Hello guys :) welcome back to my blog :)
as usually now, I would like to write some post, about
Subject Verb Agreement. Well, that's my assingment from Miss Dini, she gave us
a task, to download some matrials from her blog, and there's some exercise for
us. She ask us to self study at home. Because she has other interests. Well, I
will explain what I got from that materials, let's check it out ;)
Subject Verb Agreement.
1. First, I will explain what you call that
"Subject". Subject in a simple English is a person/ thing(s)/people,
such as Narwastu is a student. Narwastu is the person or
thing about whom the statement is made, in this case is Narwastu.
2. Second, what do you know about Verb ? Verb is a kind of
word, that tells about action ar a state. Every sentence has a verb.
There are more kind of verbs, but I will explain 3 kind of
verbs.
=> Action Verb
express something that a
person, animal, or object can "do". That’s why we call them action verbs.
Example, Narwastu talks at inappropriate times. Talking is
something Narwastu can do.
=> Linking Verb
The definition of a linking verb
is a grammar term for a verb that connects a subject with a noun or adjective
that is the subject.
* With To Be : is, am, are,
was and were. Example : "They are cold".
* With Verb : look, feel, taste,
etc. Example : "Narwastu looks sad".
=> Helping Verb
Helping verbs are used before
action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of
possibility (can, could,will, might, etc.) or time (were, did, has, etc.)
Also Modals is always function as
a Helping Verb.
Example :
* Narwastu is watching
television. (sentence with a present continuous tense)
* Narwastu will make
some post. (will helps the main verb, "make")
Well guys, that's some materials, that I resume from Subject
Verb Agreement materials.
And now let's do some exercise, and with the answer
below.
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, take) 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.
And there are the answer :)
Answer: Subject
and Verb Agreement Exercise
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 is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn'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, takes 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 are at
the cleaner's.
19. There were fifteen
candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20. The committee debates these
questions carefully.
21. The committee lead 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, are in this case
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