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Hello friends meet again with my blog, this time I will write the results
of a given task resume on 29 September 2016 which is about 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, Linda, Sussi, Linda and Sussi, the bank, the flight schedule,
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
1. ACTION
VERBS
Action verbs ( MAIN VERB ) are words that express action
(give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.). transitive form (with
object) or transitive (without object).
Example:
1.
Laurissa raises her hand. (kkt)
2.
Abdus
gave Becky the pencil. (kkt)
3.
Laurissa
rises slowly from her seat. (kki)
2. 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:
Ø
Lisa
is in love with Jason.
Ø
We
were there!
Ø
I
am happy
·
Verb: seem, appear, become, grow, remain, get,
prove, turn, look, sound, smell, taste, feel.
Example:
Ø
She
looks pale.
Ø
I
feel happy
Ø
That
sounds great!
3. 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.)
MODALS always function as Helping
Verbs ( can, could,
may, might, shall, will, ought to, should, would )
Examples:
- Tejo is (helping
verb) going (main verb) to
Florida.
- The trip might (helping
verb) be (main verb)
dangerous.
- Janine will drive to Idaho tomorrow. (Will helps the main verb, drive.)
MAIN RULE OF
“Subject Verb Agreement”
“Subject Verb Agreement”
18 main rules 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.
·
The dogs growl when they
are angry.
2. Don’t get confused by the words that
come between the subject and verb; they do 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 affect
agreement.
Examples:
·
The colors
of the rainbow are beautiful.
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.
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
same
person 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 is
singular.
Examples:
·
No smoking or drinking is
allowed.
·
Every man and woman is
required to check in.
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.
·
All of the chickens are
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.
·
Neither the lion nor the
bears have 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.
·
Several students
understand the material.
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 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.
·
Swimming in the ocean and
playing drums
are my hobbies.
17. Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd,
etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Examples:
·
The herd is stampeding.
·
Cooper family always
attends the annual party.
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.
·
Harry Potter has reached
Top 3 Best Seller books.
So, and that
I can resume from the material SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT, Kinds of VERB and MAIN RULE
OF Subject Verb Agreement. And I will continue with the next task is to answer
practice questions.
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 (are) 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, (takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, ( wants) to win.
11. Either answer ( is ) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books ( is ) 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 ( debates ) 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, ( are ) in this case.
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