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Subject Verb Agreement

What Is Subject ?

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, the bank, the flight schedule, etc.

What Is Verb

Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
ACTION VERB (kata kerja tindakan)
•    Also known as MAIN VERB.
•    Action verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.).
•    Action verbs can be either transitive (with object) or intransitive (without object). 

LINKING VERBS (kata kerja penghubung)
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.
To Be: is, am, are, was, were
Example:
Lisa is in love with Jason.

Verb: seem, appear, become, grow, remain, get, prove, turn, look, sound, smell, taste, feel.
Example:
She looks pale.

HELPING VERBS (kata keja bantu)
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.)
MODALS always function as Helping Verbs.
MODALS: can, could, may, might, shall, will, ought to, should, would.
Examples:
1.    Tejo is (helping verb) going (main verb) to Florida.
 

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“Subject Verb Agreement”
Only the subject affects the verb!

RULE 1
Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.(Subyek dan kata kerja harus setuju jumlahnya. Ini adalah aturan dasar yang membentuk latar belakang konsep.)

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.(Jangan bingung dengan kata-kata yang antara subjek dan kata kerja; mereka
tidak mempengaruhi Persetujuan)

 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.(frase preposisional antara subjek dan kata kerja biasanya tidak mempengaruhi
persetujuan.) 

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.(Ketika kalimat dimulai dengan "There" atau "here," subjek akan selalu ditempatkan
setelah kata kerja, sehingga perawatan harus diambil untuk mengidentifikasi dengan benar.) 

Examples:
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.

(Jika dua subyek bergabung dengan dan, mereka biasanya memerlukan bentuk kata kerja jamak.) 

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.(kata kerja singular jika kedua subjek dipisahkan oleh dan merujuk sama
seseorang atau sesuatu.) 

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.(Jika salah satu kata masing-masing, setiap, atau tidak datang sebelum subjek, kata kerja adalah
tunggal.) 

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.(Jika subject yang baik tunggal dan dihubungkan oleh kata-kata or, nor,
neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also adalah tunggal) 

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.

(Satu-satunya waktu ketika objek dari preposisi memutuskan bentuk kata kerja jamak atau tunggal adalah ketika benda dan kata ganti subyek like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. Dalam kalimat ini, objek dari preposisi menentukan bentuk kata kerja)

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.(Bentuk kata kerja tunggal biasanya digunakan untuk unit pengukuran atau waktu.)

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. (Jika subject yang baik plural dan dihubungkan oleh kata-kata or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb adalah jamak)

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. (Jika salah satu subjek tunggal dan satu plural dan kata-kata yang dihubungkan oleh kata-kata or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, Anda menggunakan bentuk kata kerja dari subjek yang terdekat verb)

Examples:
1.    Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.
2.    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. (kata ganti tak tentu (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) biasanya mengambil kata kerja tunggal)

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.( Kecuali untuk kata ganti (few, many, several, both, all, some) yang selalu mengambil bentuk jamak)

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.( Jika dua infinitif dipisahkan oleh dan mereka mengambil bentuk jamak dari 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.( Ketika gerund digunakan sebagai subjek kalimat, mereka mengambil bentuk tunggal bentuk verb; tetapi, ketika mereka dihubungkan oleh dan, mereka mengambil bentuk jamak)

Examples:
1.    Standing in the water was a bad idea.
2.    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.( Kata kolektif seperti family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. biasanya mengambil bentuk kata kerja tunggal)

Examples:
1.    The herd is stampeding.
2.    Cooper family always attends the annual party.

RULE 18
Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular
verb.( Judul buku, film, novel, dll diperlakukan sebagai tunggal dan mengambil tunggal
kata kerja.)

Examples:
1.    The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.
2.    Harry Potter has reached Top 3 Best Seller books.