Nouns
Means only one thing or entity
What is meant by singular?
A word that shows action or state of being
What is a verb?
The basic form of the "state of being" verb that shows no action
What is the verb "to be"?
The singular pronoun that is used by the person speaking
What is the word "I"?
The same type of subject must take the same type of verb.
What is meant by subject-verb agreement?
A word that names a person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
Examples: run, jump, are, think, dance, am
What are examples of verbs?
This present tense "be" verb is used with all plural pronouns and with only one singular pronoun
What is the word "are"?
This pronoun can be singular or plural, depending on its use
What is the word "you"?
The type of writing that we do that insists that subjects and verbs agree
What is academic writing?
Examples: boys, peace, chicken, Shaw, mommy
What are examples of nouns?
By adding an "s" to a verb--generally
How do most verbs change from plural to singular?
A non-standard way of making the plural of "you" sound different from the singular form of "you"
What is the word "y'all"?
He, she, or it
What are the third-person, singular pronouns?
I have a paper due, and I am not sure my grammar is correct. What should I do?
What is "It's time to visit the Writing Center!"?