English Language Arts
Grade 1
15 min
Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement
Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify team words like 'everyone' and 'somebody'.
State that team words talk about one whole group.
Match team words ending in '-one' with a verb ending in 's'.
Match team words ending in '-body' with a verb ending in 's'.
Choose the correct verb, 'is' or 'are', to go with a team word.
Find and fix a mistake in a sentence like 'Everyone play nice.'
Create a simple sentence using a team word and a matching verb.
Have you ever talked about a whole group of friends at once? 🧸🧸🧸 Let's learn the secret words to do it!
We will learn about special 'team words' like 'everyone'. We will learn how to make our sentences sound just right. This he...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
VerbA verb is an action word. It tells what someone or something does. 🏃♀️The dog **runs**. The girl **jumps**.
SubjectThe subject is who or what is doing the action. 🤔In 'The **cat** sleeps,' the cat is the subject.
Team Word (Indefinite Pronoun)A team word talks about a person or group without saying their name. 🤫**Everyone** is a team word. It means all the people in a group.
SingularSingular means there is only one of something. 🍎One cat, one boy, one toy.
AgreementAgreement is when the subject and verb match, like puzzle pieces. 🧩He **plays**. They **play**. The words match!
Team Words are SingularEven though team words sound like many, we treat them as one big group.**Everyone** is one team. **Somebody** is one person.
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Key Rules & Conventions
The 'One' and 'Body' Rule
Words ending in '-one' or '-body' get a verb with an 's'.
Use this for words like everyone, someone, no one, and everybody. The 's' on the verb shows it's just one group.
The 'Is' Rule for Teams
Team words use the verb 'is', not 'are'.
Remember, team words are treated as one thing. One thing 'is' something. For example, 'Everyone is here.' ✅
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Challenging
Read the two sentences:
1. `Each of the apples are red.`
2. `Many of the apples are red.`
Which sentence has a mistake?
A.Sentence 1 has a mistake.
B.Sentence 2 has a mistake.
C.Both have mistakes.
D.Neither has a mistake.
Challenging
The sentence is wrong: `Everyone in the big green buses are going to the zoo.` What is the BEST way to fix it?
A.Change 'Everyone' to 'They'.
B.Change 'buses' to 'bus'.
C.Change 'are' to 'is'.
D.Change 'zoo' to 'park'.
Challenging
Look at the group of words: `Somebody from the other classes...` If you made this the start of a sentence, which verb would come next?
A.help
B.are helping
C.have helped
D.helps
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