Materials Subject Verb Agreement 7-10-2016

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On this occasion, I want to re-write the material that has been presented at the meeting of the last week about ‘Subject Verb Agreement’ Apa itu Subject? Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity. On this matter there is also a Verb. Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence. Verb consists of 3 parts, Namely Action Verb, Linking Verb, Helping Verb. There is also a main rule 'Subject Verb Agreement’

RULE 1
Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.

RULE 2
Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.

RULE 3
Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.

RULE 4
When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.

RULE 5
If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.

RULE 6
The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.

RULE 7
If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.

RULE 8
If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.

RULE 9
The only time when the object of the preposition decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.

RULE 10
The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time..

RULE 11
If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.

RULE 12
If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.

RULE 13
Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take singular verbs.

RULE 14
Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.

RULE 15
If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.

RULE 16
When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.

RULE 17
Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.

RULE 18
Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

That is the only thing of which I can write on this week. Thank you for your attention
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My Favorite Smartphone Apps

My Favorite Smartphone Apps

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Hello Ladies & gentlemen, Back again with me Febryan Caesar Pratama. Last week, I wrote about the ‘Favorite Movie Your Life' And this week I want to write about the 'My Favorite Smartphone Apps' in meet the task structured English language courses.

The very first time I started using a smartphone was in 2013. Smartphone that I use a brand of samsung, More exactly samsung s3 mini or GT-I8190. This smart phone i often use playing the game even though the smartphone is not the type of gaming smartphone. In addition, the smartphone is often I use for chatting with friends, notes, and working tasks. Even the smartphone is still i use until now.

When the first time I was given my parents. My first application that is the Facebook. Why is this? Because in the time of facebook is a social media that used by many friends i. In addition to the Facebook application, the application must be in the smart phone i namely gaming applications Let's Get Rich and The Clash of clans. The application of this game is very fun and reminiscent of the small time i. I recently tried an application social media named instagram. This application is very interesting even though I was still a little confused in this usage. That is the only thing of which I can write on this week. Thank you for your attention

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What Favorite Movie Your Life

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     Back again with me Febryan Caesar Pratama. In the complete tasks structured English language courses. Last week i have writing post about "Two Things That You Have To Bring Everywhere You Go". Now week 4^rd I want to write about "What Favorite Movie Best  Your Life”.

         Movie is describing about my life is "Fast & Furious 7". The film starred by Vin Diesel play as Dominic Toretto, Paul Walker as Brian O'Connor, Michelle Rodriguez as letty, Jordana Browster as Mia Toretto and etc. Because the movie Fast & Furious 7 Is sustainable serial movie, then his story is still the continuation of a series Fast & Furious 6. The movie  Fast & Furious 7 tells a story about the rescue of a woman who makes a tool called "God Eye", That is a tool that can search for the existence of a person using the internet without the need for a long time. The appliance is connected with an electronic device that has a signal and has a camera. Why did I choose the movie "Fast & Furious 7" as the film that favorite me? I liked this movie and there is a high technology  tool called "God Eye". Besides that I love the actor Paul walker because he became the main actors in this film.

          Maybe that’s it from me. Thank you for your attention.

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Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

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RESUME SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

RESUME SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity. I, you, they, we, she, he, it, my dad and my mom, Linda, Sussi, Linda and Sussi, etc.

What is VERB?
The verb is a word that is used to describe an action, country, or genesis, and formed the main part of predicate of the sentence. The verb consists of 3 types, namely Action Verb; Linking Verb; Helping Verb

Action Verb
    •       are words that express action (give, walk, etc.) or possesion (have, etc.)
    •       can be either transitive (with object) or intransitive (without object).
Example: Laurissa raises her hand. (kkt) Laurissa rises slowly from her seat. (kki)

LINGKING VERB 

A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject. With To Be: is, am, are, was, were and Verb: seem, appear, become, grow, remain, get, prove, turn, look, sound, smell, taste, feel.
Example: We were there!; She looks pale.etc.

Helping Verb
Helping verbs are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility (can, could, etc.) or time (was, did, has, etc.) And always associated with MODALS (can, could, may,might, shall, will, ought to,should, would.)
Example: Tejo is (helping verb) going (main verb) to Florida.
Tanya could learn to fly helicopters. (Could helps the main verb, learn.)

Main Rule Of “ Subject Verb Agreement”

 RULE 1
Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.
Examples:
- The dog growls when it is angry.
- The dogs growl when they are angry.

RULE 2
Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.
Examples:
- The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

RULE 3
Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.
Examples:
- The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.

RULE 4
When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
Example:
- There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.

RULE 5
If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
Examples:
- The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

RULE 6
The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.
Examples:
- Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

RULE 7
If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.
Examples:
- No smoking or drinking is allowed.
- Every man and woman is required to check in.

RULE 8
If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
Examples:
- Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.

RULE 9
The only time when the object of the preposition decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.
Examples:
- All of the chicken is gone.
- All of the chickens are gone.

RULE 10
The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time.
Examples:
- Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

RULE 11
If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.
Examples:
- Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

RULE 12
If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.
Examples:
- Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.
- Neither the lion nor the bears have escaped from the zoo.

RULE 13
Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take singular verbs.
Examples:
-Everybody wants to be loved.
-Everything is gonna be alright.

RULE 14
Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.
Examples:
- Few were left alive after the flood.
-  Several students understand the material.

RULE 15
If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.
Examples:
- To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

RULE 16
When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.
Examples:
- Standing in the water was a bad idea.
- Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.

RULE 17
Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Examples:
 - The herd is stampeding.
- Cooper family always attends the annual party.

RULE 18
Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.
Examples:
- The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.
- Harry Potter has reached Top 3 Best Seller books.

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