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Title: Action or Linking


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Action or Linking?
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Review
be
smell
grow
feel
become
remain
taste
seem
appear
look
sound
stay
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  • He seems nice.

L
PA
4
  • I felt the soft fabric of the couch.

A
5
  • I felt happy.

L
PA
6
  • The sweater felt itchy.

PA
L
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  • Dinner smells great.

L
PA
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  • I smell something delicious.

A
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  • The tree grew this year.

A
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  • We stayed at the hotel for a
  • week.

A
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  • The child stayed angry at the
  • mean dog.

L
PA
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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Agreement
  • If the subject is singular, the verb will be
    singular.
  • If the subject is plural, the verb will be
    plural.

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AND
  • A compound subject joined by and receives a
    plural verb.

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AND
  • Josh has already seen that
  • movie.
  • Jake and Josh have already
  • seen that movie.

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OR, NOR
  • If a compound subject is joined by or or nor, the
    verb should agree with the subject closest to it.

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OR, NOR
  • Either my cousins or my aunt cooks Christmas
    dinner every year.
  • Neither the teacher nor the students know who set
    off the stink bomb.

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Avoiding Problems
  • Make sure that you find the subject of the
    sentence. Dont be fooled by imitators!

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Finding the Subject
  • The winner of all the races is really fast.

PA
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Avoiding Problems
  • Check the indefinite pronoun chart to find out if
    the subject is singular or plural.

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Indefinite Pronouns
  • Someone _______ what the answer is!

HE
knows
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