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1. I . Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. state the rules of Subject - Verb Agreement;
2. sustain interest in studying Subject - Verb Agreement; and
3. construct their own sentences using correct Subject -Verb Agreement.
II . Subject Matter
General Topic: Sentence Structure (Grammar)
Specific Topic: Subject - Verb Agreement
References: Communication Values ; Dadufaliza, Dela Rosa, et al., pp.45-46
Materials: PowerPoint, Laptop
III. Procedure
Teacher's Activity
A. Preparatory Activity
• Prayer
Class, let us all stand and put
ourselves in the presence of the
Lord as we pray.
• Greetings
Good morning, class.
• Checking of Attendance
Is there any absent for today's
class?
Very good! Perfect attendance.
Student's Activity
(Student's will pray)
Good morning, Sir.
Nobody is absent, Sir .

2. B. Review of the Past Lesson
We have already finished discussing about
Reference of Pronouns. Before we move
on to the next topic, let us have a recall of
what are the basic parts of a sentence.
How are the subject and predicate related
to each other?
Correct. The reason why I asked you about
the subject and the verb is that our topic
for today is all about the Subject - Verb
Agreement and the rules that govern it.
There are seven rules which govern
Subject - Verb Agreement. I will tell you
each of the rules and give an example.
Afterwards, you will give your own
example.
C. Motivation
Before anything else, I would like you to
write ten verbs.
Very good! Now, we will discuss all those
verbs as we move on with the lesson.
The two basic parts of the
sentence are the subject and predicate.
The subject may be a noun or pronoun;
the predicate may be an adjective but
most of the time it is a verb.
The subject is the one being talked
about while the
predicate tells the action of the subject
or action
given to the subject.
(The students will write their answers
on a half
pad paper for two minutes)

3. D. Presentation
Remember class that verbs, unlike nouns,
have the S-form of the word for the
singular form and the base form for its
plural form. Please take a look at the example. Example:
S-form(singular):
Sings, dances, writes, eats.
Base Form(plural)
Sing, dance, write, eat
Give some more examples.
Very good. Now we will move on with the
lesson regarding the rules on the Subject-
Verb Agreement.
1. Singular subjects take singular verbs.
Plural subjects take plural verbs.
Example:
Envy is ignorance; imitation is suicide.
(singular)
We recognize our own rejected
thoughts. (plural)
Now, give me your own example.
2. The verb agrees only with its subject.
Words between subject and verb do
not affect the number of the subject.
(intervening phrase)
Example:
The luster of the firmament of bards
and sages dazzles people.
Notice that although the intervening
words are in plural form, both the
S-form(singular)
Notices, smells, looks, repeats
Base Form(plural)
Notice, smell, look, repeat
Miley Cyrus attends the Academy Awards.
(singular)
Percy and Annabeth are one of the characters
of
The Lightning Thief. (plural)

4. subject and the verb are in singular form .
Now, give your own example.
3. The words some, all, most, any are
singular when they refer to quantity or
a collection taken as one. On the other
hand, they are plural when they refer
to a number or a collection taken as
several items.
Example:
Most of the work was begun by
original thinkers. (quantity)
Some of the ideas exposed by
Emerson were misunderstood.
(number)
Now, give your own example.
4. A compound subject joined by and
takes a plural verb. When they
referred to as one unit, it takes
singular verb.
Example:
Conformity and consistency are two
obstacles of self-reliance. (separate
units)
The writer and the lecturer of great
renown was a speaker at Harvard.
(one unit)
Now, give your own example.
One of the obstacles of self-reliance is
conformity.
All of the dish was done by my Logan.
Any of the students are allowed to participate.
(number)
The actress and the model are going to have a

5. Very good class! Before we continue
our discussion with the three
remaining rules, let us first have some
fun.
E. Application:
Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. Jon, along with the other students,
(think, thinks) of pursuing a science
career.
2. There (is, are) a good chance of
thunderstorms in Metro Manila today.
3. Hannah is one of the office workers
who still (attend, attends) classes.
F. Generalization
Singular subjects take singular verb; plural
subjects take plural verb.
The verb agrees only to its subject.
Intervening words do not affect the
number of the subject.
Some, all, most, and any are singular when
they refer to a quantity. They are plural
when they refer to a number.
A compound subject joined by and takes
plural verb. When the compound subject
refers to one unit, it takes singular verb.
movie together. (separate unit) Peanut butter
and jelly is her favorite. (as one unit)
Jon, along with the other students thinks of
pursuing a science career.
There is a good chance of thunderstorms in
metro manila.
Hannah is one of the office workers who still
attends classes.

6. If the sentence is grammatically correct, write C before the number. If there is an error in
subject-verb agreement, write the correct form of the verb.
1. The date and the place of the Girl Scouts' Jamboree has been set.
2. The photographs in the yearbook are her work.
3. One of todays's English lessons are not easy to comprehend.
4. The president, with his cabinet, is going to the luncheon meeting.
5. Are you aware that the sale of the tickets have started?
6 . The decision of the director stand.
7. Everyone on these islands are very friendly.
8. On the beach, Jackson sings.
9. The child looks at the picture inside the room.
10. Beneath these buildings are an underground stream.
IV. Evaluation

7. V. Assignment
PREPARED BY: JURILLE OSIGAN
Now, was the topic clear class?
Any questions about the topic?
Well, that is for you to find out.
Yes, here's what you are going to do.
1. Write examples for each of the first four rules oof the
subject-verb
agreement.
2. Give the three remaining rules and
give examples for each of the
remaining rules.
Put your answers on your notebook.
Yes, Sir .
Yes. Sir, you only stated four rules but
you said earlier that there are seven rules
regarding the subject-verb agreement.
What about the remaining three rules?
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