Happy Fail Friday!
Vocabulary Power Plus Reminder
Unit 4 due next Friday (March 6)
Complete exercises 1-5
Words from unit three to remember:
belated, delude, and ostentatious
Vocabulary List
Lesson 1:
Lesson 3:
 Alienate
 Delude
 Elated
 Belated
 Pensive
 Ostentatious
Lesson 2:
 All Lesson 4 Words
 Antiquated
 Amalgamate
 Beleaguer
You Have 15 Minutes!
Pre-AP = You have fifteen minutes to meet with your
country groups and make decisions relating to your
plan of action for the UN Summit. Make your pitch
for the money as convincing as possible!
Level = You have fifteen minutes to finish your
factory farming questions. If you are already done,
work on your Vocabulary Power Plus Unit 4 activities
(pages 39-46).
Subject & Verb + Pronoun & Antecedent
Crash Course
Buckle Up!
When “and” connects two
subjects, your verb will always
be plural.
Apples and oranges are delicious all on their own!
Australia and New Zealand are in the Southern Hemisphere.
When “or” connects two
subjects, base your verb on
the subject closest to the verb.
Candy or chips are my favorite junk food go-to.
Chips or candy is my favorite junk food go-to.
When you have “either…or” or
“neither…nor” in a sentence,
base your verb and pronoun
on the noun closest to the
verb.
Either my sisters or my brother is coming over for dinner tonight.
Neither the mother nor the chicks would ever leave their nest.
Each, each one, and every are
singular.
Each one of the Oscar winners was thrilled with his or her win.
Every girl brought her sleeping bag to the camp out.
If the subject ends in body,
one, or thing, it’s singular!!
Everybody is going to the movie tonight.
Nothing is going to keep me from seeing him.
Anyone is invited to the party, but he or she needs to bring food.
Don’t let phrases between the subject
and the verb throw you off! Just focus
on the person or object doing the
action to determine singular or plural.
The dog who likes to bite mailmen is actually really sweet.
Women who like to paint are coming to my art lesson today.
Don’t forget about these tricksters!!
Singular Words
Plural Words
Mathematics, Civics
News, Politics
Scissors
Pants
Measles
# + Dollars
Glasses
Dollars
One million dollars is a lot of money; dollars are hard to come by these days!
My pants are made of linen.
Civics is a hard class.
When a sentence starts with “There is” or
“There are,” you have to look past the
verb to determine your subject (and
your verb tense).
There are many social issues that need our attention.
There was a fight at lunch today.
A collective noun is considered singular.
Collective Noun Examples
Team
Committee
Family
Crew
Class
The class is going to the zoo for a field trip.
My soccer team is on a winning streak!
The committee decides next week about the proposed change.
For each of the following sentences,
identify the correct verb or pronoun.
Keep track of your score on your desk.
Visit (Plural subject)
Margo and her parents (visit, visits) each
other often.
Their (Plural Subject)
After the victory, the winning and the
losing captains thanked (his, their) team
members for effort beyond the call of
duty.
Has (Singular Subject)
The family (has, have) a long history of
mental illness.
Is (Singular Subject)
Each of the students, as well as their
siblings and parents (is, are) invited to
the end of the year celebration.
His or her (Singular Subject)
Nobody needs to take (his or her, their)
book home over the weekend.
It (Singular Subject)
George wants to go into politics; he
finds (it, them) exciting.
Needs (Singular Subject)
Anyone interested in trying out for the
team (needs, need) to pick up an
information packet.
Are (Plural Subject)
My aunt or my uncles (is, are) coming
into town this week for a visit.
Are (Plural Subject)
All of the classes I want to take (is, are)
full.
Is (Singular Subject)
My uncles or my aunt (is, are) coming
into town this week for a visit.
Her (Singular Subject)
Every one of the actresses knows (her,
their) part by heart.
Are (Plural Subject)
My eyeglasses (is, are) broken, and my
mom is going to kill me!
His or Her (Singular Subject)
Neither of the candidates wore clothing
suitable for (his or her, their) interview.
Is (Singular Subject)
The President, accompanied by his
wife, (is, are) traveling to India.
His or her (Singular subject)
Each of us is prepared to give (his or
her, their) speech on Thursday.
Are (Plural Subject)
There (is, are) a few things left to do
before I can go.
Its (Singular subject)
The state of Florida does not treat (its,
their) public employees fairly.
Are (Plural Subject)
All of the children’s books, including
Where The Wild Things Are (is, are) on
the shelf over there.
Are (Plural Subject)
American dollars (is, are) the form of
currency in Zimbabwe.