Subject & Verb Agreement
· Each / every à Verb Singular
Every man, woman, child needs love
Each book at the book store is listed
· Noun + prepositional phrase à verb lihat noun
The book on the table is mine
The book on the table are mine
Contoh Soal :
- Every girl and boy ( be ) is in the classroom
· Eating vegetables is delicious
· Watching old movies is interesting
Contoh Soal :
- Tomatoes ( is,are ) are easy to grow
- Lettuce ( is,are ) is good for you.
· Some of Singular noun à Singular verb
A lot of Plural noun à plural verb
None of
Half of some of my homework is easy
Most of some of my homework are easy
· Each of diikuti
Every of plural noun à verb tetap singular
One of each of my friends is here
· The number of students in this class is 20
· The number of students are missed the class
Latihan soal :
1. Some of the fruit in this bowl ( is,are ) are rotten.
2. Some of the apples in that bowl ( is,are ) are rotten.
3. Most of the movies ( is,are ) are funny.
4. Half of this money ( is,are ) is yours.
5. A lot of clothing in this stores ( is,are ) are on sale this week.
6. Each of the boys in the class ( has, have ) have his own notebook.
7. None of the animals at the zoo ( is,are ) are free to roam.
8. The number of employes in my company ( is, are ) is approximately ten thousand.
9. ( Does,do ) does all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow ?