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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
Rumus
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Contoh
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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 + Vs/es/ies
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The boy plays football.
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Plural
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Plural Subject + Verb1
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They play football.
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1. 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 “.
Each/Every + Singular Noun + Singular Verb
Example :
- Fandi loves reading. He has read every book in the library.
- Each of the student is responsible for doing his or her work in the library
2. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Untuk subjek yang dikuti “Prepositional Phrase”, maka untuk menentukan Verb-nya Singular / Plural itu ditentukan oleh Subjeknya.
Example :
- A man walks into the street.
- The cat is in the car.
3. GERUND
Jika “ Gerund “ sebagai Subjek, maka Verb-nya Singular.
Example :
- Sweeping the floor is very important to maintain cleanliness
- Drinking milk is good for your growth
4. 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.
Example :
- Some of student in this class is slacker.
- Most of our exam questions are very difficult.
- Half of this money is yours.
- A lot of clothing in this stores are on sale this week
5. ONE OF, EACH OF, EVERY ONE OF
Selalu diikuti “ Plural Noun” dan Verb-nya Singular.
Example :
- One of the students was late to class.
- Each of the students has a schedule.
- Every one of students has a schedule
6. 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.
The Number Of diikuti “Plural Noun” kemudian “ Singular Verb”
A Number Of diikuti “ Plural Noun” kemudian “ Plural Verb”
Example :
- There are a number of cases to be solved by the detective in this week
- The number of vegetarians was greater than last year.
