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.

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• I felt the soft fabric of the couch.

A
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• I felt happy.

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• The sweater felt itchy.

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• Dinner smells great.

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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.

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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.

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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