SUBJECT & VERB AGGREMENT
Simple Present Tense
RUMUS:
S + Verb 1
CONTOH :
Peter like fruit
Singular
RUMUS:
Singular Subject + Vs/es/ies
CONTOH :
The dog chases the cat
Plural
RUMUS :
Plural Subject + Verb1
CONTOH :
the dogs chase the cat
EACH AND EVERY
Untuk kalimat yang diawali “ Each / Every “ diikuti dengan “ Singular Noun “ lalu “ Singular Verb “.
# Each ; Every > Singular noun > Singular Verb
ex :
Each of the rowers takes her turn at rowing
Each of these hot dogs is juicy.
Everybody knows Mr. Jones.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Prepositional Phrase, atau frasa preposisi adalah frasa yang terdiri dari preposisi dan objek preposisi (object of the preposition).
Objek preposisi dalam frasa preposisi dapat berupa noun, pronoun, atau noun phrases.
Subyek dengan frase preposisional, kata kerja atau kalimat tunggal / jamak harus setuju dengan subjek kalimat, bukan dengan objek preposisi.
Contoh frasa preposisi:
- on the internet- in the room
- by the ocean
- near the window
- over the cabinet
- with us
- in your ear
- under your hat
- below sea level
Dalam kalimat terdiri Subject + Prepositional Phrase Verb dari kalimat tersebut lihat dari subjectnya
Example :
a box of nails is under the stairs(singular)
Eating carrots is good for your eyes (plural)
GERUND
Gerund phrases adalah frase yang terdiri dari gerund ditambah dengan objek dan/atau modifier. Seperti halnya gerund, gerund phrase juga berperan sebagai nomina dalam kalimat.
Dalam membuat kalimatnya bila Subject Gerund (Verb ing) maka verbnya harus singular.
Gerund sebagai subjek, kata kerja harus tunggal.
example :
The gorilla was eating a banana with one hand ( singular)
playing ball in the room is not fun (plural)
Some of, A lot of, Half of, None of, Most of
Pada suatu kalimat jika singular noun maka verbnya singular. Begitu juga bila plural noun maka verbnya plural.
Contoh :
Some of car in the show room is luxury.
None of this money is mine.
Each of, One of, Every one of pada suatu kalimat diikuti plural noun, dan verb harus singular.
Contoh :
Each of people is not same.
One of my friends is beautiful.
The number of plural = Jumlah -----> Singular Verb
A number of plural = Sejumlah -----> Plural Verb
Contoh :
The number of plants in each plot was 25.
A number of people are dancing on the stage.
latihan
Latihan :
The subject you will studying in this course (is) listed in syllabus
Ket: the subject (s) merupakan singular noun, maka verbnya (is) merupakan singular verb.
The professor and the student (agree) on that point
Ket: karena merupakan singular noun, maka verb yang digunakan singular
Almost every professors and student at the university (approves)
Ket: karena merupakan singular noun, maka verb yang digunakan singular. Approves merupakan singular dan approve merupakan plural.
Why (were) yoko and alex late for the meeting?
Ket : subjek plural, verb plural
Some of fruit in this bowl (are) rotten
Ket : some of + singular noun, verb singular
Most of movies (are) funny
Ket : some of + plural noun, verb plural
Half of this money (is) yours
Ket : subjek singular, verb singular
A lot of clothing in this store (is) on sale this week
Ket : a lot of + subject gerund, verb singular
The number of employees in my company (is) approximately ten thousand
Ket : the number + plural noun, verb singular
Why (was, were) some of the students excused from the examination
Ket : some of + plural noun, verb plural
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