Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11.    Either answer (is) acceptable.

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

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

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

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

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

17.    (Is) the tweezers in this drawer?

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

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

20.    The committee (debate) these questions carefully.

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

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

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

Subject Verb Agreement

Subject is the person/ people/ thing(s) that do activity.

Verb ia word used to describe an action, state, or occurence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence. Kinds of verb is action verbs, linking verbs, helping verbs.

Action Verb :
a. Also known as MAIN VERB
b. action verbs are words that express action ( give, eat, walk, etc.)
c. action verbs can be either transitive ( with object ) or intransitive ( without object ).

Linking Verbs : A linking verb connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.

Helping Verbs : Helping verbs are used before action or lingking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility ( can, could, etc. ) or time ( was, did, has, ect.)

Modals always function as helping verbs. MODALS: can, could, may, might, shall, will, ought to, should, would.

Main rule of “ Subject Verb Agreement” : Only the subject affects the verb! 

1.    Rule 1

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

Example:

The dog growls when it is angry.

The dogs growl when they are angry.

2. Rule 2 

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

Exampels:

The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

3. Rule 3

Prepotional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.

Examples:

The colors of the rainbow are beautiful

4.  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 identivy it correctly.

Exampels:

There  is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.

5. Rule 5

If two subject are joined by and, they, typically require a plural verb form.

Examples:

The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

6.  Rule 6 

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

Examples:

Red beans and rice is my mam’s favorite dish

7.  Rule 7 

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

Examples:

No smoking or drinking is allowed.

Every man and woman is required to check in.

8.  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 accident.

9.  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, ect. 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.

10. 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.

11.  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.

12. Rule 12

If one subjects is singular and 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:

1. Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.

2. Neither the lion nor the bears have escaped from the zoo.

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

Examples: 

Everybody wants to be loved. 

Everything is gonna be alright.

14. 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.

15. Rule 15

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

Examples: 

To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

16. 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: 

1. Standing in the water was a bad idea. 

2. Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.

17. Rule 17

Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, ect. Usually take a singular verb form.

Examples: 

1. The herd is stampeding 

2. Cooper family always attends the annual party

18. Rule 18

Titles of books, movies, novels, ect. Are treated as singular and take a singular verb.

Examples: 

1. The Burbs is a movies starring Tom Hanks. 

2. Harry Potter has reached Top 3 Best Seller books.

that is learned in lecture this week about tenses.

that is learned in lecture this week  This week I learned about tenses. In language, tenses mean time. So, tenses is a form of the verb that indicates the occurrence of an activity / activities undertaken by people, objects, or other objects. As we all know tenses will always exist in every sentence in English. However, these tenses will change according to the time and also the nature of the event. Based on the time of the incident, tenses in English can be divided into four main parts: 1. Present Tense: Current time / current 2. Past Tense: In the past / past 3. Future Tense: The time will come 4. Past Future Tense: The time it will happen in the past / past Meanwhile, judging by the time the nature of the case, then tenses as we know it can be divided into 4 sections as well, consisting of: 1. Simple: Activities that are not currently in the process 2. Continuous: Events still or are in the process 3. Perfect: Activities that has / have been completed 4. Perfect Continuous: Events already started and takes place at a particular time.


Lecture this week to learn six tenses, namely:
1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE The tenses are used to indicate something permanent, custom or essential truth that occurring in the present (PRESENT).
Formula : (+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 1 Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1 (s / es) (-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + do + not + Verb 1 Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Does not + Verb + 1 (?) Do + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 1? Does + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1?
Example: (+) He studies English everynight. (-) He does not study English everynight. (?) Does he study English everynight?  2. CONTINUOUS PRESENT TENSE The tenses are used to express an action that is actually being done at this time or ongoing.
Formula : (+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + to be (am / acre) Verb + 1-ing Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) Verb + 1-ing (-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + to be (am / are) not + Verb + 1-ing Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) not + Verb + 1-ing (?) To be (am / acre) + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) Verb + 1-ing? To be (is) + Subject (S) (He, She, It) Verb + 1-ing?
Example: (+) She is eating a cake (-) She is not eating a cake (?) Is she eating a cake?

