Activity Sheet

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ENGLISH 6
QUARTER 1
Week 8-Day 3&4
Grammar
EN6G-Ih-3.9
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures: Subject-Verb Agreement

Attitude
EN6A-Ih-17
Show tactfulness when communicating with others

EN6A-Ih-18
Show openness to criticism
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To the Learner
 
You’re doing an amazing job finishing the previous exercises and now it’s time
proceed to our next lesson. I bet you’ll enjoy this even more.  

Our next topic will teach you how to compose clear and coherent sentences using
appropriate grammatical structures following the rules in Subject-Verb Agreement.

Always remember that whenever we communicate with others, we should always be

tactful and open to criticism. Being open for correction shows a good attitude towards
the people around you.

Let’s Learn This

In this activity sheet, several exercises are prepared for you to enhance your skills on
Subject-Verb Agreement so you can compose clear and grammatically correct
sentences.

Let’s Try This

Task 1: Rumble Jumble

Rearrange the following set of words to form a sentence with a complete thought and
essence.

1. jacket the dirty Rachel removes

2. escapes from master his Androcles

3. to want they finish output soon their

4. the participants enjoy the view Taal Lake of

5. carries the waiter food table to table from

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Task 2: Pick-a-Boo
Box the subject and circle the verb in the sentences that you have formed. The teacher
will present the sentences and you may answer it on the board.

Let’s Study This

Observing Subject-Verb Agreement

Verbs must always agree with the noun or pronoun subject of a sentence, both in
tense and number.
Subjects and verbs should agree with one another in number- singular or plural.
Thus, if a subject is plural, its verb must also be in plural form.

Pronoun Present Tense Singular Present Tense

Subject Plural
(First Person) I, We walk do have walk do have
(Second Person) You walk do have walk do have
(Third Person) He, She, It, walks does has walk do have
They

Note that the base form is used in all other instances.

Subject-verb agreement is not applied when the tense is past.

Read the entries below.

Pronoun Past Tense Singular Past Tense Plural
Subject
(First Person) I, We walked did had walked did had
(Second Person) You walked did had  walked did had 
(Third Person) He, She, It, walked did had  walked did had 
They

The basic rules in subject-verb agreement are as follows:

1. Singular nouns, singular common nouns and mass nouns go with the –s form
of a verb.
The emperor orders for the gate of the lion be opened.
Mrs. Price has one dirty jacket on her hand.
The lion roars as the thorn was pulled out by Androcles.

2. Plural proper nouns, plural common nouns, and plural mass nouns formed with
quantifiers go with the base/simple form of verbs.
Smart students fascinate the principal so much.
The soldiers sieze Androcles when they saw him in the forest.
Two liters of canola oil cost around six hundred pesos.
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3. Use the plural form of verbs with compound subjects joined by and.
Dr. Dre and his wife treat patients for free.
Mario, Luigi and the Princess travel along the pipes to escape King
  Coopa.

4. When the parts of a compound subject are joined by or or nor, the subject
closest to the verb determines agreement.
The girls or Noli knows the way to the mall.
Noli or the girls know the way to the mall.

5. Subject nouns that are derived from adjectives take plural verbs.
The rich favor the ordinance.
The poor need more government attention.

Subject-verb agreement is applied when the verb be is used as a main verb or

as a helping verb in both the past tenses.

Read the entries in the table below.

Pronoun Subject Past Tense Present Tense

I am was
Plural Noun are  were 
(You, We, They)
Singular Noun is  was 
(He, She, It)

1. I am the class president.

2. I was the vice-president last year.

3. Moana is the secretary now.

4. She was the class treasurer last year.

5. We are the class officers for this school year.

6. They were the class officers last year.

7. Ms. Malonzo is our class adviser for the school year.

8. Mr. Alonte was our English teacher last year.

9. Charice and Aiza are designing our school stage at the moment.

10. Bong and Michelle were here yesterday.

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Let’s Do This

Task 3: Choosy Me!

Choose the verb in the parentheses that agrees with the subject. Write your
answers on your paper.

1. Pet owners (treat, treats) their pets well.

2. Before the advent of motor vehicles, the horse (was, were) the fastest means
of transportation on land.

3. In some parts of the country, horse drawn rig (seem, seems) to be still a
common means of transport.

4. Marionne (drive, drives) a banca.

5. Either my Mom or my Dad (know, knows) how to use the Internet.

6. Most animals in the zoo (was, were) rescued from the wild.

7. The ruthless usually (dislike, dislikes) taking care of animals.

8. Mr. and Mrs. Del Fonso (tend, tends) to travel around the Philippines every
summer.

Let’s Do More

Task 4: On Our Own

Work with a partner and compose your own sentences using the following pairs
of subject and verb in a sentence. Be sure to observe rules in subject-verb agreement.

1. Neither the soldiers nor the master- believe

2. Either the pupils or Mrs. Price- ridicule

3. Belle or the Beast- dance

4. Alden and Yaya Dub- love

5. She- allow

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Let’s Remember This

Verbs must always agree with the noun or pronoun subject of a sentence both in tense
and number.
Subjects and verbs should agree with one another in number- singular or plural.
Thus, if a subject is plural, its verb must also be in plural form.
The base form is used in all other instances.
Subject-verb agreement is not applied when the tense is in the past.
Subject-verb agreement is applied when the verb be is used as a main verb or as a
helping verb in both past tenses.

Let’s Test Ourselves

Testing...1,2,3!
Choose the correct verb in the parentheses to complete the sentence and then write
your answer on a piece of paper.

1. Mrs. Hulipas (teach, teaches) her pupils well.

2. The pupils (learn, learns) much from her.
3. The MAPEH Teacher (teach, teaches) beautiful songs to her class.
4. The Grade VI pupils (love, loves) to sing the songs.
5. The coach (explain, explains) the techniques in singing.
6. My pupils (is, are) excited to visit the National Museum.
7. My parents (own, owns) a small piggery.
8. My younger brother (work, works) as a nurse in the U.S.
9. He (drive, drives) his own car to work.
10. Andrei (study, studies) his lesson with his father.
11. Byron (clean, cleans) his room every weekend.
12. We all (live, lives) in a world full of wonders.
13. I can (show, shows) you the world.
14. Volunteers (donate, donates) books at Bakakeng Elementary School.
15. James and Nadine (visit, visits) the orphanage.

Prepared by:

MICHELLE B. BALATBAT

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ANSWER KEY
  (For Teachers’ Use Only)

Task 1: Rumble Jumble

1. Rachel removes the dirty jacket.

2. Androcles escapes from his master.

3. They want to finish their output soon.

4. The participants enjoy the view of Taal Lake.

5. The waiter carries food from table to table.

Task 2: Pick-A-Boo

1. Rachel removes the dirty jacket.

2. Androcles escapes from his master.

3. They want to finish their output soon.

4. The participants enjoy the view of Taal Lake.

5. The waiter carries food from table to table.

Task 3: Choosy Me

1. reat
2. was
3. seems
4. drives
5. knows
6. were
7. dislike
8. tends

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Testing... 1,2,3!

1. teaches
2. learn
3. teaches
4. love
5. explains
6. are
7. own
8. works
9. drives
10. studies
11. cleans
12. live
13. show
14. donate
15. visit

Prepared by:

MICHELLE B. BALATBAT