/eats) lunch together
everyday. 
10. The players as well as the
coach (want/wants) to win. 
 ANSWERS:
1.Are 6.Is
2.Does not 7.Sings
3.Has 8.Takes
4.Are 9.Eat
5.Belongs 10.Want
 Fill in the blanks with a verb that agrees with the subject.

1. 1. He asked me whether either of

the applicants suitable.
(was/were)