Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Grammar: synonym of Verb and Adverb for Academic English

Exercise 1. Verb

Instruction : Write the letter associated with                             SYNONYMS (Exercise 1.Verb)
the corresponding synonym next to each word.  

1. B Obliterate    = meghapuskan/melenyapkan                 A. Adjust                = menyesuaikan
2. C Severed       = terputus                                                B. Destroyed           = musnah
3. M Conceive    = menciptakan/menyusun                       C. Cut                     = memotong
4. I Tolerate        = mentolerin                                            D. Calm (Down)    = tenang
5. K Ingest          = menelan/mencernakan                         E. Allow                 = mengizinkan
6. D Pacify          = menenangkan                                       F. Enlarge               = memperbesar
7. A Calibrate     = menyesuaikan                                      G. Support               = mendukung
8. F Magnify       =  memperbesar                                      H. Float                   = mengapung
9. G Incentivize  = insentif/dorongan                                 I.  Motivate             = motivasi
10. N Speculate    = berspekulasi                                         J. Clarify                 = menjelaskan
11. H Levitate      = mengapung                                          K.Consume             = memakan
12. O Illustrate     = menjelaskan                                         L. Interfere            = mengganggu
13. J Elucidate     = menjelaskan                                         M. Create               = membuat 
14. L Impede       = menghalangi                                         N. Theorize            = berteori
15. I Advocate     = mendukung                                          O. Exemplify         = contoh/memberikan

Exercise 2. Adverbs

Instruction : Write the letter associated with                             SYNONYMS (Exercise 2.Adverb)

the corresponding synonym next to each word.  

1. A Methodically     = sesuai metode                              A. Systematically    = secara sistematis
2. N Begrudgingly    = menyesalkan                                B. Weakly               = kesakitan
3. C Fiercely             = secara damai                                C. Severely             = parah
4. C Fiercely             = dengan ganas                               D. Quietly               = lemah
5. K Unintelligibly   = tidak dapat dipahami                    E. Privately            = secara rahasia
6. I  Sporadically      = sesekali                                         F. Intently              = sama 
7. L  Unequivocally  = dengan tegas                                G. Eagerly              = berkeinginan kuat
8. G Zealously          = dengan rajin                                 H. Painfully            = menyakitkan
9. H Laboriously      = dengan susah payah                       I. Occasionally      = kadang-kadang
10. M Earnestly          = dengan jelas                                  J. Absolutely          = benar
11. L Indisputably      = tidak bisa terbantahkan                K. Unclearly           = tidak jelas
12. J Definitively       = dengan pasti                                  L. Indisputably       = terbantahkan
13. B Faintly              = dengan lemah                               M. Decisively          = secara menyakitkan
14. E Discreetly         = dengan hati-hati                            N. Resentfully         = menyesalkan

SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

   A.  Subject

        Subject is the person/people/thing(s) that do the activity.

        I, you, they, we, she, he, it.

 B.   Verb

       Verb is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the        predicate of a sentence.

       Kind of verbs :

1. Action Verb.
   •  Also known as “Main Verb”.•   Action verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own,        etc.).•   Action verbs can be either transitive (with object) or intransitive (without object).
   
             Example:    
      - Laurissa raises her hand. (kkt)     
          -Laurissa rises slowly from her seat. (kki)
2.       Linking Verbs
   

              A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or   describes the subject.To Be: is, am, are, was, wereExample: - Lisa is in love with Jason.               
   Verb: seem, appear, become, grow, remain, get, prove, turn, look, sound, smell, taste, feel.Example: - She looks pale.
3.       Helping Verbs.   
      Helping verbs are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information   regarding aspects of possibility (can, could, etc.) or time (was, did, has, etc.)MODALS always function as Helping Verbs.MODALS: can, could, may, might, shall, will, ought to, should, would.Example :
   - Tejo is (helping verb) going (main verb) to Florida.

Main Rule of Subject Verb Agreement 

1. Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.
   Example :
   
   - The dog growls when it is angry.- The dogs growl when they are angry
2. Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.
   
          Examples: - The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.
3.       Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.
   

         Examples: -The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.
4.      When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.Example :
   - There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.
5.             If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
   

         Example :- The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.
6.    The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.Example: - Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.
7.       If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.
   

         Example: - No smoking or drinking is allowed.
8.      If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
   

         Example: - Jessca or Christian is to blame for the accident.
9.       The only time when the object of the preposition decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.
   

         Examples :- All of the chicken is gone.- All of the chickens are gone.
10.       The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time.Example:
    - Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.
11.      If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.Example: - Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.
12.      If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.
    

           Example:- Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo.-  Neither the lion nor the bears have escaped from the zoo.
13.      Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take singular verbs.
    

          Example: 
     - Everybody wants to be loved.- Everything is gonna be alright.
14.       Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.
    

          Example: - Few were left alive after the flood.
15.       If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.
    

          Example:- To walk and to chew gum require great skill.
16.      When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.
    

           Example:
    - Standing in the water was a bad idea.
17.      Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
    

           Example:
    - The herd is stampeding.
18.       Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.
    

          Example: - The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks.

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject. 

1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn't know the answer.
7. One of my sister is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, want to win.
11. Either answer  is acceptable.
12. Every one of those books is fiction.
13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14. Is the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is Jon'n favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19. There ware fifteen candies in the bag. Now there is only one left!
20. The committee debates these questions carefully.
21. The committee leads very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.

1. Vocabulary 

Match the word or phrases from the article with their definitions

1. Broken home (c)                             a. ham that you do to yourself deliberately
2. To snap at someone (h)                   b. to recover quickly
3. To lose touch (e)                             c. a family where the parents have separated
4. To snap out of it (b)                        d. to deal successfully with a situation
5. To cope (d)                                      e. to lose contact
6. Blue (i)                                            f. a telephone advice service
7. Help line (f)                                    g. a person professionally trained to talk to people about                                                                   their problems
8. Self-injury (a)                                 h. to speak to someone angrily
9. Counselor (g)                                  i. Unhappy (informal)

2. Comprehension

Aording to the next, are the following sentences true or false? (Circle 'T' for true and an 'F' for false next to each sentence.)

1. Teenagers don't want to become adults.                                                                T/ F
2. Teenagers often  don't  know how to get helps with their depression.                  T/ F
3. Other people are usually the first to see that you are depressed.                           T/ F
4. A common symptom of teenage behavior is moody behavior.                             T/ F
5. It is easy to recover quickly from serious depression.                                          T/ F 
6. Talking to a person who is depressed is a good way to help.                                T/ F
7. Telephone help lines are a private way to talk about your problems                    T/ F
8. Anyone can be counselor.                                                                                      T/ F
9. Everyone feels miserable sometimes.                                                                    T/ F