Subject – Verb Agreement
Subject
verb agreement adalah persesuaian antara verb dengan subject dalam hal number
yaitu singular (tunggal) atau plural (jamak). Subject dapat berupa noun,
pronoun atau konstruksi lain yang berakting sebagai noun seperti gerund dan
infinitive. Pada dasarnya singular subject(subject tunggal menggunakan singular
verb (kata kerja tunggal), sedangkan plural subject(subject jamak menggunakan
plural verb atau kata kerja jamak.
Singular : she/he/it
menggunakan verb ies/es/is
Plural : they/we/i/you
menggunakan verb 1
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Pattern
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Example
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Simple
Present Tense
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S
+ Verb 1
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She
go to school
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Singular
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Singular
subject + Verb s/es/ies
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The
girl plays basketball
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Plural
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Plural
subject + Verb 1
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We
play football
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Each and Every
Each dan every sebenernya memiliki arti yang sama. Umumnya kita menggunakan each dan every seperti kasus berikut:
Untuk kalimat yang diawali “ Each / Every “ diikuti dengan “ Singular Noun “
lalu “ Singular Verb “.
Pattern
: Each/Every + Singular Noun + Singular
Verb
Example
:
a.
every
girls and boys is in the class.
b.
each
people needs hobby.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Untuk
subjek yang dikuti “Prepositional Phrase”, maka untuk menentukan Verb-nya Singular
/ Plural itu ditentukan oleh Subjeknya.
The
historical book on that table is interesting
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The
leather jackets on the cabinets are mine.
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(The
historical = Singular Subject, is = Singular Verb )
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(The
leather = Plural Subject, are = Plural Verb )
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GERUND
Jika
“ Gerund “ sebagai Subjek, maka Verb-nya Singular.
(a)
Growing flower is her hobby.
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A
gerund used as the subject of sentence takes a singular verb.
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(b)
Drinking milk is good for your growth
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SOME OF, A LOT OF, MOST OF, A HALF OF
Jika
diikuti “Singular Noun”, maka Verb-nya Singular .
Jika
diikuti “Plural Noun”, maka Verb-nya Plural.
(a) The politician, along
with the newsmen,is expected shortly.
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(The
politician = Singular Noun, is = Singular Verb )
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(b) A car and
a bike are my means of transportation.
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(A
car and a bike = Plural Noun, are = Plural Verb )
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ONE OF, EACH OF, EVERY ONE OF
Selalu
diikuti “ Plural Noun” dan Verb-nya Singular.
Example
:
1.
One of the students was late to class.
2.
Each of the students has a schedule.
3.
Every one of students has a schedule
THE NUMBER OF , A NUMBER OF
A number of dan the number of merupakan pronoun (+preposition “of”) yang sering digunakan untuk mengungkapkan seberapa banyak jumlah sesuatu (kuantitas). Adapun rumus dan beberapa contoh kalimat pronoun ini adalah sebagai berikut:
a.
The
Number Of diikuti “Plural Noun” kemudian “ Singular Verb”.
b.
A
Number Of diikuti “ Plural Noun” kemudian “ Plural Verb”.
Example
:
1.
There are a number of cases to be solved by the detective in this week.
2.
The number of vegetarians was greater than last year.
Sumber
:
http://lestariwahyuni.blogspot.com/2014/04/bahasa-inggris-bisnis-2-subject-verb.html
http://ahmadnofandi23.blogspot.com/2014/04/bahasa-inggris-bisnis-2-subject-verb.html
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