STRATEGIC

INTERVENTION
MATERIAL
Subject-Verb Agreement
English 7
Submitted by:
MARIA CHRISTINA B. SEREÑO
Master Teacher I

Noted by:
ARNEL R. MANZANO
Principal I
I. Title

Subject-Verb Agreement
English 7
Prepared by:
MARIA CHRISTINA B. SEREÑO
Master Teacher I
 Table of Contents
Page
Rationale ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
Pre-test ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
 PRE-TEST
I. Give the correct form of the verb from the given choices. Write only the letter of the
Hi! Let’s try to correct answer.
see how much 1. She (a. love, b. loves) the toy.
you know the 2. They (a. is, b. are) watching the movie.
topic, “S-V 3. Everybody (a. look, b. looks) happy.
agreement”….. 4. Both (a. is , b. are) smart students.
5. The family (a. decide, b. decides) to stay at home.
6. My friend and savior (a. has, b. have) left for Europe.
7. My friend and my savior (a. has, b. have) left for Europe.
8. Either Kevin or her classmates (a. know, b. knows) the situation.
9. Either her classmates or Kevin (a. know, b. knows) the situation.
10. My mother, not my sisters, (a. is, b. are) my problem.
11. My sisters, not my mother, (a. is, b. are) my problem.
12. Gov. Deloso, together with his staff, (a. is, b. are) busy campaigning for the election.
13. The peoples of the Philippines (a. is, b. are) aiming gold for Pacquiao.
14. The number of students (a. has, b. have) increased this school year.
15. A number of students (a. was, b. were) caught cheating.
16. Each contestant (a. is, b. are) given time to compose her answer.
17. Twenty pesos (a. is, b. are) not enough for snacks nowadays.
18. Mathematics (a. is, b. are) my favorite subject.
19. The scissors (a. is, b. are) in my drawer.
20. The rich (a. has, b. have) all the options in life.

Let’s check your answers! Move on now to the next page.

 Answer Key
1. Loves 16. is
2. Are 17. is
3. Looks 18. is
4. Are 19. are
5. Decides 20. have
6. Has
7. Have
8. Know
9. Knows
10. Is
11. Are
12. Is
13. Are
14. Has
15. Were
LEARNING AREA: ENGLISH
GRADE LEVEL: SEVEN
LEAST-LEARNED SKILL: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
PRE-REQUISITE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS:
Identifying singular and plural nouns
Identifying the s-form and base form of
the verbs
My beloved student,

This Strategic Intervention Material (SIM) was

made and designed especially for you. This has been
made for you to fully understand Subject-Verb
Agreement.
Subject-Verb agreement is a grammar skill that
you have to master because your sentence construction
would be erroneous if you have not mastered this skill.
I hope you will enjoy reading the important
notes to remember and answering the given tasks.

Sincerely,

Your Teacher
PART II. GUIDE CARD
It’s good to know!
Answer Key
In order to have a correct subject-verb agreement, you have to
identify first whether the subject is singular or plural.
How will we know if the subject is singular or plural?
1. Loves 16. is
SINGULAR PLURAL
2. Are 17. is
-pertaining
3. Looks to one thing -refers
18. to
is two or more than one
4. Are person or thing
19. are
5. Decides 20. have
EXAMPLE:
6. Has COW EXAMPLE: COWS
7. Have
8. Know
9. Knows
10. Is
11. Are
12. Is
13. Are
14. Has
15. Were

How do form the plural form of cow?

Answer: We added –s to cow to make it plural.
There are rules in forming the plural of nouns.

1. Words that end with –s, -sh, -ch, -x, we add –es to form it plural.
For example: church + es = churches, bus + es = buses

2. Words that end with –y like boy, we simply add –s.

For example: boy + s = boys

Note that there are words that end in –y form their plural by changing
–y to –i and add –es.
For example: Lady (singular) = ladies (plural)

3. There are some words that change its spelling when transformed to its
plural form.
For example: brother (singular) = brethren (plural)
child = children

4. Most nouns ending in –o also form their plural by adding –es to the
singular.
For example: mango (singular) = mangoes (plural)
hero = heroes
potato = potatoes
5. A few nouns ending in –o merely add –s
For example: piano (singular) = pianos (plural)

6. Nouns ending in –f or –fe form their plural by changing –f or –fe into v and
adding –es.
For example: thief (singular) = thieves (plural)
wife = wives

Most other nouns ending in –f or –fe add –s.

For example: chief (singular) = chiefs (plural)

7. A few nouns form their plural by making some changes to inside vowels.
For example: man (singular) = men (plural)
foot = feet
Guide Card: Subject – Verb Agreement
What is Subject-Verb Agreement?
Subject –Verb agreement is just like dancing
Cha-cha that each other’s step must agree with each other so that you will not be stepping each other’s feet. For example,
the subject and verb must agree with each other which means that if the subject is singular, you must use the singular verb
and if the subject is plural, you must use the plural verb. When we say singular, it means one, and when we say plural, it
means two or more.

For example: Singular Subject (one) + Singular Verb = Correct Sentence

Anna + dances.

Plural Subject (two or more) + Plural Verb = Correct Sentence

The students + dance.

We have to follow these rules:

1. Singular subjects take singular verbs and plural verbs take plural verbs.

Point-of-view Singular Plural

1st Person I sing. We sing.
2nd Person You sing. You sing.
3rd Person He/ she / it / sings. They sing.

2. Indefinite pronouns such as each, either neither, one, every, everyone, everybody, someone, somebody, no one, nobody,
anyone, anybody take a singular verb.

Example: Everybody looks great.

Guide Card: Subject – Verb Agreement
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