• Singular and plural subjects, including compound subjects  (Note: Compound subjects will include those joined by “or,” with the second element singular or plural)

• Compound in form, singular in meaning

• Plural in form, singular in meaning

• Regular and inverted order

• Collective nouns, when correct verb form depends on rest of sentence

• Sentences with intervening phrases

• Indefinite pronoun as subject

• Correlative conjunctions

Making Subject and Verbs Agree  Rules and explanations for subject-verb agreement

The Tongue Untied A weeks worth of lessons on subject verb agreement with printable and interactive activities

Suggestions for English Language Learners

ESL Ideas          (B=Beginning; I=Intermediate; T=Transitional)
(B) Students highlight verbs found in a short reading passage and copy them in a list. 
(I, T) Students identify verbs by underlining all the verbs found in a short reading passage. They can then copy the verbs onto a list and define their meanings. Students complete Verb Form Quiz.
(I, T) Students work in small groups to create sentences that have correct subject-verb agreement. 
 

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