SVA Review

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9th Grade

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Charese Johnson

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SVA Review: Part 1

A phrase or clause between subject and verb does not change the number of the subject.

Examples

Poll

What is the subject of the following sentence? Karen's Children, who were born on the 4th of July, are the biggest patriots I know.

Karen

Children

July

Patriot

Poll

What is the verb that agrees with the subject of the following sentence? Karen's Children, who were born on the 4th of July, are the biggest patriots I know.

Were

are

Indefinite pronouns as subjects

Poll

What is the subject: Several of my friends are going on the trip.

Sevral

Friends

Trip

Poll

What is the verb that agrees with the subject: Several of my friends are going on the trip.

are

going

Multiple Choice

Most of the people (are/is) going to the after party.

Are

Multiple Choice

Most of the people (are/is) going to the after party.

What is the subject?

Most

People

party

Multiple Choice

Is the subject plural or singular? Most of the people (are/is) going to the after party.

Plural

Singular

Open Ended

How do you know that the subject is plural?

Type response here

Multiple Choice

What is the correct verb? Most of the water (was/were) already in the pool.

was

were

Multiple Choice

What is the correct subject? Most of the water (was/were) already in the pool.

Most

Water

Pool

Multiple Choice

Is the subject singular or plural?

Singular

Plural

Open Ended

How do you know that the subject "most" is singular in this sentence?

Type response here

Compound subjects joined by and are always plural.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject(s): The fox and the cat (play/plays) everyday.

The fox

The cat

the fox and the cat

Multiple Choice

What is the correct verb? The fox and the cat (play/plays) everyday.

Play

Plays

Multiple Choice

What is the subject? The Fox and the Hound (have/has) great burgers!!

The fox

The hound

The fox and the hound

Multiple Choice

What is the verb: The Fox and the Hound (have/has) great burgers!!

have

has

Open Ended

Why do you think the first sentence used a plural verb but the second sentence used a singular verb?

Type response here

With compound subjects joined by or/nor, the verb agrees with the subject nearer to it.

Fill in the Blanks

to be: Neither the students nor the teacher

Type answer...

happy with the plan.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of the sentence: Neither the teacher nor the students are happy with the plan.

Neither

the teacher

the students

plan

REMEMBER...

THE SVERB JOINED BY OR/NOR ALWAYS AGREES WITH THE SUBJECT CLOSEST TO IT

Inverted Subjects must agree with the verb.

If the sentence begins with: "There, Here, or How" then the subject is always AFTER the verb

Multiple Choice

There (are/is) garbage all over the ground.

are

Multiple Choice

What is the subject? There is garbage all over the ground.

There

garbage

ground

Multiple Choice

To Lie: Here _____________ the bodies of our fallen soldiers.

Lie

Lies

Multiple Choice

What is the subject: Here lie the bodies of our fallen soldiers.

Here

bodies

soldiers

Open Ended

How did you know that the last verb should be plural?

Type response here

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