subject & verb agreement
TRANSCRIPT
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
THANKS FOR YOUR
ATTENTION