BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS (SOFTSKILL)

Nama     : Wulan Fatharani Azizah

NPM      : 27211472

KELAS  : 3EBO8

Subject Verb - Agreement

Subject Verb-agreement berarti kalimat yang mempunyai kesesuaian antara subject dan predikat. Dan Anda sudah mengerti bahwa yang bisa menduduki predikat dalam Bhs Inggris adalah tobe, dan Verb.Yang pertama harus diingat dan dimengerti adalah materi Personal pronoun.

Rule (ketentuan) yang paling penting dalam bahasa Inggris adalah bahwa antara subject dengan verb harus in agreement. Artinya, jika subject-nya singular maka verb-nya juga harus singular. Sebaliknya, jika subject-nya plural maka verb-nya juga harus plural.

1. Singular subject – singular verb

Yang dimaksud dengan singular subject adalah subject pronoun he, she, dan it, atau nouns yang dapat digantikan dengan he, she atau it; Sedangkan yang dimaksud dengan singular verbs adalah verb1+es/s, is/was, serta verb phrase seperti: is/was + verb-ing/verb3, has +verb3, has been verb-ing dan has been verb3.

Dalam penyusunan kalimat bahasa inggris kita mengenal apa yang disebut dengan “Subject-Verb Agreement” untuk membuat keterpaduan antara subject dan kata kerja yang dipakai. Karena di dalam bahasa Inggris mengenal istilah object tunggal (singular) dan object jamak (plural) dan kata kerja (verb) yang mengikuti pun harus menyesuaikan dengan subjectnya. Oleh karena itu diperlukan subject verb agreement.

Personal pronoun sebagai subjek:

1. Kalimat Nominal mempunyai susunan subject dan predikat seperti dibawah ini:

	Tunggal	Tobe	Jamak	Tobe
Orang I	I	am	we	are
Orang II	you	are	you	are
Orang III	he, she, it	is	they	are

2. Kalimat Verbal mempunyai susunan subject dan predikat sebagai berikut:

	Tunggal	Kata kerja	Jamak	Kata kerja
Orang I	I	Verb 1(tanpa s/es)	we	Verb 1 (tanpa s/es)
Orang II	you	Verb 1 (tanpa s/es)	you	Verb 1 (tanpa s/es)
Kata Orang III	he, she, it	Verb 1 ( s/es)	they	Verb 1 (tanpa s/es)

Singular Verb	Plural Verb
(a) My friend lives in Boston.	(b) My friends live in Boston.	Verb + -s /-es = third person singular in the simple present tense Noun + -s/-es = plural
(c) That book on political parties is interesting.	(d) The ideas in that book are interesting.	A prepositional phrase that comes between a subject and a verb does not affect the verb.
	(e) My brother and sister live in Boston.	Two (or more) subject connected by and take a plural verb.

Simple Present Tense	Present Continuous
(a) He will go to Bali	(b) She the study of languages is very interesting.

EACH AND EVERY 

Untuk kalimat yang diawali “ Each / Every “ diikuti dengan “ Singular Noun “ lalu “ Singular Verb “.

Each/Every + Singular Noun + Singular Verb

(f) Every man, woman, and child needs love. (g) Each book and magazine is listed in the card catalog.

EXCEPTION : Every and each are always followed immediately by singular nouns. In this case, even then there are two (or more) nouns connected by and, the verb is singular.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

Untuk subjek yang dikuti “Prepositional Phrase”, maka untuk menentukan Verb-nya  Singular / Plural itu ditentukan oleh Subjeknya.

(a) The danger of forest fires is not to be taken seriously	(b) The boys in the room are studying
(The danger = Singular Subject, is = Singular Verb )	(The boys = Plural Subject, are = Plural Verb )

GERUND

Jika “ Gerund “ sebagai Subjek, maka Verb-nya Singular.

(a) Growing flower is her hobby.

A gerund used as the subject of sentence takes a singular verb.

SOME OF, A LOT OF, MOST OF, A HALF OF

Jika diikuti “Singular Noun”, maka Verb-nya  Singular .

Jika diikuti “Plural Noun”, maka Verb-nya Plural.

(a)   The politician, along with the newsmen, is expected shortly.	(b) A car and a bike are my means of transportation.
(The politician = Singular Noun, is = Singular Verb )	(A car and a bike = Plural Noun, are = Plural Verb )

ONE OF, EACH OF, EVERY ONE OF

Selalu diikuti “ Plural Noun” dan Verb-nya Singular.

One Of	Each Of	Every One Of
He is one of the men who does/do the work.	Each of the girls sings well.	Every one of the cakes is gone.
The word in front of who is men, which is plural. Therefore, use the plural verb do.		Everyone is one word when it means everybody Every one is two words when the meaning is each one.

THE NUMBER OF , A NUMBER OF

The Number Of  diikuti “Plural Noun” kemudian “ Singular Verb”

A Number Of diikuti “ Plural Noun” kemudian “ Plural Verb”

The Number Of	A Number Of
The number of days in January is thirty one. The number of menunjukkan angka. Nouns yang selalu berupa plural	      A    A number of students are going back from vacation. A  number of  menunjukkan jumlah, yang berarti plural.