• 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

AHSGE Standard I - The student will recognize correct grammar and usage.
 

Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans
Subject-verb agreement lesson plans geared toward GED students that are appropriate for middle school students.

Grammar War
Creating a war between subjects and verbs

Subject/Verb Agreement and Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement 
Group project using Legos and sentence strips

The ABCs of the Three Little Pigs
Using varied sentence patterns by retelling the classic fairy tale
 

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

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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