Subject Verb Agreement
A.
Sentence :
Subject + verb
Example :
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I work
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She works
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They can in the garage is mine
B.
Basic Rule/Principle
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Singular subject need singular verbs
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Plural subject need plural verb
Example :
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My brother is a nutririonist
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My sisters are mathematicians
C.
Indifinite Pronouns. (kata ganti tidak
tentu/jelas)
1. Anyone, everyone,
someone, no one, no body, therefore adalah singular verb
Example :
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Everyone has done his or her homework
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Somebody has left her purse
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No body is in the room
*Pengecualian
1.
All dan some kadang bisa tunggal dan jamak,
tergantung jenis bendanya apakah bendanya apakah itu countable atau uncountable
Example :
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Some of the books are missing
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Some of the water is gone
2.
None bisa jadi tunggal dan jamak, tergantung
kata benda yang mengikutinya
Example :
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None of the student are in the class
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None of the food is fresh
3.
Each selalu tunggal
Example :
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Each of the student is responsible for
his/her homework
Ø
Each of the cars has different colour
2.
Kalimat dengan together with, as weel as, along
with tidak sama dengan and, maka kata-kata tersebut tidak menambahkan
subjectnya.
Example :
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The mayor, as well as his brothers, is
going to prison
“berbeda dengan”
Ø
The mayor and his brothers are going to
prison
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My friends, together with Rani, are at
school
*Penjelasan tambahan
Kadang subject terpisah dari verb, seperti along with, as
well as, besides, or not. Verb tegantung subject
Example :
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The polician, along with the newsmen, is
expected shortly
Ø
Axcitement, as well as nerveoushness, is
the cause of her shacking
3.
Subject yang terpisah dengan verb/appisitives
Example :
Ø
The mayor, who has been convicted along
with his four brothers on four counts of various crimes but who also seems,
like a cat, to have several political lives, is finally going to jail
4.
Pronouns of adjective clause
Example :
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Salma is tehe scientist who writes
the reports
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He is one of the men who does the
world
5.
Either + or dan neither + nor
Ketika nor atau or digunakan, kata kerja bergantung pada
subject yang berdekatan dengan kata kerja
Example :
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Either my father or my brothers, are
going to sell the house
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Neither my brothers nor my father is
going to sell the house
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Are either my brothers or my
father responsible?
Ø
Is either my father or my brithers
responsible?
Pronouns either dan Neither adalah singular. Maka
kata kerja selalu singular
Example :
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Neither of the two traffic lights is
working
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Either of is capable of doing the job
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Which shirt do you want for Christmas? Either is
fine with me
*HATI-HATI
Neither dan either bisa berbentuk plural di informal
writing. (dijembatani dengan kata
“of”)
Example :
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Have either of you two clowns read the
assignment?
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Are either of you taking this seriously?
6.
Pseudo subject
“There” dan “Here” bukanlah subject. Subject ada disebelah kata tersebut.
Example :
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There are two reasons. For this
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There is no reason for this
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Here are two apples
7.
Third party singular
Example :
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She teaches English
Ø
Rani teaches English
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He has good personality
He has good personality
s/es hanya pada
“Presnt Tense”
8.
Word end in –s
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Kata “singular” yang memang berakhiran “s”
Example : The news from the fornt is bad
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Tapi, kata yang berakhiran “s” adalah plural
Example
: my assets were wiped out in the depression
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Singular
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Plural
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Diseas : measles, rabies. Fields of study hard
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Customs (at the airport, not practices)
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Occupation : economics, ethics, linguistics, politics, physics, gymnastics
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Guts (courage, not intertines)
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Games : dominoes, darts, cards
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Guarters (lodgings, not 1/4s)
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Clothes (garment, not fabrics)
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Goods (merchandise, not the opposite of bad)
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Ams (weapons, not limb)
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Nouns yang selalu plural : pants, clothes, binoculars,
jeans, forceps, trousers, tongs, shorts, tweezers, pajamas, police, shorts,
glasses, sciccors, goggles, shoes, sandals, etc.
Example : The scissors are on the table
9.
Fractional Expressions (hall of, a part of,
percentage of, so forth)
Amati subject setelah kata-kata tersebut. Apakah tunggal atau jamak. Verb
akan mengikutinya
Example
: fifty percent of the pie has disappeared
10.
Negative and positive subjects
Jika kalimat terdiri dari positif dan negative subject, dengan
masing-masing adalah singular dan plural maka kata kerja mengikuti positive
subject
Example : the department members, but not the chair have decided not to
teach on valentine day
(+) the department members
(-)
the chair
11.
Sum or money or peiodes
Subject yang berhubungan dengan waktu dan uang, verb selalu bentuk
singular
Example
: ten dollars is a high price to pay
