Subject-verb agreement means conformity verb (the verb) and the subject. RememberThat the subject and verb in a sentence to be Appropriate (agree). Single subject (singularsubject) should meet with a single verb is (singular verb); subject plural (plural subject)should be met with a plural verb (plural verb).
1. Basic Subject-verb Agreement
a. The elevator works very well.
Explanation:
Verb + -s/-es: for third person singular in present tense
Work-works, live-lives
Noun + -s/-es: plural
Elevator-elevators, friend-friends
c. My brother and sister live in white Cempaka, Central Jakarta.
Explanation:
Two or more subjects connected by "and" meaning plural form. Except for the subject of "every" and "each." It will be explained further below.Every man, woman, and child needs love.
d. Each book and magazine is listed in the card catalog.
Explanation:
The word "every" and "each" is always singular. Although the noun which is connectedthere are two or more, says Genesis (verb) that follows the singular number (singular).
e. The book that I got from my friend, Muh. Rizky, was very interesting.
f. The study of the languages is very interesting.
Explanation:
Sometimes a phrase or clause separates the subject from the verb (verb). Separatestructures which do not affect the basic rules. For example, in (h) the prepositionphrase "in the library of UIN Alauddin" does not change the initial conditions that the verb "is" should be in accordance with the subject "book." In (l) and (m) of his subjectand verb are separated by a ajective clause "that I got from my friend, Muh. Rizky."Another example:
· Abbdullah, along with his friends, is playing football.
· Akbar, accompanied by Muh. Iqbal Nur and Mita, is going to a party tonight.
· wahyudi, along with Lili, is taking the Department of Computer Science Education.
2. Subject-verb agreement: menggunakan ungkapan jumlah (kuantitas)
a) Some of the book is good.
b) Some of the books are good.
c) A lot of the equipment is new.
d) A lot of my friends are here.
e) Two-thirds of the money is mine.
f) Two-thirds of the pennies are mine.
Explanation:
Most expressions of quantity, the form of the verb is determined by the noun (replacement objects) that follows the word "of."
For example:
In (a) some of + single noun (book) = a single verb (is).
In (b) some of + plural noun (books) = plural verb (are).
In (c) a lot of + noun can not be counted = single verb (is).
In (d) A lot of + plural noun = plural verb (are).
For example:
In (a) some of + single noun (book) = a single verb (is).
In (b) some of + plural noun (books) = plural verb (are).
In (c) a lot of + noun can not be counted = single verb (is).
In (d) A lot of + plural noun = plural verb (are).
Every one of
g) None of the boys are here.
h) None of counterfeit has been found.
i) No example is relevant to this case.
j) No examples are relevant to this case.
Explanation:
Subject to the "none of" a single thought for a very formal English, but Often usedfor the plural form of speech That is not formal writing. While none of +uncountable noun (singular) = single.
Subject to the "none of" a single thought for a very formal English, but Often usedfor the plural form of speech That is not formal writing. While none of +uncountable noun (singular) = single.
3. Subject-verb agreement: menggunakan there + to be
a. There are thirty-three students in my class.
b. There is a student in the class.
c. There are seven continents.
d. There is a book on the shelf.
e. There are some books on the shelf.
f. There is some books on the shelf.
Explanation:
Remember that the subject of the sentence that preceded "there" is after the verb. In the example (a) the subject is thirty-three students (NOT THERE).
Remember that the subject of the sentence that preceded "there" is after the verb. In the example (a) the subject is thirty-three students (NOT THERE).
4. Subject-verb agreement: yang tak beraturan
a) The United States is big.
b) The Philippines consists of more than 7,000 islands.
Explanation:
Sometimes a proper noun (The United States, The Philippines) the which is singular ending-s. In the example above, if the subject (The United States or the Philippines) is changed to a pronoun (pronoun), a single pronoun "it" is used (instead of the plural pronoun "they") because the noun (The United States or the Philippines) the singular number.
Sometimes a proper noun (The United States, The Philippines) the which is singular ending-s. In the example above, if the subject (The United States or the Philippines) is changed to a pronoun (pronoun), a single pronoun "it" is used (instead of the plural pronoun "they") because the noun (The United States or the Philippines) the singular number.
c)The news is interesting
Explanation:News in the singular.
d) Algoritma is easy for her.
Explanation:
Subjects in the singular end-ics, another example is the physics.
Subjects in the singular end-ics, another example is the physics.
e) The police have been called.
f) Cattle are domestic animals.
Explanation:
The word "police" and "cattle" did not end in-s, but it is a plural noun and requires a pluralverb are, http://englishahkam.blogspot.com/2011/08/subject-verb-agreement.html.
The word "police" and "cattle" did not end in-s, but it is a plural noun and requires a pluralverb are, http://englishahkam.blogspot.com/2011/08/subject-verb-agreement.html.
