1. Subject Verb Agreement Definition :
The agreement which has a rule where the
subject and verb should be consistent based on the number. In other words,
using this agreement means put a singular subject with a singular verb or a
plural subject with a plural verb in a sentence. For a sentence which has pronouns,
such as “either”, neither” and followed by “or” and “nor”, this agreement may use
a singular verb or a plural verb depending on the noun that following “or” and “nor”.
This agreement use a
singular verb for a sentence with pronouns, such as “each”, “everyone”, “every
one”, “everybody”, “anyone”, “anybody”, “someone”, “somebody”, also with expressions,
such as “together with”, “accompanied by”, “along with”, and “as well as”. When
“and” conjunction is used for connecting two subjects in a sentence, then use a
plural verb.
Examples :
a. The diver
in the ocean has been diving for an hour
singular subject singular verb
b. The children
in the living room are playing games
plural subject plural
verb
c. Either Ella or her friends are going
to the mall today
plural noun
plural verb
d. Neither my mother nor my sister has a piano
singular
noun singular verb
e. Sissy or Gio is coming to your restaurant
singular
subject singular verb
f.
Someone is going to help him out from the room
pronoun singular verb
g. Mia,
accompanied by her friend, has arrived in Jakarta
singular subject singular
verb
h. Averie and her brother are feeding their cat
plural subject plural verb
2. Choose the correct
form of the verb in parentheses in the following sentences.
1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are)
planning a party.
2. The picture of soldiers (bring/brings) back
many memories.
3. The quality of these recordings (is/are) not
very good.
4. If the duties of these officer (isn’t/aren’t)
reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
5. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has)
been proven to be extremely harmful.
6. The use of credit cards in place of cash
(have/has) increased rapidly in recent years.
7. Advertisements on television (is/are) becoming
more competitive than ever before.
8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in
many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.
9. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of
the committee, (have/has) proposed some changes of the rules.
10. The levels of intoxication (vary/varies) from
subject to subject.
Answer :
1. is
2. brings
3. is
4. aren’t
5. have
6. has
7. are
8. are
9. has
10. vary
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