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Agr-Diagnostic

Agreement Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

• Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
• Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced 

Reg Plural Nouns

Regular Plural Nouns: plural noun markers with -s
(Beg. ESL)

• -S/-ES
• -OES / -OS
• -IES / -VES
• Practice – multiple choice

 Audio page:  finalS-audio

Two apples were swinging on a high branch.
Two tomatoes were on the plant.
Two leaves were on the ground.
Two roofs blew away.

Irreg Plural Nouns

Irregular Plural Nouns: plural noun markers with other endings (Beg. ESL)

• Middle vowels/No change
• Borrowed Words -i, -a, -ae, ices, -es, -en
• Plural–Varieties
• Practice – multiple choice

Two cacti were along side of the highway.
Two deer stood by the road.
Two indices were incomplete.
Two formulas were used.
The data  were received.

All the fishes in the sea ...

Irreg Plural Prac

Irregular Plural Suffixes: sentences
(Beg. ESL)

• Review Link
• Practice – multiple choice

One auto is on top of the other auto.  The (auto) _____ are very different in size.

Irreg Agreement

Irregular Agreement: unusual noun forms and agreement
(Beg. ESL)

• Plural-Only Nouns
• Singular-Only Nouns
• Same Word Form
• Special Cases
• The Language/The People
• Groups
• Clause Agreement
• Listed Items
• Practice – correct/ incorrect
• Practice 2 – select answer
• Practice 3 – edit

A sheep is walking on the road.
Two sheep are walking on the road.

The news is good today!
Mathematics is an important course.
The measles is a serious disease.

The police are at the door.
The cattle are coming in from the pasture.

Twenty minutes is a short time.
These twenty minutes are passing slowly

Count / Noncount

Count / Noncount: plural, mass and group nouns (Beg. ESL)

• Collective nouns / Unit nouns
• Determiners
• Noncount Noun List
• Fruit vs. Fruits
• Nouns both count & noncount
• Practice 1 – multiple choice

My hair is clean.

Some blonde hairs are on your jacket.

Group Nouns

Group Nouns: referring to items collectively (Beg. ESL)

• Collective nouns / Unit nouns
• Practice 1 – multiple choice

She had a computer, printer, fax and scanner.
She had a lot of equipment.

Cnt/Ncnt Prac 1

Count-Noncount Noun Practice: sentences (Beg. ESL)

• Review link – singular/plural, count/noncount
• Practice – multiple choice

I have two (ring) ____ . 

Cnt/Ncnt Prac 2

Count-Noncount Noun Practice: paragraph (Beg. ESL)

• Review link
• Practice – complete paragr.

I am taking an online class this semester to improve my English (skill) ____.

Determiners

Determiners: noun markers (Beg.–Int. ESL )

• Determined vs. Bare Nouns
• Basic Markers
• Temporal Markers
• Exceptions
• Practice 1 – correct / incorrect
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

A friend called. / *Friend called. 
Friends called.

This / that friend called.
These / those / some / three friends called. 

A hair is on your sweater.
Hair makes a guy look young.
 

Quantity Phrases

Quantity Phrases: indicating how much or how many (Int. ESL / Native Speakers)

• Quantifier / Phrase Noun
• Quantifier Agr – every, each any, none
• Singular Phrase Noun Agr. – several, some, half, a number of
• Plural Phrase Noun Agr.
• Phrase Noun Agr.
• A half/Half a
• Negatives
• Each/Each of
• A number/The number of
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – select all
• Practice 3 – select all
   

Each of the kids knows the answer.

Most of the kids know the answer.
Most of the class knows the answer.

A number of kids know the answer.
The number of kids is ten.

Some / Any

Some / Any: referring to an indefinite quantity or number (Beg. ESL)

• Some/ Any
• Expressing Doubt
• Interpreting an Offer
• Indefinite Pronouns
• A Vague One
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice

I'd like some tea.
I didn't get any tea.

Would you like some / any tea?

