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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define subject-verb
    agreement.
  • Make verbs agree with
    subjects in writing.
  • Become familiar with
    subject-verb agreement assessment on
    high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… see
The Grammar
and Writing
Book
pp. 122–125.
If… students
have difficulty
with subject-verb agreement,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It
Transparency 13.
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ELL
Support Grammar See the Grammar
Transition lessons in the ELL and
Transition Handbook.
The Grammar & Writing Book
The Grammar and Writing Book
 For more instruction and practice,
 use pp. 122–127.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from Night
Letters on the board:
A hawkmoth rests on a
crisp blade of grass.
Explain that the subject of the
sentence, hawkmoth, is
singular. An s is added to the
verb, rest, to agree with the
subject.
Display Grammar
Transparency 13. Read aloud
the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 13
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The fireflies lands on my
    jaket. (land; jacket)
  2. The many fireflies's lights
    look like stars on a
    Summer night. (fireflies';
    summer)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of subject-verb agreement.
  • The subject and the verb in
    a sentence must work
    together. When the subject
    and verb work together, they
    agree.
  • To make most present tense
    verbs agree with singular
    subjects or he, she, or it,
    add -s. If the subject is a
    plural noun or I, you, we,
    or they, the present tense
    verb does not end in -s.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 49. Work
through the first two items with the
class.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 49
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Lardge moths flies around
    the porch at night. (Large;
    fly)
  2. They look a litle like
    butterflys. (little; butterflies)
MAKE STRONG VERBS
AGREE
Remind students that using strong
verbs makes writing vivid. Writers
must always make their verbs
agree with their sentence subjects.
A snake slithers out of the
grass.
More snakes slither out of the
grass.
  • Have students review
    something they have written
    to see if they can make it
    more vivid by using strong
    verbs that agree with their
    subjects.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 50.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 50
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Wasnt that a spider on the
    floor. (Wasn't; floor?)
  2. Dew make the plant's wet
    in the morning. (makes;
    plants)
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Many animals prowls on the
    edje of the forest at night.
    (prowl; edge)
  2. The two trees shadows hide
    the mouses and foxes.
    (trees'; mice)
Test Tip
Be sure a form of be in a
sentence agrees with the
subject. Use is or was to
agree with singular nouns.
Use are or were to agree with
plural nouns.
Example: The moon is bright
tonight.
The stars are shining.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 51.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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 Practice Book p. 51
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 122–125 in The
Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 134.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 52.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 52
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The birds nests are full of
    eggs in april. (birds'; April)
  2. What is that oranje bird.
    (orange; bird?)
Grammar Subject-Verb Agreement