Summary of Subject Verb Agreement
A. Subject + verb
B. Basic Rule/Principle
C. Indifinite Pronouns. (kata ganti tidak tentu/jelas)
Ø Are either of you taking this seriously?
Example :
Ø I work
Ø She works
Ø They can in the garage is mine
· Singular subject need singular verbs
· Plural subject need plural verb
Example :
Ø My brother is a nutririonist
Ø My sisters are mathematicians
1. Anyone, everyone, someone, no one, no body, therefore adalah singular verb
Example :
Ø Everyone has done his or her homework
Ø Somebody has left her purse
Ø No body is in the room
*Pengecualian
1. " All" dan "Some" kadang bisa tunggal dan jamak, tergantung jenis bendanya apakah bendanya itu countable atau uncountable
Example :
Ø Some of the books are missing
Ø Some of the water is gone
2. None bisa jadi tunggal dan jamak, tergantung kata benda yang mengikutinya
Example :
Ø None of the student are in the class
Ø None of the food is fresh
3. Each selalu tunggal
Example :
Ø 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 :
Ø The mayor, as well as his brothers, is going to prison
“berbeda dengan”
Ø The mayor and his brothers are going to prison
Ø 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 :
Ø The polician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly
Ø Axcitement, as well as nerveoushness, is the cause of her shacking
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 :
Ø Salma is tehe scientist who writes the reports
Ø 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 yangberdekatan dengan kata kerja
Example :
Ø Either my father or my brothers, are going to sell the house
Ø Neither my brothers nor my father is going to sell the house
Ø 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 :
Ø Neither of the two traffic lights is working
Ø Either of is capable of doing the job
Ø 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 :
Ø Have either of you two clowns read the assignment?Ø Are either of you taking this seriously?
6. Pseudo subject
“There” dan “Here” bukanlah subject. Subject ada disebelah kata tersebut.
Example :
Ø There are two reasons. For this
Ø There is no reason for this
Ø Here are two apples
7. Third party singular
Example :
Ø She teaches English
Ø Rani teaches English
Ø
He has good personality
He has good personality
s/es hanya pada “Presnt Tense”
8. Word end in –s
· Kata “singular” yang memang berakhiran “s”
Example : The news from the fornt is bad
· Tapi, kata yang berakhiran “s” adalah plural
Example : my assets were wiped out in the depression
Singular
|
Plural
|
Diseas : measles, rabies. Fields of study hard
|
Customs (at the airport, not practices)
|
Occupation : economics, ethics, linguistics, politics, physics, gymnastics
|
Guts (courage, not intertines)
|
Games : dominoes, darts, cards
|
Guarters (lodgings, not 1/4s)
|
Clothes (garment, not fabrics)
| |
Goods (merchandise, not the opposite of bad)
| |
Ams (weapons, not limb)
|
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
.png)
.png)
