Subject & verb agreement
Singular
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Plural
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Is
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Are
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Has
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Have
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Was
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Ware
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Agrees
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Agree
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Approves
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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 : every moslem is praying in the mosque.
2. Noun + proposional phrase => verb lihat noun
Contoh : the car in front of building is mine.
3. Noun plural => verb plural
Jika subjeknya menggunakan plural maka verb yang digunakan juga plural
Contoh : the cars in front of building are mine.
4. Noun singular => verb singular
Jika subjeknya menggunakan singular maka verb yang digunakan juga singular
Contoh : the student in the classroom is studying.
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 have 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 are 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 Do all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
