• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Subject–verb agreement with and, or and nor). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. Neither the students nor the teacher ___ ready for the fire drill. (is / are) → isPrompt: Find all the subjects. Are they joined by 'and', or by 'or'/'nor'?
2. Which sentence is correct? • My coach and mentor having helped me a lot. • My coach and mentor has helped me a lot. • My coach and mentor have helped me each. • My coach and mentor helps me a lot yesterday. (My coach and mentor having helped me a lot. / My coach and mentor has helped me a lot. / My coach and mentor have helped me each. / My coach and mentor helps me a lot yesterday.) → My coach and mentor has helped me a lot.Prompt: Find the subjects and the word joining them.
3. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. Maya and her brother ___ to school together. (walk / walks) → walkPrompt: Find all the subjects. Are they joined by 'and', or by 'or'/'nor'?

• Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
• Share the objective: Agreement with everyone, each, both, some, none…. Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. Many of the shops ___ closed on Sundays.
• Step 1: -one, -body, -thing words, each, either and neither are singular; both, few, many and several are plural; some, all, most, none and any follow the noun after 'of'.
• Step 2: 'Many' is plural.
• Step 3: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Many of the shops are closed on Sundays."
• Step 4: So the answer is: are
• Answer: are
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. Either of the routes ___ fine. (is / are) → isPrompt: Is the pronoun always singular (everyone, each, nobody, either, neither), always plural (both, few, many, several), or does it depend (some, all, most, none, any)?
2. Type the verb (from the brackets) that agrees with the subject. Both of the films ___ (was/were) sold out. → werePrompt: Which indefinite pronoun is the subject?

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. Type the verb (from the brackets) that agrees with the subject. Everybody ___ (want/wants) a turn on the new swing. → wantsPrompt: Which indefinite pronoun is the subject?
2. Choose the verb that agrees with the subject. Most of the milk ___ gone sour. (have / has) → hasPrompt: Is the pronoun always singular (everyone, each, nobody, either, neither), always plural (both, few, many, several), or does it depend (some, all, most, none, any)?

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-7.