SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity.I, you, they, we, she, he, it, my dad and my mom,etc.
Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
KINDS OF VERB
    
ACTION VERB

•       Also known as MAIN VERB.
•       Action verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.).
•       Action verbs can be either transitive (with object) or intransitive (without object).
Example:Laurissa raises her hand.
1.LINKING VERBS
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
To Be: is, am, are, was, were
Example:
Lisa is in love with Jason.
We were there!I am happy.
Verb: seem, appear, become, grow, remain, get, prove, turn, look, sound, smell, taste, feel.
Example:She looks pale.

2.HELPING VERBS
Helping verbs are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility (can, could, etc.) or time (was, did, has, etc.)

3.MODALS always function as Helping Verbs.MODALS: can, could, may, might, shall, will, ought to, should, would.Examples:
a.Tejo is (helping verb) going (main verb) to Florida.
b.Tanya could learn to fly helicopters. (Could helps the main verb, learn.)



“Subject Verb Agreement”

1.       Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.
Examples:The dog growls when it is angry.

2.       Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; theydo not affect agreement.
Examples:The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

3.       Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affectagreement.
Examples:The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.

4.       When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placedafter the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
Examples:There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.

5.       If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
Examples:The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

6.       The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the sameperson or thing.
Examples:Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

7.       If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb issingular.
Examples:No smoking or drinking is allowed.

8.       If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor,neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
Examples:Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.

9.       The only time when the object of the preposition decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc.
 Are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.
Examples:All of the chicken is gone.

10.   The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time.
Examples:Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

11.   If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.
Examples:Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

12.   If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.
Examples:Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.

13.   Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take singular verbs.
Examples:Everybody wants to be loved.Everything is gonna be alright.

14.   Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.

Examples:Few were left alive after the flood.

 15.   If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.
Examples:To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

16.   When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verbform of the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.
Examples:a.Standing in the water was a bad idea.
17.   Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Examples:The herd is stampeding.

18.   Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singularverb.
Examples:Harry Potter has reached Top 3 Best Seller books. 

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1.        Annie and her brothers are at school.
2.        Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3.        The dog or the cats are outside.
4.        Either my shoes or your coat are always on the floor.
5.        George and Tamara doesn't want to see that movie.
6.        Benito don't know the answer.
7.        One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8.        The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9.        The movie, including all the previews, take about two hours to watch.
10.    The players, as well as the captain, want to win.
11.    Either answer are acceptable.
12.    Every one of those books are fiction.
13.    Nobody  knows the trouble I've seen.
14.    Is the news on at five or six?
15.    Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
16.    Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
17.    Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18.    Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19.    There was fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20.    The committee debate these questions carefully.
21.    The committee lead very different lives in private.
22.    The Prime Minister, together with his wife,  greet the press cordially.
23.    All of the CDs, even the scratched one,  are in this case.

posting pertama

Name            :DONI DARMARA
NIM              :C1051161084
Date of birth  :SANDAI 11-06-1996
Addres          :JLN INDRALAYA DESA SANDAI KANAN
Faculty          :PERTANIAN
Deperment     :GEOLOGY

1. Why Choose universitas tanjungpura

     Because the university is the university of tanjungoura small until now is my choice. All my family was       supporting me. with the support of the family so I chose to go to university tanjungpura.

2. What First Choice

     deparment/ study program my first choice namely agribusiness. why I chose agribusiness because there is no support from my school teacher her name Herman surkiyadi S.P. he told me to choose the prodi

3.  Why Eventually chose

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4.  Why Persist

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5.  Future plan
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