Verb Agreement

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Subject - Verb Agreement

The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. You can find the subject of a sentence if you can find the verb.

so Subject-Verb Agreement is when a singular noun has an accompanying singular verb, and a plural noun has an accompanying plural verb.

Final -s/-es : Use, Pronunciation, and Spelling

      ·   Use : -A final (-s or -es)is added to    a noun to make the noun plural.

  -A final (-s or -es) is added to a simple present verb when the subject is a singular      noun or third person singular pronoun (she,he,it).

      ·   Pronunciation : - Final (-s) is pronunciation /s/ after voiceless sounds.

                               - Final (-s) is pronunciation /z/ after voiced sounds.               

·   Spelling : Many words sound alike but mean different things when putinto writing.This list will help you distinguish between some of the more common words that sound alike.

Basic Subject - Verb Agreement

    The basic rule states that a singular subject takes a singular verb, while a plural subject takes a plural verb.The trick is in knowing whether the subject is singular or plural. The next trick is recognizing a singular or plural verb.

     Verbs do not form their plurals by adding an s as nouns do. In order to determine which verb is singular and which one is plural, think of which verb you would use with he or she and which verb you would use with they.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Using Expressions of Quality

    In most expressions of quantity, the verb is determined by the noun (or pronoun) that follows of. Multiple choice exercises and matching exercises for English grammar. An expression of quantity is a word or group of words thattellsthe amount ofsomething. The most common expressions of quantity with examples of both countableand noncountable nouns Expressions of Quantity with countable Nouns. Uncountable Nouns. Multiple choice exercises. Expressions of quantity, grammar practice, grammar quizzes for non-native speakers of English, English online. Understand how to use English expressions of quantity.

Subject-Verb Agreement: Using There+Be

    There + be introduces the idea that something exists in a particular place. The subject follows be when there is used.

Subject - Verb Agreement: Some Irregularities

   Sometimes a proper noun that ends in -s is singular. A few adjectives can be preceded by the and used as a plural noun to refer to people who have that quality.

Example :

       Erica misses her mother and father.  My parent visit many countries when the travel in Europe. John watches bird. My friend lives in Boston. My brother and sister live in Boston. Every man, woman, and child needs love. The ideas in that book are interesting. Some of the fruit in this bowl is rotten. Two - thirds of the boys are here. There is a fly in the room. Diabetes is an illness.

     The Chinese have an interisting history. English is spoken in many countries. The number of students in the class is fifteen. None of the boys are here. A new car costs a lot of money. Friends are important. Each book and magazine is listed in the bibliography. The student knows the  assignment.There is spider on the wall. There are three windows in this room.

      Harrods is a department store. The poor have many problems. The United States has a population of around 300 million. The English are famous foreducational instituions like Oxford and Cambridge. My alarm clock rings at seven every morning. The news about the economy was disappointing. There's two sides to every story. Most of our homework is easy. A number of students were late for class. Cold drinks taste good on a hot day.

Sumber :

Buku     : English Grammar

Penulis  : Betty S. Azar, Stacy A. Hagen

Edisi     : Fourth Edition