CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1f

ELA3rd GradeConventions of Standard English

The Standard

Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students make subjects and verbs agree in number. They also choose pronouns that match the nouns they replace.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly pair singular subjects with singular verbs and plural subjects with plural verbs. They choose pronouns that match the noun in number and revise agreement errors.
Common Misconceptions: Students may match the verb to the nearest noun instead of the sentence subject. They may add s to plural verbs or pair a plural noun with a singular pronoun.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Correct “The basket of apples sit nearby” and “The girls packed her lunches.” Explain each change.

Lesson moves

Give pairs noun, verb, and pronoun cards, then have them build and read sentences with matching forms.
Ask students to explain what sounds wrong in “The puppies chases its tails,” then rewrite it in two correct ways.
Play Agreement Relay, where teams choose the correct verb or pronoun to complete sentence strips.
Have students edit a mock class newsletter for agreement errors before reading the corrected version aloud.

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