Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

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

Annie and her brothers are at school.

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

Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting

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

The dog or the cats is outside.

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

Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.

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

George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.

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

Benito doesn't know the answer.

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

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

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

The man with all the birds lives on my street.

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

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

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

The players, as well as the captain, wants to win.

11.    Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

Either answer are acceptable.

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

Every one of those books are fiction.

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

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.

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

 Are the news on at five or six?

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

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

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

Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.

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

Are the tweezers in this drawer?

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

Your pants is at the cleaner's.

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

There was fifteen candies in that bag. Now there Is only one left!

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

The committee debates these questions carefully.

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

The committee lead very different lives in private.

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

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

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

All of the CDs, even the scratched one,  are in this case.

Subject verb agreement

  Assalammualaikum wr wb. In my chance, i will tell you about what i get from my learning today. So, this is a resume about subject verb agreement.

·         What is Subject?

Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity.

• -          I
• -           you
• -          they
• -          we
• -          she
• -          he
• -          it

·         What is VERB?

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

ACTION VERB

•      Also known as MAIN VERB.

•      Action verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk) or possession (have, own).

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

Example:

1.      muklis gave wahyu the t-shirt.

LINKING VERBS

       A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.

1.    

             To Be: is, am, are, was, were

    Example:

• ·         I am superman

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

    Example:

• ·                         I feel sad
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• HELPING VERBS

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

1.      MODALS always function as Helping Verbs.

2.      MODALS : can, could, may, might, shall, will, ought to, should, would.

Examples:

• Asep is going to jakarta

MAIN RULE OF  “Subject Verb Agreement”

Only the subject affects the verb.

RULE 1

   Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.

Examples:

·         The pig growls when it is confused

·         The pigs growl when they are confused

RULE 2

   Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.

Examples:

·         The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

RULE 3

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

Examples:

·         The flower of the rainbow are beautiful.

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.

Examples:

·         There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.

RULE 5

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

Examples:

·         iqbal and bayu are jumping over the mall.

RULE 6

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

Examples:

·         pentol kuah  and sate is my dad's favorite dish.

RULE 7

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

Examples:

·         No eating or drinking is allowed.

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.

Examples:

·         Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.

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.

Examples:

·         All of the teacher is gone.

·         All of the teachers are gone.

RULE 10

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

Examples:

·         Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

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.

Examples:

·         Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

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.

Examples:

• Either the cat or the elephant has escaped from the zoo.
• Neither the elephant nor the cat have escaped from the zoo.

RULE 13

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

Examples:

·         Everybody wants to be loved.

RULE 14

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

Examples:

·         Few were left alive after the tsunami.

RULE 15

If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.

Examples:

·         To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

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.

Examples:

• Playing football and playing drums are my hobbies.

RULE 17

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

Examples:

·         The herd is stampeding.

RULE 18

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

Examples:

·         Habibie and ainun has reached Top 3 Best movie indonesia.

TWO THINGS THAT I ALWAYS BRING EVERYWHERE I GO

                   Assalammualaikum wr wb. Come back again with my blog. In this chance, I will tell you about 2 things that I always bring everywhere and anytime. You know, in this Era, handphone is one of human needs. If you don’t have a handphone. You will not get  a newest or you called ”KUDET”. So, you must have a handphone for get a newest. If you can choose, what things you could bring everyday ? handphone ? charger ? wallet ?. If there are two option. One, I will choose handphone and two, I will choose charger handphone. Why handphone ? because handphone is a thing important. Handphone can be used to call a friend, family, best friend, or you boyfriend/girlfriend. Beside that, handphone be used to send massage from application like Whatsapp or WA, Line, Kakao Talk. And you can playing a game in your handphone like Get Rich, Clash Of Clans or  COC, Fotball Manager, and eight pool, etc.

                And the second thing is charger handphone. Why charger handphone? Because, if you have a handphone, you must be use a charger handphone. So, that is reason why I choose a handphone and charger handphone. I think, you will think the same way as me. That’s all from me, thank you for reading my blog. See you in next post. Assalammualaikum wr wb.
                                          
                             

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5 tense we frequently use

Assalammualaikum wr.wb. hello guys, come back again with my blog. Now, i will tell you about what i get from my learning today. Today, i’m studying english language at american corner. Right there, i’m studying about TENSES. In the tenses, there are 16 part. But, i’m just studying 5 tenses, that is :

1.       Simple Present Tense

     Simple Present Tense used to unify habitat action or the routines and the fact general. The formula is  :

·         Positive (+)

S + V1 (s/es)

·         Negative (-)

S + Do / Does + not + V1

·         Interrogative (?)

Do / Does + S + V1

                In general form basic verb (Infinitive) + ‘s’ (for He, She, It).

                Example :               (+)          You buy a shirt

                                                (-)           You do not buy a shirt

                                                (?)          Do you buy a shirt ?

                                Or

                                                (+)          He goes to campus.

                                                (-)           He does not go to campus.

                                                (?)          Does he go to campus ?

                                               

2.       Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense used to express the activity past. The formula is :

·         Positive (+)

S + V2

·         Negative (-)

S + Did + not + V1

·         Interrogative (?)

Did + S + V1

                Example :               (+)          I bought a handphone.

                                                (-)           I did not buy  a handphone.

                                                (?)          Did i buy a handphone ?

3.       Present / Past Continuous tense

      Present Continuous tense is to show a job or activity that occurred at a time now. And Past  continuous tense is to show a job or activity that occurred at a past. The formula is :

·         Positive (+)

S + Be + Ving

·         Negative (-)

S + Be + not + Ving

·         Interrogative (?)

Be + S + Ving

Subject	Present	Past
I	Am	Was
You	Are	Were
They
We
She	Is	Was
He
It

               

Example :                   (+)          I am writing a story.

                                                (-)           I am not writing a story.

                                                (?)          Am i writing a story ?

4.       Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Tense is to express the activity that has not happening or that will happen in the future. The formula is :

·         Positive (+)

S + Will + V1

·         Negative (-)

S + will + not + V1

·         Interrogative (?)

Will + S + V1

Example:                (+)          I will kiss you.

                                (-)           I will not kiss you.

                                (?)          Will you kiss me ?

5.       Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense is used to what has happened but still looked like or felt until now. The formula is :

·         Positive (+)

S + has/have + V3

·         Negative (-)

S + has/have + not + V3

·         Interrogative (?)

Has/have + S + V3

                Example :               (+)          You have bought a book

                                                (-)           You have not bought a book

                                                (?)          Have you bought a book

That’s what i get up when studying. Thank you for reading my blog . Assalammualaiku wr.wb

                                               

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