Grade 2 • Lesson 31: Changing Has to Have

Dual Transformation

Subject-Verb Agreement in Plural Shift: Changing auxiliary has to have requires the pupil to coordinate both number of the subject and the verb. This reinforces previously mastered irregular plurals (children, men, women, oxen, ladies) in living sentence contexts.

Key Section 2: Written Transformation Solutions

1. The children have gone to play.
Transformation: Singular child has → Plural children have.

2. The men have gone to work.
Transformation: Irregular plural man has → men have.

3. Have the women gone home?
Transformation: Question inversion: Has the woman → Have the women. Retain question mark.

4. The oxen have gone to the pasture.
Transformation: Archaic/irregular plural: ox has → oxen have.

5. The ladies have gone to the store.
Transformation: Consonant + y rule: lady has → ladies have.

6. Have the horses gone to the stable?
Transformation: Regular plural: Has the horse → Have the horses (or to the stables).

Oral Section 3: Rapid Drill Key

• Has he gone to dinner? → Have they gone to dinner? (Pronoun shift he → they)
• Has she gone to market? → Have they gone to market? (Pronoun shift she → they)
• The bird has gone to its nest. → The birds have gone to their nests. (Pronoun agreement: its → their)
• Has the star gone behind the cloud? → Have the stars gone behind the clouds?

Evaluation Focus	Exemplary (Proficient)	Developing (Needs Support)
Dual Agreement Shift	Accurately transforms both noun to plural and has to have in all 6 sentences.	Changes has to have but leaves subject singular ("The child have").
Irregular Plural Spelling	Spells children, men, women, oxen, ladies without phonetic errors.	Misspells irregular plurals ("childs", "mans", "ladys").
Mechanics & Penmanship	Maintains initial capitalization, correct question marks on interrogatives, neat baseline lettering.	Replaces question marks with periods; untidy letter alignment.

Lesson 31: Teacher Answer Key & Guide