Subject And Verb
Agreement
1.
Kalimat yang memiliki subject ( Each , Every ) Memiliki Singular Noun , dan
Singular Verb
Contoh :
-
Each of the girls sings
well.
-
Every one of of the the cakes is
gone.
2.
Subjek yang diikuti Preposional Phrase, Verb Singular atau
Pluralnya ditentukan oleh Subjeknya
Contoh :
-
The beautiful
flower in this
garden is interesting
-
The car price at those showroom is expensive
3.
Kalimat yang subjeknya berupa gerund , verb-nya harus singular
Contoh :
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Sweeping the floor is very important to maintain cleanliness
-
Drinking milk is good for your growth
4.
Kalimat yang subjeknya berupa ( Some of, A
lot of, Most of, A half of ) bila memiliki singular
noun maka verb-nya juga Singular . Tetapi
bila memiliki Plural Noun maka verb-nya juga Plural
Contoh :
-
Some of teachers
are holiday
-
Most of apple
product is expensive
5.
Kalimat yang subjeknya berupa ( One of ,
Each of, Every one of ) Selalu diikuti Plural noun dan Verb-nya Singular
Contoh :
-
One of my Parents
is coming
-
Each of my friends
is singing
6.
Kalimat yang memiliki
subjek ( The Number of ) selalu diikuti dengan Plural noun dan Verb-nya singular
Contoh :
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The number of cars in this showroom is 50
-
The number of flowers in this garden is 5
7.
Kalimat yang memiliki subjek ( A Number of
) selalu diikuti dengan Plural noun dan Verb-nya juga Plural
Contoh :
-
A number of employes are busy tonight
-
A number of Real Madrid fans are worry tonight
Latihan :
1. The Subject you will be studying in this course, ( is, are ) listed in syllabus
2. The Profesor and The Student (Agree , Agrees ) on that point
3. Almost Every Profesor and Student at the university ( Approves , Approve ) the choice of the new president.
4. Why ( Was , Were ) Yoko and Alex late for the meeting ?
5. Some of Fruit in this bowl ( is, are ) rotten.
6. Most of Movies ( is, are ) Funny.
7. Half of this money ( is, are ) yours.
8. A lot of dothing in those store ( is, are ) on sale this week.
9. The number of employees in my company ( is, are ) approximately. ten thousand.
10. Why ( was, were ) some of the students excused from the examination?
