1. Daniel Parulian (11116701)
2. Juliansyah Wangsadimadja (13116782)
3. Surya Tabah Pangestu (17116201)
4. Yanuar Afif (17116721)
5. Yulia HNP (17116848)
Class : 4KA29
2. Juliansyah Wangsadimadja (13116782)
3. Surya Tabah Pangestu (17116201)
4. Yanuar Afif (17116721)
5. Yulia HNP (17116848)
Class : 4KA29
Subject Verb Agreement
Subject/verb agreement is simple: if the subject of a sentence is singular, then the verb must be singular; if the subject of the sentence is plural, then the verb must be plural. An s on a verb usually indicates that a verb is singular, while an s on a noun usually indicates that the noun is plural. (Do not forget irregular plurals of nouns, such as women, children, and people.)
Example:
1. Ten dollars (is/are) too much to pay the forfeit.
Answer: Is. Because expression of money usually requires a singular verb.
2. My family (has/have) a long holiday.
Answer: Has. Because collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular and take a singular verb.
3. Alex is enjoying (eat/eating) a bread and egg.
Answer: Eating. Because after the adjective ending by -ing then must be followed by V-ing.
Answer: Eating. Because after the adjective ending by -ing then must be followed by V-ing.
4. Either of us (is/are) able to play basketball.
Answer: Is. Because either the subject of the sentence, then use the singular verb.
5. Somebody (want/wants) to speak to you about the lesson.
Answer: Wants. Because use a singular verb after ”somebody”.
Object of Preposition
An object of a preposition is a noun or a pronoun that comes after a preposition, such as in, at, of, to, by, behind, on, and so on, to form a prepositional phrase. A preposition is followed by a noun or pronoun that is called an object of the preposition.
If a word is an object of a preposition, it is not the subject.
Example:
1. The apple rolled (under/behind) the table.
Answer: Under. Because the table is the object of the preposition of the sentence.
2. You hide (behind/at) the tree.
Answer: Behind. Because the tree is the object of the preposition of the sentence.
3. Archie walked (upon/across) the road.
Answer: Across. Because the oad is the object of the preposition of the sentence.
4. Raquel placed her shopping (in/on) the trunk of her car.
Answer: In. Because the trunk of her car is the object of the preposition of the sentence.
5. Louis was flying his kite (under/over) the sandy beach.
Answer: Over. Because the sandy beach is the object of the preposition of the sentence.
Appositives
An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun and is generally set off from the noun with commas.
If a word is an appositive, it is not the subject. The following appositive structures are both possible in English.
Appositives can cause confusion in the structure section of the TOEFL test because an appositive can be mistaken for the subject of a sentence. An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun and has the same meaning.
Example:
1. Tulus, (is one/one) of the best male singer in Indonesia, will hold his biggest concert next week.
Answer: One. Because a verb cannot be used in an appositive phrase.
2. (Vera is the smartest/the smartest) student in the class, Vera has won the English debate competition.
Answer: The smartest. Because an appositive does not need a verb.
Appositives can cause confusion in the structure section of the TOEFL test because an appositive can be mistaken for the subject of a sentence. An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another noun and has the same meaning.
Example:
1. Tulus, (is one/one) of the best male singer in Indonesia, will hold his biggest concert next week.
Answer: One. Because a verb cannot be used in an appositive phrase.
2. (Vera is the smartest/the smartest) student in the class, Vera has won the English debate competition.
Answer: The smartest. Because an appositive does not need a verb.
3. Lula's hobby, (is cooking/cooking) a new reeipe, together with her sister.
Answer: Cooking. Because a verb cannot be used in an appositive phrase.
4. Nias, (is that an island/an island) covering an area of 5.121,3 km2, is the largest of the islands of Sumatera.
Answer: An island. Because an appositive does not need a verb.
5. (Niels Bohr is a foremost scientist/a foremost scientist), Niels Bohr advocated the peaceful use of atomic energy
Answer: A foremost scientist. Because a verb cannot be used in an appositive phrase.
References :
1. Hacker, D. (2006). The Bedford handbook.
Boston, MA: Bedford/ St. Martins.
2. Phillips, Deborah. (2001). Longman Complete Course for the TOEFL Test. White Plains, NY: Longman.
3. Rogers, Bruce. (2004). Peterson's TOEFL Success. Lawrenceville, NJ: Thomson/Peterson's.
