her favorite subject. She likes to solve problems involving the different operations. Once her teacher asks her to buy jeans, tweezers and goggles. Each item is in different areas at the department store. She bought first the jeans. The jeans cost P700, then she went to the ladies section to buy tweezers. The tweezers were sold in a buy one take one basis. She was so happy to buy two tweezers in the price one tweezers. The last item she bought were the goggles. Every item was purchased at a very low cost that she saved a large sum with the money she bought. The next thing she knew she had tickets in her hand given by her teacher for the concert of the band that plays the music she loves. She thanked her teacher for giving her the concert ticket. Rule : Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning and require the –s /-es form of the verb and the be- verbs such as is, was and has. Ex. Civics teaches the duties of citizenship. The news is somewhat depressing. Rule : Other nouns are used only in the plural form and require the regular form of the verb and the be-verbs such are, were, and have. Ex. The scissors belong to me. The jeans are tight. Rule : The distributive pronouns each, every, either, neither and the words they modify are always singular and make use of the –s/-es form of the verb and the be verbs is, was and has. The indefinite pronoun anyone, no one, anybody, everybody, nobody, everybody, everyone, someone and somebody are always singular and make use of the – s/-es form of the verb and the be- verb is, was and has. Plural indefinites like many, several, few, both, some and all make use of the regular base form of the verb and the be-verbs are, were and have. Ex. Nobody likes to go to the market. Each of the boys orders for hamburger. Many signify their intention to join the trip. Rule : A collective noun uses the –s/-es form of the verb and the be-verbs is, was and has if the idea expressed by the subject is thought of as one unit. It uses the regular form of the verb and the be- verbs are, were and have if the idea expressed by the subject denotes a separate individuals. Ex. The orchestra plays for the audience nightly. The orchestra members are bringing their instruments home nightly. Analyze the sentences. On the line after each sentence, put a check mark ( ) if the verb agrees with the subject and verb. If it does not, rewrite the whole sentence and give the correct verb that should agree with the subject. 1. The Philippines are in Southeast Asia. 2. Nobody wants to be the butt of anybody’s joke. 3. My sunglasses was made by that optical store. 4.The team are headed to the nationals since winning the regional athletic event. 5.Physics is the subject my sister enjoys so much. Use the correct form of the verb 1. Gymnastics (need)_ a lot of practice. 2. These pliers (be)_____ lent by their HELE teacher. 3. The chess club (compare) _____ each strategies to win the tournament. 4.Everyone (listen) ___, as the Ormoc Deped Divison Superintendent is delivering his message. 5.Mumps (has) _____ developed among the boys in that section. Finish these sentences using the correct verb: 1. Mathematics __________ 2.Grandpa’s eyeglasses 3.The proceeds of the Christmas Caroling 4. The band 5. Each pupil Answer the questions with complete sentences using the correct subject- verb agreement. 1. Who is your favorite cartoon character? 2.What can you say about your old pair of shorts? 3. What do usually audience do during programs? 4. What is your favorite sport? 5. How do you celebrate your birthday? Two or more singular subjects joined by or or nor must have a singular verb. e.g. Beth or Sam is going to win. Two or more plural subjects joined by or or nor must have a plural verb. e.g. The girls or the boys are going to win. If one or more singular subjects are joined to one or more plural subjects by or or nor, the subject closest to the verb determines the agreement. The verb in an or, either-or, or neither- nor sentence agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it. Beth, Sam, or the twins are going to win. Either the twins or Sam is going to win. Sentences with “Here” and “There”: There is only one orange in the basket. There are many projects to be made. Here is a box of chocolate cake. Here are my friends from the province. Titles: A title of the book, story, novel, literature, or any work of art is considered singular and takes a singular verb. Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Bronte. The Last Leaf is written by O. Henry. Amounts and Measurements: A noun expressing an amount or measurement is usually singular and requires a singular verb. Fifty pesos is more than enough. 40 feet is the length of the room. 10 kilometers is the distance of this school to his house. With “a number of” as a subject, use a plural verb. With “the number of” as a subject, use a singular verb. e.g. A number of students take the exam. The number of students is 60. For items that have two parts,when the word pair is used, the verb is singular. But without the word pair, the verb is plural. (scissors, tongs, trousers, pants) e.g. My scissors are lost. A pair of scissors is needed for the activity. Compose your own sentences using the following subjects. 1.The Philippines __________________. 2. Filipinos __________________. 3. One of the Filipino traditions ________________. 4. Either sinigang or adobo _________________. 5. What make us proud as Filipinos ______________. 1. Bread and butter __________________. 2. The visitors __________________. 3. The teacher, as well as her students, _________. 4. Rice and fish ___________________ ________. 5. The singers, accompanied by the guitarist, _______.