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Chapter 9

Chapter 9. Subject-Verb Agreement. Remember: You will have a quiz on linking verbs and helping verbs some day this week!!. Things to Remember. The subject of a sentence is what the sentence is about.

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Chapter 9

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  1. Chapter 9 Subject-Verb Agreement

  2. Remember:You will have a quiz on linking verbs and helping verbs some day this week!!

  3. Things to Remember • The subject of a sentence is what the sentence is about. • It is a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea) or a pronoun (a word that refers to or replaces a noun). • The predicate or verb of a sentence tells what the subject does (action verb) or is (linking verb). • A verb phrase is made up of a main verb (either action or linking) and one or more helping verbs. • For a list of linking and helping verbs, look on page 76 in your workbook.

  4. Lesson 1 Agreement in Number

  5. Here’s the Idea • A verb must agree with its subject in number. • Number refers to whether a word is singular or plural. A word that refers to one person, place, thing, idea, action, or condition is singular. A word that refers to more than one is plural.

  6. Singular and Plural Subjects • Singular subjects take singular verbs. The new museumdisplays works by local artists. Sheenjoys the towering sculptures at the art center. • Plural subjects take plural verbs. Chicago’s art museumsdisplay priceless paintings. Weenjoy the peaceful outdoor sculpture garden.

  7. REMEMBER: • Most nouns that end in s or es are plural. For example, artists and brushes are plural nouns. • However, most verbs that end in s are singular. Paints and draws are singular verb forms.

  8. Singular and Plural Helping and Linking Verbs Singular Plural • Am • Is • Was • Are • Were

  9. Verb Phrases • In a verb phrase, it is the first helping verb that agrees with the subject. • A verb phrase is made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. Theresahas collected ceramic figurines. Sheis building a large collection. Friendshave admired her interesting collection.

  10. Doesn’t and Don’t • Two common contractions are doesn’t and don’t. • Use doesn’t with all singular subjects except for I and you. • Use don’t with all plural subjects and I and you. Samueldoesn’t use computer clip art. Wedon’t like slick and professional illustrations. Idon’t like these pictures.

  11. Let’s try it together. • The Ashanti people of Ghana (has, have) been making kente cloth for centuries. • Kente weavers (creates, create) complex designs with bright colors and geometric patterns. • The designs (doesn’t, don’t) just provide visual pleasure. • Each element (has, have) a precise meaning. • For example, the color gold (suggests, suggest) mineral wealth.

  12. A shield pattern (suggests, suggest) a defense against hostile forces. • Weavers often (takes, take) months to complete kente garments. • The Ashanti people (wears, wear) kente cloth on important occasions. • Some designs (is, are) reserved for royalty. • Kente garments (appears, appear) in many museum collections.

  13. Homework • Workbook page 163 – Parts A and B • Workbook page 164 – Parts A and B • You will have a test on Chapter 9 on: ________________________.

  14. Lesson 2 Compound Subjects

  15. Here’s the Idea • A compound subject is made up of two or more subjects joined by a conjunction such as: And Or Nor

  16. Subjects Containing And • A compound subject whose parts are joined by and usually takes a plural verb. GeorgiaandLouisepaint exceptionally well. • Sometimes a subject containing and refers to a single thing or idea, so a singular verb is used. Warandpeaceis the theme of the mural.

  17. Subjects Containing Or or Nor • When the parts of a compound subject are joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the part closest to it. Either ticket stubsor a photocompletes your collage. Either a photoor ticket stubscomplete your collage.

  18. Let’s try it together. Directions: Identify the sentences containing mistakes in subject-verb agreement, and circle the mistakes. • Arts and crafts are often hard to tell apart. • A basket or pot serve a practical function, such as food storage. • Yet collectors and museum curators prizes these objects for their beauty. • Many pots and jars display high levels of artistry. • Even forks and spoons appears in museum collections.

  19. Arms and armor occupies special halls in some museums. • Neither dirt nor blood stains remains on their shiny surfaces. • Adults and children find these tools of warfare appealing. • Antique beds, couches, or a rug seem enticing to the weary museum patron. • Fortunately, signs and watchful guards reminds us not to rest on them.

