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Name: Shastry Vaughan
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Date: 2/BAS
It's Grammar Time: Subject-Verb Agreement 2
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It's Grammar Time and you must follow the rules!
Rule: A singular subject goes with a singular verb.
Ex: The teacher helps me with my work.
A plural subject goes with a plural verb.
Ex: The teachers help me with my work.
Remember:
--If the subject is singular, the
VERB gets the S.
--If the subject is plural, the
SUBJECT gets the S.
Part 1
Directions: Classify the subject as either singular or plural and write v
for the subiect as either singular or plural and write your answer on the line. Then, circle
the verb that correctly completes the sentence.
Example: My brother (plan,(plans to come visit this weekend.
singular
1. The phone (ring, rings) early in the morning.
Simular
2. They (sit, sits) on the wall after school.
3. The bag (fall, falls) out of my hand because it is heavy.
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The first sentence should read 'The phone rings early in the morning.' because the subject is singular and the verb rings agrees in its third person singular form.

The second sentence should read 'They sit on the wall after school.' because the subject is plural and the verb sit agrees with the third person plural form.

The third sentence should read 'The bad falls out of my hand because it is heavy.' because the subject is singular and the verb falls agrees with the third person singular form.