Transcription of Name Date 1 Agreement in Number
1 A verb must agree with its subject in Number . Numberrefers to whether a word issingular naming one or plural naming more than singular subject takes a singular poster announcesa garage sale.(singular subject, singular verb )A plural subject takes a plural posters announcegarage sales.(plural subject, plural verb )In a sentence with a verb phrase, the first helping verb must agree with the neighbors have been joiningin an annual contractionsdoesn t and don t are short forms of does notand do t with all singular subjects except Iand don twith all pluralsubjects, I, and tyour neighborhoodhavesales?Don tyour neighborslikesales?Making Subjects and Verbs Agree in Number In each sentence, underline the subject. Then underline the verb in parenthesesthat agrees with the bicycle (was, were) not for sale.
2 Always (look, looks) for mystery father (want, wants) to find old hand newspaper (include, includes) ads for garage sales. ads (list, lists) some of the things for sale. sellers (were, was) still marking prices when the first customers came. 7.(Don t, Doesn t) Marc want to go to the sale?8.(Has, Have) Ashley ever bought anything here? (am, are) looking for old vinyl (haven t, hasn t) found any hardcover books. B. Identifying Subjects and Verbs That Agree in NumberIn each sentence, underline the subject and the verb . On the line following thesentence, write whether the two parts of the sentence Agreeor coyotes has been spotted in the kite rises easily in this has worn my boots! mail has arrived drivers obeys the traffic McDougal Littell , USAGE, ANDMECHANICSBOOK133 Lesson1 Agreement in NumberTeachingNameDateCHAPTER 7A.
3 Making Subjects and Verbs Agree in NumberOn the line following each sentence, write the present tense form of the verb toagree with the subject. summer, my friends and I (go) to garage usual, today Maria (be) looking for a cup to replace the one she antique dealer always (arrive) at a sale an hour music teacher (look) for old sheet music at a house (want) to find hockey equipment at a yard (find) the neatest old clothes at garage , she (buy) at least one or two floppy and Gary (hope) to find a good used bike for their little (be) one of the ones who arrived at the sale (say) she will look but won t buy Correcting Agreement ErrorsIn each sentence, underline both the subject and the verb . If the verb agrees withthe subject, write Correcton the line at the right.
4 If it does not agree, write thecorrect verb . sing in his church captain stand at the wheel of the and Kelley sit together in the was asking about used Adams have been working here for 12 ! The bucket are parents insist on no TV at cats was watching the birds outside the has found a dollar bill on the McDougal Littell , USAGE, ANDMECHANICSBOOKL esson1 Agreement in NumberMore PracticeNameDateCHAPTER 7A. Proofreading for Errors in Agreement Underline the five verbs in this paragraph that do not agree with their subjects. Onthe lines below, write the numbers of the sentences in which you find agreementerrors. After each sentence Number , write the subject and the verb form thatagrees with it.(1) Aunt Emma can t pass up garage sales.
5 (2)She get a lot of clothes atthem. (3) Some skirts and blouses is old enough to be back in style. (4)Theclothing is usually in pretty good shape. (5) At a garage sale, the best thing arethe prices. (6)Aunt Emma often change her mind. (7) Sometimes she wears askirt only once or twice. (8)After that, she thinks it isn t right for her.(9) Thenshe don t want it any more. (10) She doesn t feel so bad about getting rid ofoutfits worth only a dollar or Making Subjects and verb Agree in WritingChoose one of the topics below and write a paragraph of at least four sentencesabout it. Use the present tense throughout. Make sure the subjects and verbs of allthe sentences cardsRecycling toys and gamesA little store I likeUsed book storesWhat to do with old clothesSelling old sports equipment Costume partiesHouse or garage salesCopyright McDougal Littell , USAGE, ANDMECHANICSBOOK135 Lesson1 Agreement in NumberApplicationNameDateCHAPTER 7
