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ENGLISH 5
1st Quarter
Week 5
Subject-Verb Agreement
Least-Learned Competency
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English 5
Contextualized Supplementary Learning Resource
Quarter 1 – Week 5: Subject-Verb Agreement
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School Principal: Rochen M. Raniel
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LEAST-LEARNED COMPETENCY:
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures: subject-verb agreement (EN5G-IIa-3.9)
OBJECTIVES:
A. Identify the correct form of the verb that agrees with
the subject;
B. Construct sentences using the correct subject-verb agreement;
and
C. Follow the ten basic rules of subject-verb agreement.
LESSON OVERVIEW:
THE SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Subject-Verb Agreement refers to the relationship between the subject and
predicate of the sentence. Subjects and verbs must always agree in two ways:
tense and number. For this learning episode, we are focusing on numbers, or
whether the subject and verb are singular or plural.
Ten (10) Basic Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement:
1. Singular subjects require singular verbs, while plural subjects require plural
verbs.
Examples:
Singular subject – singular verb: He is an engineer.
Plural subject – plural verb: They are engineers.
Exemption to the rule:
The pronouns “I” and “You” follow a different rule.
Examples:
I walk along San Agustin Town Square.
You visit the Panugmakan Falls in Janipaan.
2. Compound subjects connected by “and”, use a plural verb.
Example:
Ben and Jane are transferring to another school.
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3. Consider the subject closer to the verb of two or more subjects joined by “or”
or “nor”.
Example:
Either her parents or her teacher helps a lot.
4. If there is a phrase that comes between the subject and the verb,
consider the subject and not the noun or pronoun in the phrase.
Example:
The teacher as well as her pupils perform a dance.
5. Each, each one, either, neither, everyone, everybody, anybody,
anyone, nobody, somebody, someone, no one; these are all
singular and requires a singular verb.
Example:
Somebody loves to go to Britania Island.
6. Words such as Mathematics, Measles, Physics, News, and or nouns
that end with -s but are not considered plural, requires a singular
verb.
Example:
Mathematics is a difficult subject.
7. Words such as scissors, tweezers, trousers, shears, and the like are
always considered plural.
Example:
My shorts are made of pure cotton.
8. The word "here" and "there" are not subjects. When the sentence
starts with these words, the subject is placed after the verb.
Examples:
Here is my jacket.
There is a star.
Here are my jackets.
There are stars.
9. If subject begins with – all of, some of, most of, half of, none of, a lot of, lots of
-, verb depends on noun after “of”. If it is singular noun, we use singular verb. If
plural noun, then plural verb.
Example:
Some of his projects are fabulous.
10. Team, committee, class, family, and the like are collective
nouns. In considering collective nouns as either singular or plural,
you have to analyze how the verbs are used.
Example:
The troop of monkeys is running.
The troop of monkeys are doing various fun activities
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LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
Activity 1: PICK ME UP!
Directions: Encircle the correct form of the verb that agrees with the given
subject.
Example:
Albert
walk
walks
1. scissors
is
are
2. children
write
writes
3. measles
need
needs
4. someone
knock
knocks
5. Ben and Ken
dream
dreams
Activity 2: YOU COMPLETE ME!
Directions: Complete each sentence by choosing the correct form of the verb
inside the parentheses. Write your answer on the blank.
Example: The lady wears a beautiful dress. (wear, wears)
1. There ___________ many costumers in 7-Eleven. (is, are)
2. ___________ they have the same plan with us? (Do, Does)
3. My father, as well as my brothers, ___________ our game. (watch, watches)
4. Anybody who ___________ a good ear in music can be our judge. (has, have)
5. Either my parents or my teachers ___________ as my best inspirations in life.
(serve, serves)
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Activity 3: WRITING COMPOSITION!
Directions: Inside the box below, write 3-5 paragraphs about the given topic. Use
correct form of the verbs or follow the rules of the subject-verb agreement. A
rubric for scoring is provided for your reference.
“My Most Unforgettable Experience”
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Rubric for Scoring:
5 ----------- write 3-5 paragraphs related to the topic, following the rules of S-V-A
3 ----------- write only 2 paragraphs related to the topic, with slight grammatical errors
1 ----------- write only 1 paragraph related to the topic, with many grammatical errors
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ANSWERS KEY:
Activity 2
Activity 1
1.
1. are
2. Do
3. watches
4. has
5. serve
are
2.
3.
4.
5.
e
write
e
need
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Activity 3
knocks
e
Answers may vary
dream
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REFERENCES:
Department of Education K to 12 Curriculum Guide English 5, May 2016.
Department of Education K to 12 Most Essential Learning Competences
with CG Codes, 2020.
www.google.com
www.youtube.com
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