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Subject The WHO/WHAT of the sentence that is doing or being something A noun or pronoun The star of the sentence Linked to the predicate Find the subject… Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning. Find the subject… Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning. Verb What the subject of the sentence is doing or being A predicate Linked to the subject Find the verb… Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning. Find the verb… Ms. Harkness needs coffee in the morning. Subject- The verb must agree Verb with the subject in Agreement number Subject-Verb Agreement If the subject is SINGULAR, the verb must be ____________. Subject-Verb Agreement If the subject is SINGULAR, the verb must be SINGULAR. The student has three tests. Subject-Verb Agreement If the subject is PLURAL, the verb must be ________________. Subject-Verb Agreement If the subject is PLURAL, the verb must be PLURAL. The students have three tests. Compound Joined Subject by the conjunction and Will have a plural verb Compound Subject Huxley, Dante, and Emma are going to the dog park. Compound Subject Huxley, Dante, and Emma are going to the dog park. Trick with “Or” When the compound subject is joined with “or,” you look at the subject CLOSEST to the verb Or Far subject or close subject verb. Amy or her sisters win. Sisters = plural Win = plural Singular or Plural Mary The or Martha [go/goes] to the store. flying squirrels or Ninja Duck [eat/eats] at the food court. Singular or Plural Mary The or Martha goes to the store. flying squirrels or Ninja Duck eats at the food court. Pronouns that are always SINGULAR Another Anybody Anyone Anything Nothing Something Each Either Every Everyone Somebody Everything Neither Nobody No one Someone Pronouns to Remember… EACH and EVERY will always be singular Make sure they have a singular verb Each and Every Each of my brothers [play/plays] football. Each Each of my brothers plays football. Each Each of the markers [is/are] missing a cap. Each Each of the markers is missing a cap.