SUBJECT
& VERB AGGREMENT
- Each ; Every > Singular noun > Singular Verb
Example (the subject is underlined and
the verb bolded) :
1. Each action movies cinema in XXI is very amazing (singular)
2. Every indonesians food is delicious. (singular)
- Subject with the prepositional phrase, the verb of a sentence singular / plural must agree with the subject of the sentence, not with the object of a preposition.
Example (the subject is underlined and
the verb bolded) :
1.
The girl in the living room is my sister. (singular)
2. The car at those markets is very
expensive
Singular subject plural must singular
- Gerund as subject, verb must singular.
Example:
1. Eating junk food is bad for your healthy.
junk food is singular , so that verb must
be “is”
2. Playing cars
is interesting
¯ cars is plural , so that verb must
be “is”
.- Some of ; A lot of > Singular noun > Verb Singular
- Most of ; A half of > Plural noun > Verb Plural
Example (the noun is underlined and the
verb bolded) :
1.
Some of magazines are him. (singular)
2.
A lot of sains book is expensive. (singular)
3.
Most of candys were eaten. (plural)
4.
A half of the workers are late. (plural)
- One of ; Each of ; Every one of > always plural noun > verb singular
Example (the noun is underlined and the
verb bolded) :
1.
One of my teammates is late
2.
Each of the divers takes his turn at diving.
3.
Every one of my brother is bring drink
- The number of > plural noun > verb singular
1. The number of months in years is twelve.
2. The number of meat in box is measly
- A number of > plural noun > verb plural
Example (the noun is underlined and the
verb bolded) :
1. A number of shoes in markets are expensive
1. A number of shoes in markets are expensive
2.
A number of liverpool football team are going back from vacation.
Latihan :
1. The Subject you will be studying in this course, ( is, are ) listed in syllabus
2. The Profesor and The Student (Agree , Agrees ) on that point
3. Almost Every Profesor and Student at the university ( Approves , Approve ) the choice of the new president.
4. Why ( Was , Were ) Yoko and Alex late for the meeting ?
5. Some of Fruit in this bowl ( is, are ) rotten.
6. Most of Movies ( is, are ) Funny.
7. Half of this money ( is, are ) yours.
8. A lot of dothing in those store ( is, are ) on sale this week.
9. The number of employees in my company ( is, are ) approximately. ten thousand.
10. Why ( was, were ) some of the students excused from the examination?
