subject & verb agreement

THE THIRD GROUP PRESENTATION

Pandu Raharja201012500619

Rahma Yulita201012500454

Parmi Utami201012500772

Rina Wulandari201012500549

SUBJECT & VERB AGREEmENT

PART I

1. Recognizing subject2. Basic subject-verb agreement3. Interfering words

Contents

Subject is always in noun form. It often places before the predicate. But sometimes it places after the predicate.

Recognizing subject

Rizal sleeps in the classroom There are 36 students in the class

NOUN

SINGULAR PLURAL

The characteristics of singular noun

1. Noun without –s/-es in the end

2. Singular pronoun

3. Gerund

4. All of the uncountable noun

CARSHE

BARKING

WATER

The characteristics of plural noun

THEY

1. Noun end –s/-es

2. Plural pronoun

3. Some words are always in plural

GIRLS

LADIES

JEANS

OXEN4. Some irregular plural nouns

Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in

number (singular or plural).  Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb

must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be

plural

In this presentation, the subject will be shown in red & the verb will be shown in

blue.

Subject verb agreement

subject-verb agreementSINGULAR SUBJECT1. Noun without –s/-es My Friend drinks coffee

2. Singular pronoun He is a mascot in this class

3. Gerund Playing drum is difficult

4. Uncountable noun Coffee is his favorite drink

subject-verb agreementPLURAL SUBJECT

1. Noun ending –s/-es My friends are in the zoo

2. Plural pronoun We have dinner together

3. Some words are always in plural

The jeans are expensive

4. Some irregular plural nouns

The children like the jeans

Interfering wordsSometimes a phrase or clause separates a subject from its verb.

These interrupting structures do not affect basic agreementPuji together with his friends is in the lab

The people who wore Batik last year are our friends

These phrases often interrupt subject & the verb:As well as

Together withAlong with

Accompanied by

Can you find the subject?

1. My mom pushes a cow

2. That is a window

3. Is the answer right?

4. These aren’t his books

5. When have Joey taken a bath?

Differ between singular & plural subject!

FEET

NEWS

HAPPINESS

VIDEOS

SCISSORS

THE ANSWER

Choose the right answer in the brackets

1. Oxen (like/likes) eating grass

2. (Are/Is) there your pen?

3. Indonesia (do/does) not have 4 seasons

4. Your shoes (were/was) lost yesterday 5. The doctors together with the nurse (have/has) been working for 3 years

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