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Grade 12, Language Arts Std # 1-3: Recognize subject-verb agreement 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

Lesson Plans: Grammarfest Students work in pairs to study components of grammar and teach a lesson to their classmates. Grammar War Creating a war between subjects and verbs What's My Subject? A Subject-Verb Agreement Minilesson Students explore subject–verb agreement using real-life examples from newspapers and song lyrics

Resources: Making Subject and Verbs Agree Printable activity Treasure Hunt Interactive game with different levels from the BBC Grammar Bytes Interactive exercises for subject-verb agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet #1 Printable worksheet using subject-verb agreement Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet #2 Printable worksheet using subject-verb agreement Subject-Verb Agreement PowerPoint presentation Subject-Verb Agreement Notes Guide to Grammar and Writing Useful teacher information The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Contains rules, worksheets and activities to use to teach grammar 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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