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Agreement in sentences

PROCEDURAL
English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 8—10|ID: mt_2NfIKEYdbm

Ensure subject-verb agreement and pronoun-antecedent agreement within and across sentences

Mastery Evidence

  • Correct 'The group of children were laughing' to 'The group of children was laughing' and explain the singular subject
  • Choose the correct pronoun in 'Each student must bring ____ (his or her / their) book' and explain the antecedent link
  • Identify and fix three agreement errors in a short paragraph, explaining each correction

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] writes "Each of the players have their own locker", can they spot the error and fix it to "has their own locker" — making sure the verb matches the subject?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

L.4.2aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
L.4.2a

Use correct capitalization.

English Language Arts

Prerequisites3

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  • Pronouns for clarity hard

    Pronoun-antecedent agreement requires pronoun cohesion knowledge

    • Pronouns hard

      Pronoun cohesion and reflexive pronouns build on basic pronoun usage

  • Pronouns hard

    Pronoun-antecedent agreement requires secure prior use of personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns

  • Subject-verb agreement hard

    Subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement extends basic S-V agreement

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