SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT with Prepositional Phrase
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SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
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REVIEWIdentify the correct
verb that should be used
in each statement.
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BE
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BEGIN
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UNDERSTAND
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DRIVE
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SPEAK
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LIFT
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WHAT ARE THE BASIC RULES IN SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT?
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SUBJECT- VERB AGREEMENT
With prepositions
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WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?
It is a word placed before an object to specify its location.
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Let’s find the penguin…
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The penguin on the box
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The penguin inside the box
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The penguin between the boxes
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The penguin behind the boxes
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But who/what is the main topic?
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In subject-verb agreement…
A prepositional phrase is a phrase with two or more words that begins with a
preposition. A verb must agree with its subject, not with the object of a
prepositional phrase, which often comes between the subject and the
verb.
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The penguin on the box is Gunther.
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The penguin behind the boxes is Gunther.
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EXERCISES
DETERMINE THE SUBJECT and THE CORRECT VERB THAT
SHOULD BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.
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EXERCISES
The student in the back of the classroom _________
attentively to the teacher.
LISTEN LISTENS
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EXERCISES
The girl between those two boys _________ not my
cousin.
IS ARE
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EXERCISES
Escons, together with Ports and Montebs, ______ to the
TLE building.
GO GOES
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EXERCISES
The Island, between the two seas, _______ gone.
has have
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QUIZ!
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QUIZ
1. Apartments in this city (is, are) expensive.
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QUIZ
2.A dealer in rare books (is asked, are asked) to look at the collection of novels to ensure the authenticity.
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QUIZ
3. The musicians in the band (is practicing, are practicing).
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QUIZ
4. The blue areas on the map (indicates, indicate) water.
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QUIZ
5. The leaves on the oak tree (is turning, are turning) bright
orange and yellow.
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