Grammar-Writing+Focus

What are verbs and subjects?

Verbs are action words, i.e: jump, walk, scream, eat, sing etc. Subjects are the thing or person doing the action of the verb.

Subjects in a sentence can either be plural(many) or singular(one).

The toothbrush is blue.(singular) The toothbrushes are blue. (plural)

What is a verb subject agreement?

The verb always agrees with the subject. A single subject agrees with a single verb and a plural subject agrees with a plural verb. (i.e)    Karen walks to school. The boys walk to school

Sometimes a collective noun is what throws some people off. A collective noun is a word that groups together many things or people.

A herd of sheep was charging towards us. My teeball team is doing excellent!

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 * 1) Hilary and John (buy, buys) candy from the candy shop.
 * 2) Some of the votes ( seems, seem) to have been miscounted.
 * 3) Almost ninety-two percent of the students ( are, is) against school policy.
 * 4) Almost ninety-two percent of the student body ( are, is) against the school policy.
 * 5)  Everyone selected to serve on this jury ( have, has) to be willing to give up a lot of time.
 * 6) The nation (is, are) in extreme need of food.
 * 7) The people of the nation (is, are) in extreme need of food.
 * 8) Either Aunt Deedee or the in-laws (have, has) drunk all the Kool-Aid!
 * 9) All the Kool-Aid (has,have) either been drunk by Aunt Deedee or the in-laws!
 * 1) She (walk,walks) down to the liquor store.

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For the class homework assignment copy numbers 1-10 located below onto a word doocument and turn it in on Monday 10/30/06 for credit.

Choose which word best fits the sentence and circle it.

1. Tommy ( has, have) a car

2. The fourth period AP Language and Composition class at Estancia High School ( think, thinks) the teacher is awesome!

3. The cars (has, have) dirt on them.

4. After school, Johnny ( run, runs) to get on Myspace.

5. How (is, are) M&M's alphabetized?

6. The children ( skip, skips) along the yellow brick road.

7. The junior ( is walking, walk) to school because he (has,have) no ride.

8. That Lincoln Navigator (is, are) on 28" chrome rims.

9. I hope the grammar group forgets to (make, makes) a test for Friday.

10. Most of the students ( is, are) coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs.