Roger T.

Flores
BSEd – IV English Major

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During the discussion, the students will be able to
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Before the end of the lesson the students will be able
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to share sentences using the right rules in subject-verb
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Basic Principles
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takes the s-form of
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the verb.
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My dad likes dog.
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S-VA My sisters like you.
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S-VA The indefinite pronouns
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Everyone looks at me.
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S-VA Somebody has drunk with beer.
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S-VA Some indefinite pronouns —
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Some cats are watching TV.
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S-VA Some of the sand is gone.
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S-VA Except for the pronouns (few, many, several,
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Few were left alive after the flood.
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Several people are ridding on the motor boat.
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None, can be either singular or plural
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(Writers generally think of none as
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"None of the engines are working,"
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"None of the food is fresh.")
S-VA None of you claims responsibility for this incident?
S-VA None of you claim responsibility for this incident?
None of the students have done their homework.
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In this last example, the word their precludes the use
of the singular verb.
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S-VA Prepositional phrases between
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If two subjects are joined by
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and, they typically require
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The cow and the pig are jumping
over the moon.
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Phrases such as together
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with, as well as, and along
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is arresting for illegal possession of
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The mayor and his brothers are
going to jail.
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The verb agrees with the nearest subject.
Do Mr. Bean Laden or the terrorists will surrender?
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S-VA If the subjects are both singular and are
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S-VA either/or, and not only/but also take the s-form
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Neither the singers nor the composer is benefited by the
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S-VA Fractional expressions such as half of, a part of, a
percentage of, a majority of are sometimes singular and
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sometimes plural, depending on the meaning. The same
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S-VA Some of the voters are still angry.
A large percentage of the older population is voting
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against him.
S-VA Two-fifths of the troops were lost in the battle.
S-VA Two-fifths of the vineyard was destroyed by fire.
S-VA Forty percent of the students are in favor of changing the
policy.
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Three and two is five.
S-VA Four times four divide by two is eight.
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S-VA Collective nouns like herd, senate, class, crowd,
etc. usually take the s-form of the verb..
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S-VA A school fish is approaching.
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When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence
they take the s-form of the verb, but when they are
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Eating in the restaurant was a bad idea.
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Climbing trees and playing guitars are my hobbies.
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S-VA Words such as glasses, pants, pliers, and scissors
are regards as plural (and require base form of the
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verb) unless they’re preceded the phrase pair of (in
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My glasses were on the bed.
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My pants were torn.
S-VA A pair of scissors is in the closet.
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Me llamo Roger Flores para servirle
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seniorito y seniorita.
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