Subject/Verb Agreement

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Subject/Verb Agreement

• Review

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Is, Are, or Am

• There ___ three kinds of fish.
• The color of the paintings ___ bright.
• Jack and Jill ___ neighbors.
• Each pen and pencil ___ on the floor.
• Neither she nor I ___ passing Latin.
• The group ___ completing their tasks.
• The glasses ___ on the table.
• Either of the answers ___ correct.

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Was or Were

• There ___ a change in the plans.
• Anne Frank, as well as her parents, ___ Jewish.
• A famous poet and playwright ___ Shakespeare.
• Many a hat and coat ___ repaired.
• Either the cat or the dog ___ naughty.
• The crowd of people ___ loud.
• The news ___ rather depressing last night.
• Everybody in the cars ____ wearing a seatbelt.

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Has or Have

• There ___ been many storms this spring.
• Her selection of books ___ been surprising.
• Liver and onions ___ never been an appealing
  meal.
• Every girl and boy ___ been given a gift.
• Either my sister or my parents ___ made the
  decision.
• The team ___ perfectly performed their drills.
• The proceeds from the event ___ helped the cause.
• Each of the books ___ a damaged cover.

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Sit or Sits

• On the bookcase ___ the vase of roses.
• One of the chickens ___ in the wagon.
• Many a mom and dad ___ in the stands.
• The cat and the hat ___ in the corner.
• Neither my friends nor he ___ patiently.
• The scissors ___ on my desk.
• The band ___ in their assigned seats.
• Neither of my friends ___ by me.

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Active or Passive Voice

• The song was sung by my sister.
• Can you play us a song?
• The book was written by C.S. Lewis.
• We have played the game for a month.
• The game will be played by four players.
• The game was canceled.

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FINAL QUESTION

• Which voice should be predominantly used? Why?
• Active voice should be used most often because it
  shows more energy/excitement/movement and is less
  wordy!

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Answers

• Slide 2 are, is, are, is , am ,are, are, is
• Slide 3 was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was
• Slide 4 Have, has, has, has, have, have, have,
  has
• Slide 5 sits, sits, sits, sit, sits, sit, sit,
  sits
• Slide 6 passive, active, passive, active,
  passive, passive