I. OBJECTIVES By the end of this lesson, the students are expected to: a. Recall subject-verb agreement b. Discuss the use of subject-verb agreement in a sentence c. Demonstrate the rules of subject-verb agreement in a sentence d. Distinguish sentences that uses subject-verb agreement e. Evaluate the appropriate subject-verb agreement in a sentence f. Construct sentences using subject-verb agreement II. SUBJECT MATTER/CONTENT Topic: Subject-verb agreement Materials: Flashcards, Laptop, Bond papers, Pen, and Worksheets. Learning Resources: EN7G-I-a-11: Observe correct subject-verb agreement
III. DEVOTIONAL For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. – Romans 3:23 (NLT)
We can often get caught up in the busyness of life that we don’t take time to recall all the good things Jesus has done for us. Being thankful and realizing the goodness of God is really important for us, and brings us joy and fulfillment. Today’s Bible verse reminds us that we all have sinned. We’ve all lied. Each of us has done things that are not right and those sins cause us to fall short of God’s standard. And as hard as we try to do well and be right, we can’t in our own strength. Continually we mess up and need God’s forgiveness. That’s why knowing Jesus is so amazing. Because we couldn’t live good enough lives. We couldn’t do enough good to meet God’s standard. We deserved hell but got grace. That’s the goodness of God. It met us where we were when we least deserved it. So today, take some time out of your busy life to thank God. Realize that you didn’t deserve what God gave you and thank Him today for His goodness in reaching out to you!
IV. PROCEDURE A. Activating Prior Knowledge
GAME: SPIN MY NAME ROUND AND ROUND
1. Students' names will be on the spinning wheel. 2. When the instructor spins the wheel in front of the class, that's when the game begins. 3. Whoever's name is pointed on the wheel will be the representative to answer in the game. 4. The teacher will show the student a picture on the screen and that student should have to make a grammatically correct sentence. 5. The student should state a sentence describing what he/she has observed on the flashcard.
For example: HE IS wearing a jacket. THEY ARE playing soccer.
6. Of course, there are plenty of other variations that depend on the level of the students.
B. Acquiring New Knowledge
1. Discuss the lesson. But make sure to collect the students'
thoughts on subject-verb agreement. 2. Give each student a copy of the handouts and show a PowerPoint presentation. The subject-verb agreement guidelines will be discussed and demonstrated. 3. Give a series of sentences. Let the students determine whether the given sentences adhere to the proper guidelines for subject- verb agreement. 4. Let students discuss in their own words when to use singular/plural in a sentence by following the rules of subject-verb agreement.
C. Application
1. Let's Exercise! Allow students to evaluate their learning by responding to the provided sets of exercises:
Set A. Direction: Choose the correct verb that agrees with the subject.
1. The girls _______ round the field
A. Runs B. Run
2. I ____ studying in the library.
A. Am B. Is C. Are
3. Jennie and Lisa ____ famous girls.
A. Am B. Is C. Are
4. He ____ sleeping in the classroom yesterday.
A. Is B. Are C. Was D. Were 5. Rabbit is a cute animal. It ___ carrots. A. Ate B. Eat C. Eats
6. ____ he know that snake is a dangerous animal?
A. Do B. Does
Set B. Direction: In the given sentences, choose sentence/s that uses subject- verb agreement and put it in the box below.
1. Ana is sleeping 2. At the door 3. Jacob wants to go home 4. The people screams for justice 5. Birds are flying over the lake 6. Don't be hesitant
Set C. Direction: Circle the correct verb that agrees with the subject. Then tell if the agreement is singular (S) or plural (P). ____ 1. The world (change, changes) so rapidly that we can hardly catch up. ____ 2. A notebook and a pen (is, are) on the desk in the library. ____ 3. Life (is, are) very complicated, but good. ____ 4. The students in my class (has, have) very poor work habits. ____ 5. My son, along with two friends, (is, are) coming for the weekend. ____ 6. There (is, are) both men and women at the meeting.
D. Assessment Direction: Write a sentence using the given subject/verb by applying the rules of subject-verb agreement.
V. Assignment Write a 3-stanza poem discussing the dreams you want to achieve in the future. Make sure that you observe the subject-verb agreement in your writing. The poem must contain at least five S-V Agreement.
HANDOUT Subject-verb Agreement
What is subject-verb agreement?
Subject- a subject is a noun or pronoun.
Verb- a verb is the action performed by the subjects.
MATCHING SUBJECTS WITH VERB
Verbs must agree with subjects in number and in person (1st/2nd/3rd).
EXAMPLE: The dog drinks his water every day.
“Dog” is a singular subject, “drinks” is a singular present tense verb. A common mistake in S-V Agreement is to assume that present tense verbs ending in “s” (ex: drinks, runs, dances) are plural. They are in fact singular. Be careful!
Singular Plural The girl dances. The girls dance. (No “s” on end of a plural verb!) The dog drinks. The dogs drink. The boy runs. The boys run.
Reminder: Singular present tense verbs end in “s”
Plural present tense verbs do not end in “s”, but plural subjects do.
The Basics of Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-verb agreement refers to the relationship between the subject and predicate of the sentence. Subjects and verbs must always agree in two ways: tense and number. For this post, we are focusing on number, or whether the subject and verb are singular or plural. For example: The light in the lamppost flickers each night. In this sentence, the subject light is singular; therefore, the verb that describes the action of the subject must also be singular: flickers.
If the subject was plural, the verbs would have to change form to agree with the subject. For example: The lights in the lampposts flicker each night. In this sentence, since the subject is now plural, the -s has to be removed from the verb in order to have subject-verb agreement.
Subject-verb Agreement Rules
1. If the subject is singular, the verb must be singular too. Example: She writes every day. 2. If the subject is plural, the verb must also be plural. Example: They write every day. EXIT SLIP Fill up the exit slip below.
