THE RESUME

Name                               : Arisandi Pratama

Nim                                  : C1051161035

Faculties/Departments  : Agricultur/Sence soil

1.      1).Subject verb agreement

2.       A).What is subject?

3.       Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity.(I,you,they,we,she,he,it,my  dad and my mom,linda,susi,linda and sussi,the bank,theflight schedule,etc.).

4.       B).What is verb?

5.       Verb is word used to describe an action,state,or  occurrence,and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.

6.       Kinds of VERB

7.       a).Action verbs

8.       Also known as MAIN VERB

9.       Action verbs are words that express action (give,eat,walk,etc.)

10.   Action verbs can be either transitive ( with object ) or intransitive ( without object ).

11.   b).Linking verbs                                                                               

a.       A ilnking verbs connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes       the subject.

12.   To Be : is,am,are,was,were.

13.   Verb : seem,appear,become,grow,remain,get,prove,turn,look,sound,smell,,taste,feel.

14.   c).Helping verbs

a.       helping verb are used before  action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility ( can,could,etc.) or time ( was,did,has,etc.)

15.   modal always function as Helping verbs.

16.   Modal : can,could,may,might,shall,will,ought to,should,would.

         20. 2).MAIN RULE OF “ subject verb argreement”

·         RULE  1

·         subject  and verb must agree in number.this is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.

·         RULE  2

·         don`t  get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.

·         RULE  3

·         Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.

·         RULE  4

·         when sentences start with ”there”  or  “here”,the subject will always be placed after the verb,so  care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.

·         RULE  5

·         If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.

·         RULE  6

·         The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.

·         RULE  7

·         If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.

·         RULE  8

·         If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor,neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.

·         RULE  9

·         The only time when the object of the preposition decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.

RULE  10

The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time.    

RULE  11

If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.

RULE  12

If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.

RULE  13

Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take singular verbs.

RULE  14

Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.

RULE  15

Infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb. f two I

RULE  16

When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.

RULE  17

Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.

RULE  18

Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular Verb.

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1.        Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2.        Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3.        The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4.        Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5.        George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6.        Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7.        One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8.        The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9.        The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10.    The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11.    Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12.    Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13.    Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14.    (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15.    Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

16.    Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17.    (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18.    Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19.    There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20.    The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21.    The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22.    The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

23.    All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

 ANSWER :

·         1.Annie and her brothers  are at school.

·         2.Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.

·         3.The dog or the cats are outside.

·         4.Either my shoes or your coat are  always on the floor.

·         5.George and Tamara doesn’t want to see that movie.

·         6.Benito don’t know the answer.

·         7.One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.

·         8.The man with all the birds  lives on my street.

·         9.The movie, including all the previews, take about two hours to watch.

·         10.The players, as well as the captain, want to win.

·         11.Either answer is acceptable.

·         12.Every one of those books is fiction.

·         13.Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.

·         14.Is the news on at five or six?

·         15.Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.

·         16.Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.

·         17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?

·         18.Your pants is at the cleaner's.

·         19.There was fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is, only one left!

·         20.The committee debates these questions carefully.

·         21.The committee leads  very different lives in private.

·         22.The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.

·         23.All of the CDs, even the scratched one, is  in this case.