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.

ANSWER :

1. Annie And Her Brother Are at School.

2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the floor.

3.The Dog or the cats are outside .

4. Either my shoes or your coat are always on the floor.

5.George and Tamara Doesn't want to France.

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, take about two hours to watch.

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

11.Either answer are acceptable.

12.Every one of those books are 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 Is the price of a movie these days.

17.Are the tweezers in this drawer ?

18.Your pants Is at the cleaner's.

19.There was 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 , greets the press cordially.

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

RESUME

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

A. SUBJECT = .subject is the person,people that do active. i, you, they, we,he, it
B. VERB = verb is a word used to describe an action , state, or occumence and forming man part of the predicate of a setence
     kind of verb = 1 action verb : a).also know as main verb. b).action verb are words that express action ( give,eat, walk, etc ) or possesion ( have , own, ect ). c).action verb can be either transitive ( with object) or intransitive (whitout object)
    2.linking verb = a linking verb connect the subject of a setence to a noun or adjective that renamesor describes the subject
To be is, am ,are,was,were
exsampel: lisa is in love with jason
verb; seem, appear,become,grow,remain,prov,turn,look,sound,smell,feel
Exampel: she looks pale
     3.helping verb = helping verb are used before action  or linking verb to convey additional information regarding aspect of posibility ( can, could, etc ) or tme ( was , did , has, etc )
MODALS alwasys funtio as helping verbs . MODALS : can, cuold, may, might , shall, will, should, would. EXAMPEL : Budi is ( helping verb ) going ( main verb ) to florida

MAIN RULS OF SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT
     1 subject and verb must agree in number. this is the cornerston rule that form the background of the concept. EXSAMPEL : the dog growls when it is angry.
     2.dont get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb: they do not  affect agrement. EXSAMPEL : the dog who is chewing on my jeans is usually very good
    3. prepostional phrases between the subject  and verb usually do not efect  agreement. Exampel : the colors  of the rainbow are beautiful
     4. When setence start with ''there'' or ''here'' the subject will alwasy be plaed after the verb, so care needs to be taken  to idntify it correctly. exsampel : there is a problem with balance  sheet.
     5. if two subject are joineed by and, they tipically require a plural  verb form. Exsampel  the cow and the pig are jumping over the moon
    6. verb is singular if the two subject separated by and refer to the same person or thing
    7. if one the word each, ,every ,or no come  before the subject , the verb is singular . Exsampel : no smoking and drinking is allowed
    8. if the subject are both singular and are conected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, eigther/or, and not onlly/but also the verb is singular. exsampel : jessica or christian is to blame for the acident
    9.  the only time when the object of the preposition  decides plural or singular  verb form s is when noun and pronoun subject like some, half, none, more, ect, are followed by a prepotional phrase in these setence .Exsampel : all of the chiken is gone
    10. the singular verb form is usually used for unit measurement or time . exsampel : four quartsof oil was required to get the car running.
    11.if the subject are bth plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, oither, /or, and not only/but also, the verb, is plural.
    12. if one subject is singular and one plural and the word are conneced by the words or, nor, neither/nor,either, and not only/but also, you use the verb from the subject that is nearest the verb.
example:
- eithor the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.
-niether the lion nor the bear have escaped from the zoo
13.indefinite pronouns (evrything, anything,evryone,someone, somebody, nothing,eth)typically take singular vebs
Exampel : every body wants to be loved
14.except for the prounus (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.
Exampel: few were left alive after the food.
15. if two invinites are separated  by and they take the plural form of the verb
Exemple: to walk and to chew gum require greet skill.
16. when gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence. they take the singular verb form
Exemple: standing in the water was a bad idea.
17. collective nouns like famil, committee, herd, senate, class, croed, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Exemple: the herd is stampeding
18. titlles of book movies, novels, etc ar treated as singular and take a singular verb.
Exemple: the burbs is a movie starring tom hanks.

Photo Selfie

Why do I like this selfie photo? because the first one I like to wear a hat. I bought this hat since I sat in junior high school, his Right as at that time I do not want to buy this cap but because my friends are all buying so afraid of practically outdated, no slang I was buying the cap.
since the time I bought the hat I wear it too often taken away to nowhere, and when wearing the hat I feel confident, cool and Miscellaneous.
and the second is why I like to wear a red shirt? because I do like the red shirt and black as well, I wear this dress for this outfit once popular in his day and I still wear this dress, I bought this dress in a clothing store children teenagers often bought her, namely in the area of the new town, I often wear this shirt when I'm relaxing or hanging out with friends at the coffee shop or somewhere relaxing.
Sometimes I wear this shirt to play the ball as well, but it is also good used clothes because his material is smooth and no heat, I also look confident while wearing this shirt while wearing this shirt because I felt cool hahahaha
That is all and thank you. God Bless You :D

1.My name Prodolin Sandi APR, living on the street tj.hulu, Villa Ria Indah blok.s.no.10 I come from Pontianak, the origin of the high school of St. Francis of Assisi Pontianak.

2.Why choose a soil science?

because I wanted to learn more about this course and I also heard a huge job opportunities for most of the island of Borneo has vast land.

3.soil science course first choice, because this program teaches various aspects or components soilin the area of Kalimantan.

4.why be here?

 because my intention from the beginning was on the faculty of agriculture, especially science courses this land, therefore I am willing to sign a programmable study of soil science.

5.why can survive?

because I believe that with perseverance, hard work and discipline I can survive and be able to follow all the materials given to me.