SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1. Subject dengan kata ganti he, she, it dan kata ganti they, we, I, you.

Pronoun To be Verb Has/have Do/does
He
She
It
Is
Is
Is

Verb 1 + s/es

Has

Does
They
We
I
You
Are
Are
Am
Are

Verb 1

Have


Do

A. The student(s) go to campus every morning
S V
A student go(es) to campus every morning
S V

B. The students are in the class now
S V
A student is in the class now
S V
He wants to be a teacher, but you dont want to.
They go to school by bus, but she goes to school on foot.
The car has good wheels, but it doesnt have enough seats for four.
They play football and he plays badminton.
I am a student, and you are a teacher.







2. Countable and Uncountable Noun
Countable
No Singular Plural
1 chair Chair-s
2 Pen Pen-s
3 Book Book-s
4 bag Bag-s
5 Student Student-s
6 Teacher Teacher-s
7 Boy Boys
8 Girl Girls

The chair is ...........
The chairs are ..............
The teacher comes ...........
The teachers come .............

Uncountable

No Singular Plural
1 Water
2 Sugar
3 money
Water is .........
Sugar is ............
Water creates ........
Sugar produces ...........

3. Subject tunggal dengan frase kata depan: (together with,
accompanied by, along with, as well as); dan kata depan seperti
(on, in, of, etc).

The leader of the gangsters is still alive.
The president, accompanied by five ministers, often visits
market.
The flood in many big cities has many bad impacts.

Akan tetapi, hati hati:
The books in the library are not so interesting.
Some rooms of the hotel have been occupied.

4. Gerund / kata kerja bentuk ing yg berfungsi sbgai NOUN (subject
and object)
Smoking cigarettes is not good for our health
Using nuclear weapon in wars has made Iraq more powerful.
I like swimming a lot.

5. Subject dg kata ganti yg selalu dianggap tunggal:
Anybody, anyone, everyone, anything, everything, none, no one,
nobody, nothing, someone, somebody, something, each, each of.

Nobody is perfect.
Someone has broken my heart.
Everything is all right when you are in my side.
No one cares about him.
Each student gets one book.

6. Subject dg kata ganti yg selalu dianggap jamak:
All, some, most.
(depend on the subject that is used, whether plural or singular)

Some of the students are clever
Some of the water in the river is contaminated.
All of the money is lost.
All of the bags are expensive.
Most of the students are clever.
Most of the water in the river is contaminated.

7. Subject dg kata benda kolektif (kt benda jamak tp menggunakan kt
kerja bentuk tunggal):
Family, government, team, group, organization, committee,
congress, class, club, public, ministry, firm, staff, crowd, etc.)

The government has decided to raise the fund in education.
My family is the happiest family in the world.
The committee is still arguing about the winner of the
contest.

8. Subject yang menyatakan jumlah jarak, berat, uang, waktu,
prosentase, volume dianggap tunggal.

24 hours is the amount of hours in a day.
12 months has 365 days.
a two-hours trip to Bandung is really tiring.

9. Subject dg kata benda yg selalu berbentuk jamak:
Trousers, scissors, jeans, shorts, pants, shoes, glasses, parents, etc.

These jeans are expensive.
My parents are really kind.

Tetapi jika diimbuhi dg kata a pair of, a couple of, maka kt kerjanya
harus berbentuk tunggal.

A pair of shoes is under the table.
My shoes are lost
A pair of glasses I bought yesterday was very expensive.

10. Subject dg kt benda khusus yg selalu dianggap jamak walaupun
tidak diimbuhi plural s.

Police, cattle, people.

The police have arrested the thief.
Cattle were regarded as capital in early society.
People of Indonesia are participating in the general election.

11. Subject dg kt benda khusus yg selalu dianggap tunggal walaupun
diimbuhi plural s.

News, means, measles, species, mathematics, politics, economics,
etc.

This bad news has shocked her.
Economics is taught by Mrs. Jenny.

12. Penggunaan either .. or dan neither .. nor

Either Dony or Randi is handsome.
Neither Tamara nor my sister goes to school on time.
Either Dony or his parents are kind.
Neither the teacher nor the students go to school on time.
Neither the football players nor the coach was satisfied with
the referees decision.

13. Penggunaan not only .. but also.

She not only loves animal but also cares about the
environment.
We not only love animal but also care about the
environment.
The girl is not only beautiful but also smart.
The successful athletes got not only medals but also money.

14. Subject dg kata a number of dan the number of

A number of students are attending the seminar.
The number of students in this class is 40.













Exercises
1. One of the students in UMK ...... scholarship from America
a. Get
b. Gets
c. Got
d. Gotten
2. each students ......................... one book everyday
a. bring
b. brings
c. brought
d. bringing
3. Cheating ................. dishonest students
a. Creates
b. Create
c. Created
d. Creating
4. There ............ some sugar in the bottle.
a. Are
b. Is
c. Am
d. Were
5. Most people in the world..................soccer.
a. Like
b. Likes
c. Is liking
d. Doesnt like



6. All of water .........beneficial for life.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Am
d. Has
7. The number of illiterate people in our country .. drastically.
a. to decrease
b. decrease
c. has decreased
d. it decreased
8. Five hundred miles .. a long distance to drive in one day.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Are being
d. They are
9. Neither I nor my students .. at school yesterday.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Was
d. Were
10. An increase in the number of students .. expected next year.
a. Is
b. Are
c. Be
d. Was