Subject Verb Agreement
Jake has a huge appetite. He (eat/eats) a huge breakfast every day.
eats
My bed sits in the corner of my room next to the dresser.
"in the corner of my room next to the dresser."
The Rock, who thinks he's a rapper, is 49 years old.
"who thinks he's a rapper"
If the Subject is singular, the verb DOES or DOES NOT get an "S"
DOES
If the Subject is plural, then the verb (BLANK)
DOES NOT GET AN "S"
I was walking by the teacher's lounge and noticed that all the teachers (complain/complains) about the last week before Christmas Break.
complain
Last Tuesday before lunch I tripped on a banana peel.
"Last Tuesday before lunch"
Known for his 3 point shooting abilities, Steph Curry holds the record for most 3 pointers ever in the NBA.
"Known for his 3 point shooting abilities"
Where is the appositive?
Mr. Connelly was sick from school and couldn't play jeopardy with us.
No appositive here.
TRUE or FALSE?
Collective Nouns should be treated as Singular.
TRUE
All English classes at MFHS (take/takes) the STAR test.
take
Jackie ran.
No Prepositional Phrase
Last night I ate a PB&J sandwich.
No Appositive.
Name one Collective Noun.
Family, Team, Class, Pair, etc. Any of those will work.
TRUE OR FALSE
Appositives add important details to the sentence about the subject.
FALSE. They're sometimes helpful for further understanding, but they don't fundamentally change the sentence at all.
The kids, teachers, and custodians patiently (wait/waits) for the final bell of the week to ring.
wait
Jackie ran to the grocery store to pick up peas for the party.
*Killer alliteration there by the way.*
"to the grocery store to pick up peas for the party."
California, the longest state in the country, has a population of over 39 million people.
"the longest state in the country"
If a sentence does NOT have a subject OR a verb, what does it become?
An incomplete sentence or fragment.
When there are multiple subjects with different tenses, which subject do you match the verb with?
The one closest to the verb.
Like literally the subject that is closest in proximity to the verb within the sentence.
Jack, John, and my parents (swim/swims) at the local YMCA. While John and the parents do laps, Jack (play/plays) with the foam noodles.
Mr. Connelly had to stay home after feeling a little under the weather. Hopefully he feels better before Christmas.
There are 2 Prepositional Phrases here.
"after feeling a little under the weather."
then
"before Christmas."
I can't wait for break, which is like 13 days long I think. It's awesome to have the time off, since it's so needed, to get some extra rest.
There are two Appositives here.
"which is like 13 days long"
then
"since it's so needed"
My dad, who is the funniest guy in the world, works downtown next to the huge Chase bank.
Which TWO types of phrases can be found in this sentence? Identify them within the sentence.
Appositive = who is the funniest guy in the world
Prepositional Phrase = next to the huge Chase bank.
Is "Between the oven and the stove, next to the junk drawer" a prepositional phrase?
Yes, because it explains the relationship of elements within the sentence.