  20. Homework • Workbook page 166 • Workbook page 167 – Part A and B • You will have a test on Chapter 9 on: ________________________.

  21. Lesson 4 Indefinite Pronouns as Subjects

  22. Here’s the Idea • When used as subjects, some indefinite pronouns are always singular, some are always plural, and some can be singular or plural, depending on how they’re used. • Remember, an indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to a specific person, place, thing, or idea. • You should have the list of indefinite pronouns on the green pronoun sheet. Another list may be found on workbook page 67.

  23. Singular indefinite pronouns take singular verbs. Everyoneenjoys Alexander Calder’s mobiles. Something about them reminds people of childhood. • Plural indefinite pronouns take plural verbs. Few of the mobiles have electric motors. Manyconsist of metal, wood, and wire.

  24. Singular or Plural? • The indefinite pronouns all, any, most, none, and some can be either singular or plural. When you use one of these words as a subject, think about the noun it refers to. • If the noun is singular, use a singular verb. • If the noun is plural, use a plural verb. All of the mobilesmove in a breeze. Most of the designis ingenious.

  25. Let’s try it together. • Many knows the saying “A picture’s worth a thousand words.” • One remembers the fascinating images in photo essays. • Few merely entertains people. • Most addresses important real-life issues. • For example, both Let Us Now Praise Famous Men and How the Other Half Lives tell powerful stories. • Some of the photographs reveals poverty.

  26. Others portrays nature’s fury. • Everyone are touched by pictures that capture human suffering. • No one ignores such strong evidence of problems in society. • All of this photography motivate people to take a stand.

  27. Homework: • Workbook page 172 • Workbook page 173 • You will have a test on Chapter 9 on: ________________________.

  28. Lesson 5 Problem Subjects

  29. Here’s the Idea • When collective nouns, nouns ending in s, titles, and numerical expressions are used as subjects, it can be difficult to tell whether they take singular or plural verbs.

  30. Collective Nouns • Collective nouns name groups of people or things. • Many collective nouns can take singular or plural verbs, depending on how they are used.

  31. When a collective noun refers to people or things acting as a group, it takes a singular verb. The facultysponsors an art exhibit each year. • When a collective noun refers to people or things acting as individuals, it takes a plural verb. The facultydisagree on the rules of the exhibit.

  32. Singular Nouns Ending in S • Some nouns that end in s or ics look plural but actually refer to singular concepts. • When used as subjects, they take singular verbs.

  33. Titles • Titles of works of art, literature, and music are singular. • Even a title consisting of a plural noun takes a singular verb. Sunflowersis a famous painting by Vincent van Gogh.

  34. Amounts and Time • Words and phrases that express weights, measures, numbers, and lengths of time are often treated as singular. • They take singular verbs when they refer to amounts rather than numbers of individual items. Two hundred twenty-five tonsisthe weight of the Statue of Liberty.

  35. A fraction can take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether it refers to a singular part or to a number of items. Five-sixths of the canvas is blank. (THE FRACTION REFERS TO ONE PART OF THE CANVAS.) Two-thirds of the paintings are abstract. (THE FRACTION REFERS TO A NUMBER OF PAINTINGS.)

  36. Let’s try it together. • In Countrydescribe a girl’s effort to learn more about her father, who was killed in Vietnam. • Her family travel to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. • Many spend time at the wall designed by Maya Lin. • Each of the wall’s halves are about 250 feet long. • Three days are how long it takes to read all 58,209 names of solders killed or missing in the war.

  37. Mathematics fails to explain the wall’s dramatic effect. • The public also views other sculptures at the memorial. • Three Servicemen by Fredrick Hart stand near the wall. • Our class have looked at an exhibit of objects left at the wall. • A group of photos show a young man with family and friends.

  38. Homework • Workbook page 175 • Workbook page 176 – Parts A and B • You will have a test on Chapter 9 on: ________________________.

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