Subject–Verb Agreement: Apa, Mengapa, Kapan, dan Bagaimana Cara Menggunakannya?

Contoh:

She is the student who studies English.

who mengacu kepada student → singular → studies

They are the students who study English.

who mengacu kepada students → plural → study

30. Subject yang Dipisahkan oleh Frasa

Jangan terkecoh oleh kata benda yang berada di antara subject dan verb.

Contoh:

The teacher, along with the students, is in the classroom.

Subject sebenarnya adalah:

The teacher

→ singular → is

Bukan students.

Contoh:

The box of books is heavy.

Subject:

The box

Bukan books.

31. Frasa “Together With”, “Along With”, “As Well As”

Frasa berikut tidak membuat subject menjadi plural:

• together with
• along with
• as well as
• accompanied by
• including

Contoh:

The teacher, along with the students, is here.

Rina, as well as her friends, likes English.

The principal, together with the teachers, is attending the meeting.

Subject utama tetap menentukan verb.

32. Bentuk Negative

Dalam Simple Present, penggunaan do/does juga mengikuti subject.

I/You/We/They:

do not + V1

They do not play football.

He/She/It:

does not + V1

She does not play football.

⚠️ Setelah does/doesn’t, verb kembali ke bentuk dasar.

❌ She doesn’t plays football.

✅ She doesn’t play football.

33. Bentuk Interrogative

Do:

Do you like English?

Do they play football?

Does:

Does he like English?

Does she study English?

Setelah does, gunakan V1.

❌ Does she studies English?

✅ Does she study English?

34. Kesalahan yang Sering Terjadi

Kesalahan 1

❌ He play football.

✅ He plays football.

Kesalahan 2

❌ They plays football.

✅ They play football.

Kesalahan 3

❌ She go to school every day.

✅ She goes to school every day.

Kesalahan 4

❌ I am go to school.

Jika Simple Present:

✅ I go to school.

Kesalahan 5

❌ She doesn’t likes coffee.

✅ She doesn’t like coffee.

Kesalahan 6

❌ Does he plays football?

✅ Does he play football?

Kesalahan 7

❌ The students is happy.

✅ The students are happy.

Kesalahan 8

❌ Everyone are ready.

✅ Everyone is ready.

35. Ringkasan Rumus

Positive Simple Present

Contoh:

I work.

You work.

We work.

They work.

He works.

She works.

It works.

36. Tabel Subject–Verb Agreement Lengkap

Tabel ini sangat penting untuk dihafalkan oleh siswa.

37. Cara Mudah Menentukan Subject–Verb Agreement

Gunakan 5 langkah berikut.

Langkah 1

Cari subject.

Langkah 2

Tentukan apakah subject singular atau plural.

Langkah 3

Perhatikan jenis verb.

Langkah 4

Jika Simple Present dan subject = he/she/it, tambahkan s/es.

Langkah 5

Periksa apakah ada kata yang mengecoh di antara subject dan verb.

Contoh:

The students in my class study English.

Subject = The students

Students = plural

Maka:

study, bukan studies.

38. Latihan Subject–Verb Agreement

Pilih jawaban yang benar.

1.

She ___ English every day.

A. study
B. studies
C. studying
D. studied

2.

They ___ football every Sunday.

A. plays
B. play
C. playing
D. played

3.

My father ___ in a hospital.

A. work
B. works
C. working
D. worked

4.

I ___ coffee every morning.

A. drinks
B. drink
C. drinking
D. drank

5.

The students ___ English.

A. studies
B. study
C. studying
D. studied

6.

Rina ___ to school by bicycle.

A. go
B. goes
C. going
D. gone

7.

My brother ___ a new bag.

A. have
B. has
C. having
D. had

8.

We ___ two English books.

A. has
B. have
C. having
D. had

9.

Everyone ___ ready.

A. are
B. is
C. be
D. am

10.

The teacher and the students ___ in the classroom.

A. is
B. am
C. are
D. be

11.

Each student ___ a pencil.

A. have
B. has
C. having
D. are

12.

There ___ a book on the table.

A. are
B. is
C. am
D. be

13.

There ___ three books on the table.

A. is
B. are
C. am
D. be

14.

The news ___ important.

A. are
B. is
C. am
D. be

15.

Mathematics ___ my favorite subject.

A. are
B. is
C. am
D. be

39. Kunci Jawaban dan Pembahasan

1. B — studies

She adalah singular.

Maka:

She + studies

She studies English every day.
Dia belajar bahasa Inggris setiap hari.

2. B — play

They adalah plural.

Maka menggunakan V1:

They play football every Sunday.

3. B — works

My father = satu orang → singular.

My father works in a hospital.

4. B — drink

Subject I menggunakan V1.

I drink coffee every morning.

5. B — study

Students adalah plural.

The students study English.

6. B — goes

Rina = satu orang → singular.

go → goes

Rina goes to school by bicycle.

7. B — has

My brother = singular.

have → has

My brother has a new bag.

8. B — have

We menggunakan have.

We have two English books.

9. B — is

Everyone dianggap singular.

Everyone is ready.

10. C — are

The teacher and the students terdiri dari lebih dari satu subject.

Maka:

The teacher and the students are in the classroom.

11. B — has

Each dianggap singular.

Each student has a pencil.

12. B — is

A book = singular.

There is a book on the table.

13. B — are

Three books = plural.

There are three books on the table.

14. B — is

News meskipun berakhiran -s, secara grammar menggunakan singular verb.

The news is important.

15. B — is

Mathematics adalah nama bidang pelajaran dan menggunakan singular verb.

Mathematics is my favorite subject.

40. Kesimpulan

Subject–Verb Agreement pada dasarnya adalah kesesuaian antara subject dan verb.

Hal paling penting untuk diingat:

I / You / We / They + V1

He / She / It + V1-s/es

Contoh utama:

I work.
You work.
We work.
They work.

Tetapi:

He works.
She works.
It works.

Selain itu, perhatikan bentuk khusus:

• He/She/It → is, has, does
• I → am
• You/We/They → are, have, do
• Everyone/Everybody/Each → singular
• And → biasanya plural
• There is → singular
• There are → plural
• A number of + plural noun → plural verb
• The number of + plural noun → singular verb

Dengan memahami pola tersebut, siswa akan lebih mudah membuat kalimat Simple Present yang benar dan menghindari kesalahan subject–verb agreement.

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