Siti Nadiya Fauziyyah: Subject

Subject-verb agreement

Subject-verb agreement is a rapprochement between the verb with the subject in terms of number, namely: singular (singular) or plural (plural). Subjects can be a noun, pronoun, or other construction acting as a noun, like gerund and infinitive. Basically, the singular subject (single subject) use the singular verb (singular verb), while plural subject (subject plural) using a plural verb (verb plural).

1. Singular singular subject-verb

What is meant by the singular subject is a subject pronoun he, she, and it or nouns that can be replaced with he, she or it; While the definition of singular verbs is verb1 + es / s, is / was, and the verb phrase such as: is / was + verb-ing / verb3, has + verb3, has been verb-ing and has been verb3.

2. Plural plural subject-verb

What is meant by the subject is plural subject pronouns like I, we, you, they, and all plural nouns. While that is a plural verbs are verbs and verb phrases besides singular verbs above.

3. Two singular subjects connected by either / or or Neither / nor requires a singular verb.

Example:

· Neither David nor Dian does not help me to fix the car. (Neither David or Dian does not help me fix the car.)

· Either Keenan or Kugi has been ready to go. (Both Keenan or Kugi ready to go.)

4. singular verb for a pronoun like each, everyone, every one, everybody, anyone, anybody, someone, and somebody. Do not be influenced to a noun that follows.

Example:

· Each of the boys runs quickly. (Every boy running fast.)

· Everybody loves my father Because he is so kind. (Everyone loves my father because he was very good.)

Note the first sentence, although the sentence was using the phrase the boys, but I was still involved runs (singular verb) not run (plurar verb) as a verb. Why is that? Because behind it there each which means any, every, and respectively. So that the subject is singular or singular.

5. When Neither as well as either the subject of the sentence, then use a singular verb.

Example:

· Neither of us is capable to write a good essay. (None of us were able to write a good essay.)

· Either of us is Able to speak English. (One of us was able to speak English.)

6. Gerund Phrases

Gerund phrases is a phrase consisting of a gerund coupled with the object and / or modifier. As with gerund, gerund phrase also serves as a noun in a sentence.

In making the sentence when the Subject gerund (Verb ing) then verbnya should be singular.

example:

• Your singing is very beautiful.

• Reading in the dark room is not good.

Some of, a lot of, Half of, None of, Most of

In a sentence if it verbnya singular noun is singular. Likewise if the plural noun plural verbnya.

example:

• Some of the car in the show room is luxury.

• None of this money is mine.

Each of, One of, Every one of the sentence followed by a plural noun, danverb should be singular.

example:

• Each of people is not same.