Subject Verb – Agreement
Subject verb agreement adalah persesuaian antara verb dengan
subject dalam hal number yaitu singular (tunggal) atau plural (jamak). Subject
dapat berupa noun, pronoun atau konstruksi lain yang berakting sebagai noun
seperti gerund dan infinitive. Pada dasarnya singular subject(subject tunggal
menggunakan singular verb (kata kerja tunggal), sedangkan plural
subject(subject jamak menggunakan plural verb atau kata kerja jamak.
Singular à
she/he/it menggunakan verb ies/es/is
Plural à
they/we/i/you menggunakan verb 1
Contoh :
1. thatha go to school
( singular karena ada
kata he dan verb dari kata go menggunakan tambahan kata es)
2. they play vollyball
( plural karena ada kata
they dan play nya menggunakan verb 1)
EACH AND EVERY
Untuk kalimat
yang diawali “ Each / Every “ diikuti dengan “ Singular Noun “ lalu “ Singular
Verb “.
Each/Every + Singular Noun + Singular Verb
every girls and boys is in the class
each people needs hobby |
EXCEPTION : Every
and each are always followed immediately by singular nouns. In
this case, even then there are two (or more) nouns connected by and,
the verb is singular.
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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Untuk subjek
yang dikuti “Prepositional Phrase”, maka untuk menentukan Verb-nya Singular / Plural itu ditentukan oleh Subjeknya.
the historical book on that table is interesting
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The leather jackets on the cabinets are mine. |
(The historical = Singular Subject, is = Singular Verb )
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(The leather = Plural Subject, are = Plural Verb )
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GERUND
Jika “ Gerund
“ sebagai Subjek, maka Verb-nya Singular.
(a) Growing
flower is her hobby.
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A gerund
used as the subject of sentence takes a singular verb.
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SOME OF, A LOT
OF, MOST OF, A HALF OF
Jika diikuti
“Singular Noun”, maka Verb-nya Singular
.
Jika diikuti
“Plural Noun”, maka Verb-nya Plural.
(a) The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly.
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(b) A car and a bike are my means of transportation. |
(The politician = Singular Noun, is = Singular Verb )
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(A car and a bike = Plural Noun, are = Plural Verb )
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ONE OF, EACH OF, EVERY ONE OF
Selalu diikuti “
Plural Noun” dan Verb-nya Singular.
·
One of my
friends is singer.
(my friends = Plural Noun, is
= Singular Verb )
·
Each of my
firends is different.
(my firends = Plural Noun, is = Singular Verb )
THE NUMBER OF , A NUMBER OF
The Number
Of diikuti “Plural Noun” kemudian “
Singular Verb”
A Number Of
diikuti “ Plural Noun” kemudian “ Plural Verb”
·
The number of players football is eleven
(players football = Plural Noun, is = Singular Verb )
·
A number of students
in this class are women.
(students = Plural Noun, are = Plural Verb )
EXERCISE
1.
The subject you will studying in
this course ( is ,are) listed
in syllabus.
Ket:
the subject (s) merupakan singular noun, maka verbnya (is) merupakan singular
verb.
2.
The professor and the student ( agree, agrees) on that point.
Ket:
karena merupakan singular noun, maka verb yang digunakan singular.
3.
Almost every professors and student
at the university ( approves,
approve).
Ket:
karena merupakan singular noun, maka verb yang digunakan singular. Approves
merupakan singular dan approve merupakan plural.
4.
Why (was, were) yoko and alex late for the meeting?
Ket
: subjek plural, verb plural.
5.
Some of fruit in this bowl ( is, are) rotten.
Ket
: some of + singular noun, verb singular.
6.
Most of movies (is,are) funny.
Ket
: some of + plural noun, verb plural.
7.
Half of this money ( is, are) yours.
Ket
: subjek singular, verb singular.
8.
A lot of clothing in this store ( is,are) on sale this week.
Ket
: a lot of + subject gerund, verb singular.
9.
The number of employees in my
company ( is, are)
approximately ten thousand.
Ket
: the number + plural noun, verb singular.
10. Why (was, were) some of the students
excused from the examination.
Ket
: some of + plural noun, verb plural.
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