concord - subject agreement

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SUBJECT VERBSUBJECT VERBAGREEMENTAGREEMENT

TEAM 8 TEAM 8Muhammad RendyMuhammad Rendy

4161301000541613010005

Ary KustrianiAry Kustriani4161301002441613010024

Zulia PrasetyoatiZulia Prasetyoati

431130100!1431130100!1


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chomp!

chomp!

A$reement


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Subject Verb Agreement

Subjects andand verbs must AGREE withmust AGREE with

one another inone another in number (singular or(singular or

plural).plural).

If a subject is singular, its verb musta subject is singular, its verb must

also be singularalso be singular

If a subject is plural, its verb must alsoIf a subject is plural, its verb must also

be plural.be plural.


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In the present tense, nouns and verbs formIn the present tense, nouns and verbs form

plurals in opposite wa!s"plurals in opposite wa!s" nouns A## an A## an s to theto the

singular formsingular form verbs RE$%&E theRE$%&E the s from thefrom thesingular form.singular form.


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TRICK!TRICK!

'.'. he subject and verb are separated b! severalhe subject and verb are separated b! severalwordswords

eample" heeample" he roomroom with the flowerswith the flowers isis

absolutel! beautifulabsolutel! beautiful*. +ollective nouns can be either singular or plural*. +ollective nouns can be either singular or plural

eample"eample"

ingularingular he group

he group of studentsof students isis wal-ing to classwal-ing to class

lurallural he classhe class areare tuning their instrumenttuning their instrument

he class membershe class members areare tuning theirtuning theirinstrumentinstrument


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/. A plural subject separated b! 0and1 might/. A plural subject separated b! 0and1 might

be separated b! a lot of wordsbe separated b! a lot of words

Eample"Eample" he %ld torehe %ld tore at the corner of theat the corner of the

street that sold delicious muffins andstreet that sold delicious muffins and thethebuildingbuild

ing at the far end of the universit!at the far end of the universit! areare

going to be renovated net !ear.going to be renovated net !ear.


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2. ingular Indefinite ronouns2. ingular Indefinite ronouns


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E8+EI%9E8+EI%9

A third group of indefinite pronouns ta-es A third group of indefinite pronouns ta-es either a singular or plurala singular or pluralverb depending on the pronoun:s meaning in the sentence.verb depending on the pronoun:s meaning in the sentence.

All;ome;9one All;ome;9one of theof the ca-eca-e has been eatenhas been eaten

All;ome;9one All;ome;9one of theof the piecespieces havehave been eatenbeen eaten9either 9either the cats not the dogsthe cats not the dogs isis herehere

Either Either the cats orthe cats or dogdog isis guilt!guilt!

9either 9either the cats not thethe cats not the dogsdogs areare herehere

Either Either the cat or thethe cat or the dogsdogs areare guilt!guilt!


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Countable nounsCountable nouns

A countable noun can be A countable noun can be

'. singular ('. singular (bananabanana))

2. plural ( bananas )

Countable nouns are

things we can count .So we can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two bananas’ etc.


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Countable nounsCountable nouns

We addWe add -es -es to most nouns into most nouns in -o -o ::

tomatotomato tomatoestomatoes

potatopotato potatoespotatoes

=ut we just add=ut we just add -s-s to"to"

radioradio radiosradios

photophoto photosphotos


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Uncountable nounsUncountable nouns

An uncountable nouns has only one form.(rice )

Uncountable nouns are

things we cannot count.We cannot say ‘one

rice’, ‘two rices’, etc.


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e.g. I eat rice eeryday.

I li!e rice .

Rice is an uncountablenoun .

Uncountable nounsUncountable nouns


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Is/are someIs/are some

tud! the following table"tud! the following table"

is meat

cheese

in the fridge.

"here

are

some

rulers

pencils

on the des!.


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Is/are someIs/are some

We use #is some$ whenthere is the uncountablenoun . (meat, cheese.)

We use #are some$ when

there is the pluralcountable noun .(rulers,pencils.)

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Isn’t/aren’t anyIsn’t/aren’t any

tud! the following table"tud! the following table"

isn$t mil!

coffee

in the shop.

"here

aren$t

any

dishes

watches

under the bed.


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Isn’t/aren’t anyIsn’t/aren’t any

We use #isn$t any$ whenthere is the uncountablenoun . (mil!, coffee.)

We use #aren$t any$ when

there is the pluralcountable noun .(dishes,watches)

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The End.The End.

Thank

you

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