3. PERFECT PRESENT TENSE

These tenses are used to tell a good experience that has happened or has happened.

Formula :

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + Verb 3

      Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + Verb 3

(-)  Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + not + Verb 3

      Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + Verb 3

(?) Have + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 3?

      Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 3?

Example:

(+) I have finished my homework

(-) I have not finished my homework

(?) Have I finished my homework?

4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to indicate that something that started in the past and continue to do until now.

Formula :

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + been + Verb-ing

      Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + been + Verb-ing

(-)  Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + not + been + Verb-ing

      Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + been + Verb-ing

(?) Have + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + been + Verb-ing?

      Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?

Example:

(+) Sean have been sleeping for three hours

(-) Sean have not been sleeping for three hours

(?) Have Sean've been sleeping for three hours?

5. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple Past is used for menyatan facts or events which occurred in the past. 

The past could mean 5 minutes ago, an hour ago, a day ago, and so on. 

The verb used is the second form of the verb, verbs can be regular or irregular verbs.

Formula :

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 2

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + did + not + Verb 1

(?) Did + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 1?

Example:

(+) They played basketball lastnight.

(-) They did not play basketball lastnight.

(?) Did they play basketball lastnight?

6. CONTINUOUS PAST TENSE

Past Continuous Tense is used to express when we are in the midst of events or 

do something at a certain moment in the past.

Formula :

(+) Subject (S) (You, They, We) + to be (were) Verb + 1-ing

      Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) Verb + 1-ing

(-)  Subject (S) (You, They, We) + to be (were) not + Verb + 1-ing

      Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) not + Verb + 1-ing

(?) To be (were) + Subject (S) (You, They, We) Verb + 1-ing?

      To be (was) + Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) Verb + 1-ing?

Example:

(+) Chef Billy was cooking a fried rice.

(-) Chef Billy was not cooking a fried rice.

(?) Was Billy Chef cooking a f ried rice?

two things have to bring everywhere

I always take every day is a watch and a mobile phone. h I always carried in order to see the time every day, because the college should not be late so I always look at my watch so I was not too late to come to campus. I really like wearing a watch as a timepiece as well as accessories on hand. And always I take every day that the second is a phone, I always take it as a means of communication (calling and messaging) and also to see social media and communicate with applications that exist today such as blackberry messenger, instagram, facebook, path, line, etc. , That's two things that I always carried everywhere. :)

I like this photo because the picture tells some happy moment for us all especially to me because this is the first time I was in kayong utara . This photo precisely in aek paoh , about 15 minutes from Sukadana .

I was really blown away by the beauty of aek paoh , which in addition to its clear water , its environment is still clean and neat.

some of the things that make me can not forget this moment because of the holidays to aek paoh coincide with the semester break and become a top holiday for routine lecture really tired .

holidays to aek paoh also supported by the community atmosphere that is friendly and very family so we are not hard to blend in to society . Thus my story about this picture . 

Thank you 😇

Reason to choose a major in electrical engineering at the university Tanjongpura.

My name Riau fernando sihombing  , my ninth semester student majoring in electrical engineering at the university Tanjongpura .

I chose Tanjongpura study here because After I look on the internet universities in Kalimantan . Tanjongpura University is one of the best there dikalimantan . So I followed SNMPTN to be able to go to university Tanjongpura . And also i want to know the Dayak in West Kalimantan's.

I majored in electrical engineering due to:

1. I am of SMK N 2 Pekanbaru majoring in electrical engineering , so I want to continue studying at the department of electrical engineering because it wants to improve that knowledge already gained in school .

2. I chose a major in electrical engineering because of my desire Tanjongpura university lecture in Kalimantan and work in Kalimantan and also major in electrical engineering at the university has been accredited Tanjongpura B.

That's why I chose a major in electrical engineering at the university Tanjongpura.