Verbs Lesson, Grades 3-4: Subject-Verb Agreement

The dog run to the gate. The dog runs to the gate. Which one do we write in school? In about 40 minutes, students learn that in school writing (standard English), a verb in the present tense agrees with its subject. One person or thing (he, she, it, Mia, the cat): the verb ends in -s or -es.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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