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an online meeting materials at give miss Dini Haiti Zulfany, M.Pd the subject verb agreement.Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the
activity. 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
verbs,linking verbs,and helping verbs.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.
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.
Verb:seem,appear,become,grow,remain,get,prove,turn,look,sound,smell,taste,feel.Example:
She looks pale.
Helping vebs: 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.).Modals: Always function as helping
verbs. Modals: can,could,may,might,shall,will,ought to,should,would.Examples:
Tejo is(helping verb)going(main verb)to florida.
Main Rule
Of Subject verb Agreement
>Rule 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.
>Rule 2 : Don’t get confused by
the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreemen. Examples:The dog,who is chewing on
my jeans,is usally very good.
>Rule 3: Prepositional phrases between the
subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.. Examples:The colors of the
rainbow are beautiful.
>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. 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. Examples: The
cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.
>Rule 6 : The verb is singular
if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing. Examples: Red beans and rice is my
mom's favorite dish
>Rule 7 : If one of the words each,
every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular. Examples: No
smoking or drinking is allowed.
>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. Examples: Jessica or Christian is to
blame for the accident.
>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 Examples: All of the chicken is gone.All of the chickens are
gone.
>Rule 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.
>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 Examples: Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.
>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. Examples: Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the
zoo.
>Rule 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.
>Rule 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. Several
students understand the material.
>Rule 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.
>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.Examples: Standing in the water was
a bad idea.
>Rule 17: Collective nouns like family,
committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.Examples: The herd is stampeding
>Rule 18: Titles of books, movies, novels, etc.
are treated as singular and take a singular verb. Examples: The Burbs is a movie
starring Tom Hanks.
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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 is outside.
4.
Either my shoes
or your coat is 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, takes 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 know the trouble
I've seen.
14.
Are the news on at five or six?
15.
Mathematics is John's
favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16.
Eight
dollars are the price of a movie these
days.
17.
Is the tweezers
in this drawer?
18.
Your pants is at the cleaner's.
19.
There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now
there (is, are) 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, greets the press cordially.
23.
All of the CDs,
even the scratched one, are in this
case.
