Subject-Verb Agreement

 

Subject-Verb Agreement

Definisi: Subject-Verb Agreement adalah kesesuaian antara subjek dan kata kerja dalam kalimat. Jika subjek tunggal, kata kerja juga harus tunggal; jika subjek jamak, kata kerja juga harus jamak.

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Aturan Dasar:

1. Subjek Tunggal dan Jamak:

   • Subjek tunggal diikuti oleh kata kerja tunggal.
     • Contoh: She runs every morning.
   • Subjek jamak diikuti oleh kata kerja jamak.
     • Contoh: They run every morning.

2. Kata Ganti sebagai Subjek:

   • Kata ganti tunggal: I, he, she, it → menggunakan kata kerja tunggal.
   • Kata ganti jamak: we, you, they → menggunakan kata kerja jamak.

3. Subjek yang Terdiri dari Beberapa Kata:

   • Jika subjek terdiri dari beberapa kata (dikonfigurasi dengan “and”), maka dianggap jamak.
     • Contoh: My brother and sister are here.
   • Jika subjek terdiri dari beberapa kata yang dihubungkan oleh “or” atau “nor”, maka kata kerja mengikuti subjek terdekat.
     • Contoh: Either the teacher or the students are going to the trip.

4. Subjek yang Tidak Terlihat:

   • Dalam kalimat imperatif (perintah), subjek sering tidak disebutkan tetapi tetap dianggap sebagai “you”.
     • Contoh: Sit down! (You sit down!)

5. Collective Nouns:

   • Kata benda kolektif (team, group, family) dapat dianggap tunggal atau jamak tergantung konteks.
     • Contoh: The team wins (tunggal) vs. The team are arguing (jamak, karena individu dalam tim).

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Latihan Soal:

Pilihan Ganda:

1. The cat (is/are) chasing a mouse.
2. The team (play/plays) well together.
3. Either the students or the teacher (was/were) absent yesterday.
4. Neither the manager nor the employees (has/have) completed the task.
5. Each of the books (is/are) on the table.

Isian:

6. Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form:

   • The flowers in the garden ________ (look/looks) beautiful.
   • My friend and her sister ________ (enjoy/enjoys) playing tennis.

7. Rewrite the following sentences to correct the verb agreement:

   • The collection of stamps are impressive.
   • The committee have made their decision.

Soal Esai:

8. Explain the difference between using “is” and “are” when the subject is a collective noun. Give examples.

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Kunci Jawaban:

Pilihan Ganda:

1. is
2. plays
3. was
4. have
5. is

Isian:

6. • The flowers in the garden look beautiful.
   • My friend and her sister enjoy playing tennis.
7. • The collection of stamps is impressive.
   • The committee has made their decision.

Soal Esai:

8. Jawaban akan bervariasi, tetapi harus menjelaskan bahwa “is” digunakan ketika kolektif dianggap sebagai satu kesatuan, sedangkan “are” digunakan ketika fokus pada individu dalam kelompok. Contoh: "The team is winning the match" vs. "The team are arguing about their strategy."