SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT AMONG THE ESSAYS OF GRADE 4 PUPILS OF TAPIKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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This study investigated the grammar errors in the subject-verb agreement in the essays made by grade four pupils of Tapikan Elementary School. First, the errors were checked, tallied, and ranked according to how frequently it is seen in the essays. Finally, the researchers identified and classified the errors according to the 14 Grammar Rules in Subject - Verb Agreement. The findings showed that subject-verb agreement errors are evident in the essays of Grade 4 pupils. Rule No.1: Subject and verb did not agree in number has 31 occurrences of errors. Rule No. 11: The object of the prepositions like “some,” "half," “none,” or “all” did not agree with the form of the verb has one occurrence. Rule No. 13: Singular form of the verb was not applied in sentences with gerunds as subjects, and the plural form of the verb was not used when plural gerunds subjects are linked by “and” has three occurrences. However, the students followed the rest of the subject-verb agreement rules since no errors were found. Based on the result, the grade 4 pupils are confused about when to use the base form and the s form of the verb. First, they have not mastered the essential skill of forming a sentence. Second, they were unfamiliar with gerunds and their uses, and third, they did not know how to distinguish the object of the preposition in the sentence. Hence, they are unfamiliar with the correct verb usage in constructing a sentence with the object of the preposition.

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