Kelas : 4KA10
NPM : 13115384
Exercise
11 : Subject-Verb Agreement
6.
Your glasses were
on the bureau last night.
Glasses : plural
subject
Were : plural verb
7. There were some people
at the meeting last night.
(There were + plural subject)
There were : plural
Some people : plural subject
8. The committee has
already reached a decision.
The committee : singular subject (collective nouns)
Has : singular verb
9. A pair of jeans was
in the washing machine this morning.
A pair of jeans :
singular
Was : singular
verb
10. Each student has
answered the first three questions.
Each : singular
Has : singular
11. Either John or his
wife makes breakfast each morning.
(Either
+ noun + or + singular noun + singular verb)
His wife : singular noun
Makes : singular
verb
12.
After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything was
in order.
(everything + singular noun)
Was : singular
13. The crowd
at the basketball game was wild with
excitement.
The crowd :
singular (collective noun)
Was : singular verb
14. A pack of wild dogs
has frightened all the ducks away.
A pack of
wild dogs : singular (collective
noun)
Has : singular verb
15. The jury is
trying to reach a decision.
The jury : singular (collective noun)
Is : singular
verb verb
16. The army has
eliminated this section of the training test.
The army : singular (collective noun)
Has :
singular verb
17. The number of students
who have withdrawn from class this quarter is
appalling.
(The
number of + plural noun + singular verb)
Students : plural noun
Is : singular verb
18. There have been too
many interruptions in this class.
(There
have been + plural subject)
There have been :
plural
Too many interruptions :
plural subject
19. Evey elementary school teacher has to take
this examination.
(Every + singular noun)
Every : singular
Has : singular
20. Neither Jill nor her
parents have seen this movie before.
(Neither + noun + nor + plural noun + plural verb)
Her parents : plural noun
Have : plural verb
Exercise 12 : Pronouns
6. She and John gave the money
to the boy.
She : subject pronouns (occur in the subject position of a sentence)
7. Your record is scratched and mine is too.
Your : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
Mine :
possessive pronouns (the noun is understood from the context and isn’t
repeated)
8. I
hurt my leg.
My : possessive
adjective (depend on noun)
9.
John bought himself a new coat.
Himself : reflexive
pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (himself
= John)
10. We girls are going camping
over the weekend.
We : subject pronouns (occur in the subject position of sentence)
11.
Mr. Jones cut himself shaving.
Himself : reflexive
pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (himself = Mr. Jones)
12.
We like our new car very much.
Our : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
13.
The dog bit her on the leg.
Her :
complement pronouns (occur in complement position, whether a verb or
peposition)
14.
John himself went to the meeting.
Himself : reflexive
pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (himself = John)
15. You’ll
stick yourself with the pins if you are not
careful.
Yourself : reflexive
pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (yourself
= you)
16.
Mary and I would
rather go to the movies.
I : subject pronouns (occur in the subject position of
a sentence)
17.
Everyone has to do their own research.
Their :
possessive adjective (depend on noun)
18. Just
between you and me, I don’t like this food.
Me :
complement pronouns (occur in complement position, whether a verb or
peposition)
19.
Monday is a holiday for us teacher.
Us : complement
pronouns (occur in complement position
20. Her car does not go as fast as ours.
Her : possessive
adjective (depend on noun)
Ours : possessive pronouns (the noun is understood from the context and isn’t repeated)
