Subject & verb agreement
Singular >> Plural
Is >> Are
Has >> Have
Was >> Ware
Agrees >> Agree
Approves >> Approve
The number >> A number
Does >> Do
1. Noun each/every >> verb singular
Jika subjeknya menggunakan each/every maka verb yang digunakan adalah verb singular
Contoh : each book at the book store is listed
2. Noun + proposional phrase >> verb lihat noun
Contoh : the book on the table is mine
3. Noun plural >> verb plural
Jika subjeknya menggunakan plural maka verb yang digunakan juga plural
Contoh : the books on the table are mine
4. Noun singular >> verb singular
Jika subjeknya menggunakan singular maka verb yang digunakan juga singular
Contoh : the apples at the markets are cheap
Same of singular noun >> singular verb
A lot of plural noun >> plural verb
None of contoh :
Half of -some of my homework is easy
Most of -some of my homeworks are easy
Each of plural noun >> verb tetap singular
Every of contoh :
One of -each of my friend is here
The number >> verb singular
Contoh : the number of student in this class is 20
A number >> verb plural
Contoh : a number of student are missed the class
Contoh soal:
1. Some of the fruit in this bowl (is/are) …. rotten
>> Some of the fruit in this bown is rotten
2. Some of the apples in that bowl (is/are) …. rotten
>> Some of the apples in that bowl are rotten
3. Most of the movies (is/are) ….funny
>> Most of the movies are funny
4. Half of this money (is/are) … yours
>> Half of this money is yours
5. A lot of clothing in this stories (is/are) … on the sale this week
>> A lot of clothing in this stories is on the sale this week
6. Each of the boys in the class (has/have) … his own note book
>> Each of the boys in this class has his own note book
7. None of the animals at the zoo (is/are) … free to room
>> None of the animals at the zoo is free to room
8. The number of employes in my company (is/are) … approximately ten thousand
>> The number of employes in my company are approximately ten thousand
9. (does/do) … all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
>> Does all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
