Subject & verb agreement
Singular
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Plural
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Is
|
Are
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Has
|
Have
|
Was
|
Ware
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Agrees
|
Agree
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Approves
|
Approve
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The number
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A number
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Does
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Do
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1. Noun
each/every => verb singular
Jika subjeknya menggunakan each/every
maka verb yang digunakan adalah verb singular
Contoh : each book at the
book store is listed
2. Noun
+ proposional phrase => verb lihat
noun
Contoh : the book on the
table is mine
3. Noun
plural => verb plural
Jika subjeknya menggunakan plural
maka verb yang digunakan juga plural
Contoh : the books on the table are
mine
4. Noun
singular => verb singular
Jika subjeknya menggunakan singular
maka verb yang digunakan juga singular
Contoh : the apples at the markets
are cheap
Same of singular
noun => singular verb
A lot of plural
noun => plural verb
None of contoh
:
Half of -some
of my homework is easy
Most of -some
of my homeworks are easy
Each of plural
noun => verb tetap singular
Every of contoh
:
One of -each
of my friend is here
The number =>
verb singular
Contoh : the number of student in this class is 20
A number =>
verb plural
Contoh : a number of student are missed the class
Contoh soal
1. Some
of the fruit in this bowl (is/are) …. rotten
ð Some
of the fruit in this bown is rotten
2. Some
of the apples in that bowl (is/are) …. rotten
ð Some
of the apples in that bowl are rotten
3. Most
of the movies (is/are) ….funny
ð Most
of the movies are funny
4. Half
of this money (is/are) … yours
ð Half
of this money is yours
5. A
lot of clothing in this stories (is/are) … on the sale this week
ð A
lot of clothing in this stories is on the sale
this week
6. Each
of the boys in the class (has/have) … his own note book
ð Each
of the boys in this class has his own note
book
7. None
of the animals at the zoo (is/are) … free to room
ð None
of the animals at the zoo is free to room
8. The
number of employes in my company (is/are) … approximately ten thousand
ð The
number of employes in my company are approximately
ten thousand
9. (does/do)
… all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
ð Does
all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
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