SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Hello guys, still with me Alpi. Today I will discuss about SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT. This task was assigned because Miss Dini was absent and this is what I will do.

What is Subject?

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

I, you, they, we, she, he, it, my father and my mother, Linda, Sussi, Linda and Sussi, the bank, the flight schedule, etc.

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.

Ø ACTION VERB

all the English verb phrase that describes the subject of doing things. This subject real action can be seen what it does. 

    Example:

1. Dino knocks my door
2. I am listening to the music

Ø LINKING VERBS

inking verbs are verbs that are used to connect between said sehigga a sentence in English that is intransitive so it does not require an object because only as a link only.

Example:

1. Taste this juice please

2. I am feel lonely now

Verb: apparently, appear, become, grow, keep, get, prove, modify, view, sound, smell, taste, feel.

Example:
   - He's looking for a book.
   - He attended since last

Ø HELPING VERBS

The second category of verbs is helping verbs. Also called auxiliary verbs, helping verbshelp the main verb show tense or possibility.

 Helping verbs + main verbs = verb phrases. The main verb is always the last verb in the phrase.

 to be: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

 Examples:

1.      Tejo is going to Florida.

2.      The trip might be dangerous.

RULE 1

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

Examples:

- The dog growls when it is angry.

- The dogs growl when they are angry.

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 colors 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:

-The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

RULE 6

      The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same

person or thing.

Examples:

-Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

RULE 7

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

singular.

Examples:

-No smoking or drinking is allowed.

-Every man and woman is required to check in.

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 chicken is gone.

-All of the chickens 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 bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.

-Neither the lion nor the bears 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.

-Everything is gonna be alright.                                      

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 flood.

-Several students understand the material.                     

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:

-Standing in the water was a bad idea.

-Swimming in the ocean 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.

-Cooper family always attends the annual party.

RULE 18

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

verb.              

Examples:

-The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.

-Harry Potter has reached Top 3 Best Seller books.