THE RESUME
Name : Fransiskus
Nim : D1021161038
Faculties/Departments : Engineering/Electro
1).Subject verb agreement
A).What is subject?
Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that
do the activity.(I,you,they,we,she,he,it,my
dad and my mom,linda,susi,linda and sussi,the bank,theflight
schedule,etc.).
B).What is verb?
Verb is word used to describe an
action,state,or occurrence,and forming
the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
Kinds of VERB
a).Action verbs
·
Also known as main verb
·
Action verbs are words that
express action (give,eat,walk,etc.)
·
Action verbs can be either
transitive ( with object ) or intransitive ( without object ).
b).Linking verbs
A ilnking verbs connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or
adjective that renames or describes
the subject.
To Be : is,am,are,was,were.
Verb :
seem,appear,become,grow,remain,get,prove,turn,look,sound,smell,,taste,feel.
c).Helping verbs
helping verb are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional
information regarding aspects of possibility ( can,could,etc.) or time (
was,did,has,etc.)
modal always function as Helping verbs.
Modal :
can,could,may,might,shall,will,ought to,should,would.
2).MAIN RULE OF “ subject verb argreement”
RULE 1
subject
and verb must agree in number.this is the cornerstone rule that forms
the background of the concept.
RULE
2
don`t
get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they
do not affect agreement.
RULE 3
Prepositional phrases between the subject
and verb usually do not affect agreement.
RULE
4
when sentences start with ”there” or
“here”,the subject will always be placed after the verb,so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
RULE
5
If two subjects are joined by and, they
typically require a plural verb form.
RULE
6
The verb is singular if the two subjects
separated by and refer to the same person or thing.
RULE
7
If one of the words each, every, or no
comes before the subject, the verb is singular.
RULE
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.
RULE
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.
RULE
10
The singular verb form is usually used for
units of measurement or time.
RULE
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.
RULE
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.
RULE
13
Indefinite pronouns (everything,
anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take
singular verbs.
RULE
14
Except for the pronouns (few, many,
several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.
RULE
15
Infinitives are separated by and they
take the plural form of the verb. f two I
RULE
16
When gerunds are used as the subject of a
sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are
linked by and, they take the plural form.
RULE
17
Collective nouns like family, committee, herd,
senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
RULE
18
Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are
treated as singular and take a singular Verb.
Exercise : Subject and Verb
Agreement Exercise
Choose the correct
form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1.
Annie and her brothers (is, are)
at school.
2.
Either my mother or my father
(is, are) coming to the meeting.
3.
The dog or the cats (is, are)
outside.
4.
Either my shoes or your coat (is,
are) always on the floor.
5.
George and Tamara (doesn't,
don't) want to see that movie.
6.
Benito (doesn't, don't) know the
answer.
7.
One of my sisters (is, are) going
on a trip to France.
8.
The man with all the birds (live,
lives) on my street.
9.
The movie, including all the
previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)
Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one
left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press
cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
ANSWER
:
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 is outside.
4.Either my
shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5.George and
Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6.Benito doesn'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
is 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 wasfifteen
candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20.The committee
debate these questions carefully.
21.The committee
leads very different lives in private.
22.The Prime
Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23.All of the
CDs, even the scratched one, is in this
case.
