Georgia 3.L.GC.2.c

ELA3rd GradeSyntax

The Standard

Use correct subject-verb agreement in a variety of sentences. (C)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify the subject and choose a verb form that matches whether the subject is singular or plural. They apply that match when speaking, writing, and revising different sentence types.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students choose matching verb forms for singular and plural subjects in statements and questions. They can find and fix agreement errors in their own writing and in given sentences.
Common Misconceptions: Students may match the verb to the nearest noun instead of the subject, as in “The box of crayons are open.” They may also confuse is and are, was and were, or has and have.
How to Assess It: Give this exit ticket: “Circle the correct verb: The basket of apples (sit, sits) on the table. Write a sentence using ‘children’ as the subject.”

Lesson moves

Use subject and verb cards. Students build matching pairs, then turn each pair into a complete sentence.
Post “The basket of apples are heavy.” Students explain which noun controls the verb and rewrite the sentence.
Play Agreement Bingo. Call a subject, and students cover a square containing a verb form that agrees with it.
Students edit a mock morning announcement, correcting agreement errors before reading the revised announcement aloud.

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