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Learn the rules of subject-verb agreement with prepositional phrases, inverted sentences, and interrogative sentences. Practice exercises provided.

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  1. Problem Subjects

  2. Prepositional Phrase • A prepositional phrase can come between the subject and the verb. • The verb will agree with the simple subject. • This book of Mark Twain’s stories appeals to people of all ages. • Stories by Washington Irving are also popular. • A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun. • Common prepositions

  3. On the walls of many teenagers’ room (hangs, hang) pictures of favorite singers, actors, and athletes. • Vibrant colors in a poster (attracts, attract) the public’s attention. • Propaganda posters during wartime (has performed, have preformed) this function. • The slogan on one of the World War I posters (is, are) “Food is ammunition-Don’t waste it.” • The colors of a Javanese batik garment (indicates, indicate) where it came from.

  4. Inverted sentence • An inverted sentence is a sentence in which the subject follows the verb. • They often begin with a prepositional phrase. • Across the ocean sail millions of immigrants. • If the sentence begins with Here or There, look for the subject after the verb. • Here is a picture of my grandparents. • Rearrange the sentence so that the subject comes first to help see the agreement. • Millions of immigrants sail across the ocean. • A picture of my grandparents is here. • Across the ocean sail millions of immigrants. • Here is a picture of my grandparents.

  5. Here (is, are) an on-air announcer with an enjoyable play list. • Around the nation (is, are) heard the sound. • There (is, are) few posters more famous that I Want You! • There (is, are) also patriotic posters from World War II. • Through posters (is recruited, are recruited) many volunteers for the military.

  6. Interrogative Sentences • In some interrogative sentences, a helping verb comes before the subject. • Do these stories interest you? • You can check the subject-verb agreement by making the sentence declarative. • These stories do interest you. Do these stories interest you?

  7. (Has, Have) you ever seen a poster that sells war. • (Does, Do) your classmates collect posters? • (Has, Have) you ever seen Toulouse-Lautrec’s bold, striking posters? • (Is, Are) the visual effects better than the song recording? • (Does, Do) you ever record family celebrations with a video camera?

  8. Um… I think I made a mistake.

  9. Oops, try again.

  10. Let me rethink that.

  11. Ahhh, I just had it.

  12. Can I try again?

  13. WH- I got it wrong!

  14. Assignment • Pg. 219-220 #1-10 write the subject and the correct verb. • Workbook pages 169-171

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