Rules
Prepositional Phrases
Non-Restrictive Phrase
Identify the Subject
Correct Verb
100
Singular Subjects take _____________ verbs.
What is "singular"?
100
The Richmond Spiders of the Atlantic 10 Conference have a great basketball team.
What is "of the Atlantic 10 Conference"?
100
Mrs. Coffin is from West Virginia, which is a great state!
What is "which is a great state"?
100
The Wu-Tang Clan, which consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man and others, was formed in Staten Island.
What is The Wu-Tang Clan?
100
The children in the class (is/are) incredibly well-behaved.
What is are?
200
Plural subjects take ___________ verbs.
What is "plural"?
200
From Long Beach, CA, Dr. Dre won a Grammy for "Let me Ride".
What is "From Long Beach, CA"?
200
Mr. McCormack, who is a student-teacher, is going bald.
What is "who is a student-teacher"?
200
At the end of the day, all students that have been in school want to go home.
What is students?
200
Each of the students (is/are) delightful!
What is is?
300
The subject of a sentence is (always/never) in an intervening phrase.
What is "never"?
300
Students at The Herm love Mr. McCormack's English class!
What is at The Herm?
300
"Reasonable Doubt", which went double-platinum, was the debut album for Jay-Z.
What is "which went double-platinum"?
300
Without question, the best tandem in the NBA is Amare Stoudamire and Carmelo Anthony.
What is tandem?
300
The dog, which has rabies, (smells/smell) terrible.
What is smells?
400
In the present tense, (verbs/nouns) ADD an S to the singular form.
What are Verbs?
400
Without Mrs. Coffin's help, Mr. McCormack would be lost.
What is "without Mrs. Coffin's help"?
400
The desk drawer holds my wallet, which has no money in it.
What is "which has no money in it"?
400
The younger brother of Peyton Manning, Eli Manning is an underrated quarterback.
What is Eli Manning?
400
Mrs. Coffin, a Ninth Grade English teacher, (love/loves) the Mountaineers.
What is loves?
500
In the present tense, (verbs/nouns) REMOVE the S from the singular form.
What are nouns?
500
Lebron James of the Miami Heat was loved until leaving the Cavs.
What is "of the Miami Heat" and "until leaving the Cavs"?
500
When we study Subject/Verb agreement, students get pumped up!
What is "When we study Subject/Verb agreement"?
500
Once I went to camp, but was bitten by a snake and had to go home.
What is I?
500
Stay away if I take off my shoes because each of my feet (smell/smells).
What is smells?
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