Virginia SOL 5.LU.1.D

ELA5th Grade

The Standard

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense and number in writing.

Virginia Standards of Learning for English · Grammar

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students track the time frame and subject across sentences and paragraphs. They revise verbs that suddenly change time or do not match a singular or plural subject.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can spot a verb that does not fit the established time frame or subject. They can correct it and explain why the new form fits.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every verb in a paragraph must use the same tense, even when the time changes. They may match a verb to the nearest noun instead of the sentence’s subject.
How to Assess It: Use this exit ticket: “Yesterday, Mia walks to the library, and her friends was waiting outside.” Students underline and correct both verbs.

Lesson moves

Give pairs sentence strips and past, present, and future headings; students sort each strip, then repair any verb that breaks its timeline.
Discuss: Why does “Yesterday we walk home and ate dinner” sound wrong, and which verb change makes the timeline clear?
Play Verb Editor Relay: teams correct one tense or number shift on each paragraph card, then explain the edit for a point.
Students edit a short school announcement, checking that event times stay consistent and each verb matches its subject.

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