Subject-verb agreement ialah persesuaian antara verb dengan subject dalam number, yakni: singular (tunggal) atau plural (jamak). Secara umum, singular subject menggunakan singular verb, sedangkan plural subject menggunakan plural verb.
10 SOAL MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Whether to buy or rent a house ..... an important financial question
a. Is
b. Are
c. Were
d. Was
2. ..... Grace or her co-worker sleeps at work
a. Does
b. Do
c. Did
d. Are
3. Physics ..... been my favorite subject since i was 15 years old
a. Have
b. Has
c. Had
d. Is
4. Septina and i ..... baking sponge cakes at this time yesterday
a. Were
b. Was
c. Are
d. Is
5. Mumps Usually ..... through saliva
a. Spread
b. Spreads
c. Spreading
d. Spread
6. The Central Office Manajer, along with his two assistant, ..... left the room
a. Have
b. Has
c. Has been
d. Is being
7. There ..... many ways to say “Thank you”
a. Is
b. Are
c. Were
d. Was
8. The police ..... work hard to investigate the case
a. Has to
b. Have to
c. Has
d. Have
9. The participant attending the seminar in the room ..... from european countries
a. Coming
b. Come
c. Comes
d. Will comes
10. The population of jakarta ..... very rapicly for the last 10 years
a. Have growing
b. Has been grown
c. Has grown
d. Has growing
KUNCI JAWABAN MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Is
2. Does
3. Has
4. Were
5. Spreads
6. Has
7. Are
8. Have to
9. Come
10. Has Grown
15 SOAL ERROR ANALISYS
1. My mother and father is arriving today.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Analisys: two or more subjects connected by “and” use a plural verb.
2. One of my sister like to reading book.
A B C
Answer : B (likes)
Analysis: subject in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
3. The boys walks to school.
A B C
Answer : B (walk)
Analysis: subject in singular verb, then used the plural verb.
4. Each book and magazine are listed in the database.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Analisys: “each” is always in the singular noun, although a noun are connected there are two or more subjects.
5. My friends lives in Yogyakarta.
A B C
Answer : C (live)
Analysis: subject in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
6. Wether to buy or rent a car are an important financial question.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Analysis: two or more subjects connected by “or” use a singular verb.
7. All part of the cake have been eaten by my sister.
A B C
Answer : B (has)
Analysis: the object of the prosisi is plural, then use a plural verb.
8. A number of kids comes to my shop and buy chocolate.
A B C
Answer : B (come)
the phrase the number means the number, followed by a singular verb. While a number, followed by a plural verb.
9. Either of us are able to speak English.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Anaysis: either the subject of the sentence, then use the singular verb.
10. Either sarah or susan have been ready to go.
A B C
Answer : B (has)
Analysis:two singular subjects connected by either/or requires a singular verb.
11. Either my father or I will going to the market.
A B C
Answer : A (am)
when “I” was one of the subjects are connected by either/or, as well as the “I” placed on the second, then follow the subject with the verb am.
12. Rani is talking to the kid who buy my cake.
A B C
Answer : B (kids)
Analysis: the verb after “who” is plural, then use a plural verb.
13. These trousers is made of wool.
A B C
Answer : B (are)
noun “trousers” should be followed by a plural verb.
14. There is many questions.
A B C
Answer : B (are)
the subject comes after the verb, but still used to define single or plural.
15. My family have a long history.
A B C
Answer : B (has)
Analysis: collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Analisys: two or more subjects connected by “and” use a plural verb.
2. One of my sister like to reading book.
A B C
Answer : B (likes)
Analysis: subject in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
3. The boys walks to school.
A B C
Answer : B (walk)
Analysis: subject in singular verb, then used the plural verb.
4. Each book and magazine are listed in the database.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Analisys: “each” is always in the singular noun, although a noun are connected there are two or more subjects.
5. My friends lives in Yogyakarta.
A B C
Answer : C (live)
Analysis: subject in plural verb, then used the singular verb.
6. Wether to buy or rent a car are an important financial question.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Analysis: two or more subjects connected by “or” use a singular verb.
7. All part of the cake have been eaten by my sister.
A B C
Answer : B (has)
Analysis: the object of the prosisi is plural, then use a plural verb.
8. A number of kids comes to my shop and buy chocolate.
A B C
Answer : B (come)
the phrase the number means the number, followed by a singular verb. While a number, followed by a plural verb.
9. Either of us are able to speak English.
A B C
Answer : B (is)
Anaysis: either the subject of the sentence, then use the singular verb.
10. Either sarah or susan have been ready to go.
A B C
Answer : B (has)
Analysis:two singular subjects connected by either/or requires a singular verb.
11. Either my father or I will going to the market.
A B C
Answer : A (am)
when “I” was one of the subjects are connected by either/or, as well as the “I” placed on the second, then follow the subject with the verb am.
12. Rani is talking to the kid who buy my cake.
A B C
Answer : B (kids)
Analysis: the verb after “who” is plural, then use a plural verb.
13. These trousers is made of wool.
A B C
Answer : B (are)
noun “trousers” should be followed by a plural verb.
14. There is many questions.
A B C
Answer : B (are)
the subject comes after the verb, but still used to define single or plural.
15. My family have a long history.
A B C
Answer : B (has)
Analysis: collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb.
