Subject/Verb Agreement
Who or what the sentence is about
What is the subject?
Place the comma(s):
I have painted the entire house but he is still working on sanding the doors.
I have painted the entire house, but he is still working on sanding the doors.
An example wouldbe the importance of individual identity.
What is theme?
This character fell off the boat at the beginning of the story.
Who is Rainsford?
The detective murdered in "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Who is Patrick Maloney?
A word that describes an action, state of being, or occurrence.
What is a verb?
Place the comma(s):
My English 1 students who love to read will make excellent grades in my classroom.
My English 1 students, who love to read, will make excellent grades in my classroom.
The ____ in The Hunger Games centers around the main characters fight against her fellow competitors.
What is conflict?
This is the "most dangerous game" General Zaroff hunts
What are humans?
A leg of lamb
What is the murder weapon?
Fill in the blank:
Sandra always (do/does) well on exams.
What is "does?"
Place the comma(s):
People always complain about school yet they don't realize that an education will help them in the future.
People always complain about school, yet they don't realize that an education will help them in the future.
This genre makes light of serious matters.
What is Dark Comedy?
The theme in "The Most Dangerous Game."
What is reason versus instinct?
This is how Mary Maloney gets away with her crime.
What is feed the detectives the murder weapon?
Fill in the blank:
Neither of the horses (is/are) available to ride.
What is "are?"
Place the comma(s):
The Disney World near Orlando Florida opened on October 1 1971.
The Disney World near Orlando, Florida, opened on October 1, 1971.
This literary device describes when a reader knows something that the characters do not.
What is Dramatic Irony?
This person won the game in "The Most Dangerous Game."
Who is Rainsford?
This is why Mary kills Patrick.
Fill in the blank:
One of the children (is/are) coming to visit today.
What is "is?"
Place the comma(s):
Without understanding why Annie woke from a deep sleep with an urge to check on her children.
Without understanding why, Annie woke from a deep sleep with an urge to check on her children.
____________ is taking notes while reading.
What is Annotating?
These are released every night at seven.
What are the dogs?
He wrote "Lamb to the Slaughter."
Who is Roald Dahl?