1. Singular subject – singular verb
The definition of the subject is singular subject pronoun he, she, and it, or nouns thatcan be replaced by he, she or it: While the definition of singular verbs are verb1 + es/ s, is / was, and the verb phrase such as: is / + was verb-ing/verb3, has verb3 +,has been verb-ing and has been verb3.
If the sentence does not use the verb, we used to be:.
Singular subject
|
Singular verb
|
Tenses
| |
1
| He/She/it | verb1 + es/s | simple present |
2
| He/She/it | is + verb-ing | present continuous |
3
| He/She/it | was + verb-ing | past continuous |
4
| He/She/it | has + verb3 | present perfect |
5
| He/She/it | has + been + verb-ing | present perfect continuous |
6
| He/She/it | is going to + verb1 | simple future |
7
| He/She/It | is going to + be verb-ing | future continuous |
8
| He/She/it | was going to + verb1 | past future |
9
| He/She/It | was going to + be verb-ing | past future continuous |
If the sentence does not use the verb, we used to be
Singular subject
|
Singular verb
|
Tenses
| |
10
| He/She/it | is | simple present |
11
| He/She/it | is + being | present continuous |
12
| He/She/it | was | simple past |
13
| He/She/it | was + being | past continuous |
14
| He/She/It | has been | present perfect |
10
| He/She/it | has + been + being | present perfect continuous |
16
| He/She/it | is going to + be | simple future |
17
| He/She/it | is going to + be being | future continuous |
18
| He/She/it | was going to + be | past future |
19
| He/She/it | was going to + be being | past future continuous |
2. Plural subject – plural verb
The definition of plural subject is a subject pronouns like I, we, you, They, and allplural nouns. While the definition of plural verbs are verbs and verb phrases other than verbs in the singular.
Plural subject
|
Plural verb
|
Tense
| |
1
| I/we/you/they | verb1 | simple present |
2
| I/we/you/they | am/are + verb-ing | present continuous |
3
| I/we/you/they | was/were + verb-ing | past continuous |
4
| I/we/you/they | have+ verb3 | present perfect |
5
| I/we/you/they | have + been + verb-ing | present perfect continuous |
6
| I/we/you/they | am/are going to + verb1 | simple future |
7
| I/we/you/they | am/are going to + be verb-ing | future continuous |
8
| I/we/you/they | was/were going to + verb1 | past future |
9
| I/we/you/they | was/were going to + be verb-ing | past future continuous |
If the sentence does not use the verb (nominal sentence), it used to be:
Plural subject
|
Plural verb
|
Tense
| |
10
| I/we/you/they | am/are | simple present |
11
| I/we/you/they | am/are + being | present continuous |
12
| I/we/you/they | was/were | simple past |
13
| I/we/you/they | was/were + being | past continuous |
14
| I/we/you/they | have been | present perfect |
10
| I/we/you/they | have + been + being | present perfect continuous |
16
| I/we/you/they | am/are going to + be | simple future |
17
| I/we/you/they | am/are going to + be being | future continuous |
18
|
I/we/you/they
| was/were going to + be | past future |
19
|
I/we/you/they
| was/were going to + be being | past future continuous |
Example:
Singular subject-singular verb
|
Plural subject-plural verb
| |
1
| She dances | They dance |
2
| She is dancing | They are dancing |
3
| She was dancing | They were dancing |
4
| She has danced | They have danced |
5
| She has been dancing | They have been dancing |
6
| She is going to dance | They are going to dance |
7
| She is going to be dancing |
They are going to be dancing
|
8
| She was going to dance | They were going to dance |
9
|
She was going to be dancing
|
They were going to be dancing
|
10
| She is nice to me. | They are nice to me. |
11
| She is being nice to me. | They are being nice to me. |
12
| She was nice to me. | They were nice to me. |
13
| She was being nice to me. | They were being nice to me. |
14
| She has been nice to me. | They have been nice to me. |
10
| She has been being nice to me. | They have been being nice to me. |
16
| She is going to be nice to me. | They are going to be nice to me. |
17
| She is going to be being nice to me. | They are going to be being nice to me. |
18
| She was going to be nice to me. | They were going to be nice to me. |
19
| She was going to be being nice to me. | They were going to be being nice to me. |
What about subject-verb agreement in the other tenses are not mentioned above?
Form of verb or verb phrase in the tense-tense that are not mentioned either when the subject is singular or plural it is the same.
Example:
- The elevator worked very well yesterday.
- The elevators worked very well yesterday. .
- Franky had gone before Fredy Aarrived.
- Franky and Eka had gone before Fredy arrived.
- My Brother will go to Kelantan tomorrow.
- My Brother and my father will go to Kelantan tomorrow. .
- Fadly would have passed the test if she had studied well.
- Fadly and Fredy would have passed the test if they had studied well.
In the examples above, we see that the subject was immediately followed by a verb. Next,let's discuss the subject-verb agreement when the subject is separated by a propositionalphrase or by the expressions (expression