I doubt that there are any oranges here.
Not one of the shops has any tea.
I don't think that any oranges are left.

—What kind of tea is it? 
—I don't know… some tea he bought last week.

Much / Many

Much/ Many: indicating quantity for count and noncount nouns (Beg. ESL)

• Much/Many Ques & Neg.
• Much/Many Pos. Statement
• Much of / Many of
• So Much/So Many
• Much More/Much Many
• So Much/Such
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – select all
• Practice 3 – select all
   

Not many good snacks are in the refrigerator.
Not much junk food is in the refrigerator.

Are there many good snacks in the refrigerator?
Is there much junk food in the refrigerator?

There are many good snacks in the refrigerator. (ok)
There is much food in the refrigerator. (awkward)

Little / Few

Little / Few: indicating insufficient quantity for count and noncount nouns  (Beg. ESL)

• Little / A Little
• Little / Few
• A little / A few
• Sufficient vs. Insufficient
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – select all
• Practice 3 – select all

Few people can give to food programs this year.
A few people will work with food programs.

Little water is in my glass. (not much)
A little water is in my glass.  (enough)

Food Quantifiers

Food Quantifiers: referring to specific amounts   (Beg. ESL)

• Mass Noun/Quantifier Noun
• Food Quantifiers – a glass, a carton, a bottle, a gallon, a grain, a bowl, a sack, a box, a loaf, a slice, a piece, a steak, a chop, a roast, a fillet
• Negative Quantity Units
• Meat Quantifiers – sheep, lamb, chops; steer, beef, steak; pig, pork, ham
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

Some milk is in the refrigerator.

Four glasses of milk are on the table.

A butcher shop sells (beef, steak) _____.

I'd like to buy  a  (beef, steak)  ______.

3rd Person Agrmnt

3rd Person Agreement: checking verbs for agreement (Beg. ESL)

• Third Person Agreement
• Spelling Patterns
• Practice – multiple choice

Simon (eat) ____ breakfast at 6 a.m. everyday.

He (pass)  ____ the doughnut shop on the way...

Final -S Prac

Final -S Practice: editing nouns and verbs for final -S / -ES  (Beg. ESL)

• Review link
• Practice – multiple choice

  Audio Practice for final -S

Tom (work) ___ at a grocery store.

Everyday, ...

Complex Agrmnt

Complex Agreement: subjects with modifying clauses (Int. ESL / Native Speakers)

• Clauses and Phrases
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – correct/incorrect

At least three quarters of the monkeys – in the zoo – suffer from nutritional deficiencies.

The monkey  – under the bananas – is hiding.
The monkeys  – under the bananas – are hiding.

Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes: top 20 agreement errors (Adv. ESL, Native Speakers.)

• Review links
• Practice – multiple choice
 

Fashions come and go. * Everyone have problems balancing comfort with fashion.

Sentence Edit

Sentence Edit: editing for articles, pronouns and singular-plural agreement (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Review links
• Practice – edit sent.

*When my mother was child, she lived in small town.

Paragraph Edit

Paragraph Editing: using agreement within an essay (Int. ESL)

• Full Essay
• Paragraph 1
• Paragraph 2
• Paragraph 3
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 5
   

*My family enjoy scuba-diving, so nearly every school vacation, we go on a diving trip.

Agr in Context

Agreement in Context: Identifying subject-verb agreement

• Article
• Practice

Thirty million barrels of oil is "a drop in the bucket" compared to U.S. demand.

Final -S audio

Sentence Agreement with final -S (audio): listening for final "s"
(Beg. ESL)

• S sound / Z sound
• -ts,-ks,-ps
• -ds,-bs,-gs
• -s,-z,-sh,-ch,-ge
• Practice

ropes  [s]

robes  [z]

Ch 6-8 Agreement

Chapter Review: singular – plural agreement

Azar - Chapters 6, 7, 8  box-by-box review
(Intermediate ESL)

If one of the (baby) _____  (cry) _____  call one of the (nurse)___.