SUBJECT & VERB AGGREMENT
Rumus
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Contoh
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Simple Present
Tense
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S + Verb 1
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She is goes to market
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Singular
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Singular Subject +
Vs/es/ies
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Boy plays badminton
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Plural
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Plural Subject +
Verb1
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Boys paly badminton
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EACH AND EVERY
Untuk kalimat yang
diawali “ Each / Every “ diikuti dengan “ Singular Noun “ lalu “ Singular Verb
“.
#
Each ; Every > Singular noun > Singular Verb
Example :
11.
Each watch I
often sleepy (singular)
22.
Evry food in
the restaurant was very tasty (plural)
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
# Subyek dengan frase preposisional,
kata kerja atau kalimat tunggal / jamak harus setuju dengan subjek kalimat, bukan
dengan objek preposisi.
Example :
11.
The fence in front of the house
is my best friend (singular)
22.
Eating carrots is good
for your eyes (plural)
GERUND
# Gerund sebagai
subjek, kata kerja harus tunggal.
Example :
11. Smoking is can damage the lungs
- pulmonary (singular)
22. Watching cartoon is
enjoying (plural)
# Some of ; A lot of > Singular noun > Verb Singular
# Most of ; A half of > Plural noun > Verb Plural
Example :
11.
The sugar is to make tea (singular)
22.
Most of cookies were eaten. (plural)
ONE OF, EACH OF,
EVERY ONE OF
#Selalu diikuti “ Plural Noun” dan Verb-nya Singular.
Example :
11.
One of my
friends is doctor (singular)
Latihan :
- The subject you will studying in this course (is) listed in syllabus
Ket: the
subject (s) merupakan singular noun, maka verbnya (is) merupakan singular verb.
- The professor and the student (agree) on that point
Ket: karena
merupakan singular noun, maka verb yang digunakan singular
- Almost every professors and student at the university (approves)
Ket: karena
merupakan singular noun, maka verb yang digunakan singular. Approves merupakan
singular dan approve merupakan plural.
- Why (were) yoko and alex late for the meeting?
Ket : subjek
plural, verb plural
- Some of fruit in this bowl (are) rotten
Ket : some
of + singular noun, verb singular
- Most of movies (are) funny
Ket : some
of + plural noun, verb plural
- Half of this money (is) yours
Ket : subjek
singular, verb singular
- A lot of clothing in this store (is) on sale this week
Ket : a lot
of + subject gerund, verb singular
- The number of employees in my company (is) approximately ten thousand
Ket : the
number + plural noun, verb singular
- Why (was, were) some of the students excused from the examination
Ket : some
of + plural noun, verb plural
