subject-verb agreement with prepositional phrase
DESCRIPTION
Subject- Verb Agreement that mainly focuses on the inclusion of Prepositional Phrase. This lesson is best for ESL learners in Grades 4 to 7. This also includes fun hyperlinks and picturesTRANSCRIPT
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
REVIEWIdentify the correct
verb that should be used
in each statement.
BE
BEGIN
UNDERSTAND
DRIVE
SPEAK
LIFT
WHAT ARE THE BASIC RULES IN SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT?
SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
With prepositions
WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?
It is a word placed before an object to specify its location.
Let’s find the penguin…
The penguin on the box
The penguin inside the box
The penguin between the boxes
The penguin behind the boxes
But who/what is the main topic?
In subject-verb agreement…
A prepositional phrase is a phrase with two or more words that begins with a
preposition. A verb must agree with its subject, not with the object of a
prepositional phrase, which often comes between the subject and the
verb.
The penguin on the box is Gunther.
The penguin behind the boxes is Gunther.
EXERCISES
DETERMINE THE SUBJECT and THE CORRECT VERB THAT
SHOULD BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
EXERCISES
The student in the back of the classroom _________
attentively to the teacher.
LISTEN LISTENS
EXERCISES
The girl between those two boys _________ not my
cousin.
IS ARE
EXERCISES
Escons, together with Ports and Montebs, ______ to the
TLE building.
GO GOES
EXERCISES
The Island, between the two seas, _______ gone.
has have
QUIZ!
QUIZ
1. Apartments in this city (is, are) expensive.
QUIZ
2.A dealer in rare books (is asked, are asked) to look at the collection of novels to ensure the authenticity.
QUIZ
3. The musicians in the band (is practicing, are practicing).
QUIZ
4. The blue areas on the map (indicates, indicate) water.
QUIZ
5. The leaves on the oak tree (is turning, are turning) bright
orange and yellow.
