Common Core Standard For English Language Arts Page 30
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43Common Core State StandardS for engliSh language artS & literaCy in hiStory/SoCial StudieS, SCienCe, and teChniCal SubjeCtS
Figure 17: Example of Subject-Verb Agreement Progression across Grades
Example
Condition
Horses are so beautiful and fun to ride.
Subject and verb next to each other
[Horses, grade 3]
When I started out the door, I noticed that Tigger and Max were follow-
Compound subject joined by and
ing me to school.
[Glowing Shoes, grade 4]
A mother or female horse is called a mare.
Compound subject joined by or; each
subject takes a singular verb
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[Horses, grade 3]
The first thing to do is research, research, research!
Intervening phrase between subject and
verb
[Zoo Field Trip, grade 4]
If the watershed for the pools is changed, the condition of the pools
Intervening phrase between each subject
changes.
and verb suggesting a different number
for the verb than the subject calls for
[A Geographical Report, grade 7]
Another was the way to the other evil places.
Indefinite pronoun as subject, with
increasing distance between subject and
[Getting Shot and Living Through It, grade 5]
verb
All his stories are the same type.
[Author Response: Roald Dahl, grade 5]
All the characters that Roald Dahl ever made were probably fake charac-
ters.
[Author Response: Roald Dahl, grade 5]
One of the reasons why my cat Gus is the best pet is because he is a
cuddle bug.
[A Pet Story About My Cat . . . Gus, grade 6]
In this particular example, or female horse should have been punctuated by the student as a nonrestrictive appositive, but the
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sentence as is illustrates the notion of a compound subject joined by or.
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