Subject &
verb agreement
Singular
|
Plural
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Is
|
Are
|
Has
|
Have
|
Was
|
Ware
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Agrees
|
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 : each book at the book store
is listed
2. Noun + proposional phrase >>
verb lihat noun
Contoh : the book on the table is
mine
3. Noun plural >>
verb plural
Jika subjeknya menggunakan plural
maka verb yang digunakan juga plural
Contoh : the books on the table are
mine
4. Noun singular >>
verb singular
Jika subjeknya menggunakan singular
maka verb yang digunakan juga singular
Contoh : the apples at the markets
are cheap
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
Some of the fruit in this bown is rotten
2. Some of the apples in that bowl (is/are) …. rotten
Some of the apples in that bowl are rotten
3. Most of the movies (is/are) ….funny
Most of the movies are funny
4. Half of this money (is/are) … yours
Half of this money is yours
5. A lot of clothing in this stories (is/are) … on the sale this week
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
Each of the boys in this class has his own note book
7. None of the animals at the zoo (is/are) … free to room
None of the animals at the zoo is free to room
8. The number of employes in my company (is/are) … approximately ten thousand
The number of employes in my company are approximately ten thousand
9. (does/do) … all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
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