BY ELLA YUZAR Subject-verb agreement I Kata kerja tunggal dan kata kerja jamak Tunggal: Jamak: ❑Is ➢Are ❑V+s/es ➢V (only) ❑Was ➢Were ❑Has ➢Have ❑Has been ➢Have been Contoh: Subject tunggal 1. The cat is hungry. It sits near the dalam kalimat kitchen and asks for food. harus diikuti oleh prediket atau kata 2. My lecturer is at the office now and the class is empty. kerja tunggal 3. Donny reads the newspaper everyday. 4. She usually comes early every Monday. 5. My motorcycle has a flat tire. Sebaliknya Contoh:
subject jamak 1. The cats are hungry. They sit near the diikuti oleh kata kitchen and ask for food.
kerja jamak 2. My lecturers are at the office now and
the classes are empty. 3. People read the newspaper everyday. 4. They usually come early every Monday. 5. Our motorcycles have the same colours. Subject ganda yg Contoh: di hubungkan 1. The cat and the dog are having a fight. dengan kata “and” 2. My lecturer and the Dean are at the harus diikuti kata meeting room. kerja jamak 3. Peter and Molly never read the newspaper in the morning. 4. My friend and I usually come early every Monday. 5. Rose and Jasmine are Indonesian Flowers. Untuk subject ganda Contoh: yg dihubungkan oleh 1. Neither the cat nor the dogs are having a conjunction either/or fight. atau neither/nor, kata 2. Either the lecturers or the Dean is giving kerja mengikuti presentation in the meeting room. subject terdekat 3. Neither Peter nor his friends order pizza every Saturday night. 4. Neither my families nor my best friend has a good suggestion for the problem. 5. Either Tulip or Marigolds are Indonesian Flowers. Kata ganti seperti (anybody, anyone, Contoh everybody, everyone, 1. Everybody is having fun at the party. no one, somebody, 2. Someone is giving presentation in the someone, something) meeting room. selalu berbentuk tunggal 3. Something occurs during the earth quake. 4. Somebody receives the package when I am not home 5. No one is having a panic attack Let’s do the exercise!!! Thanks see you next week !