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Grade 9, Language Arts Std # 1.31: 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: Subject/Verb Agreement and Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement Group project using Legos and sentence strips 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: Guide to Grammar and Writing This site contains worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, and many more types of useful teacher information Big Dog's Grammar A guide to subject-verb agreement Making Subject and Verbs Agree Perdue's online writing lab rules for subject-verb agreement The Tongue Untied A guide to grammar, punctuation, and style pertaining to subject-verb agreement 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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