Tugas: Subject Verb Agreement. No. 1- 10.
Nama: Andi Fachri Abdillah
NPM: 17118672
Kelas: 4KA13
1. Neither Bill nor Mary is going to the play tonight.
Reason: The subjects are both singular and are connected by word neither.
2. Anything is better than going to another movie tonight.
Reason: The word anything is indefinite pronouns that typically take singular verbs.
3. Skating is becoming more popular every day.
Reason: The word skating is a gerund and it takes singular verbs.
4. A number of reporters were at the conference yesterday.
Reason: Idiomatically, the expression 'a number of' works the same way as words and phrases like many, several, quite a few, or plenty of. Therefore, it takes plural verbs.
5. Everybody who has a fever must go home immediately.
Reason: Everybody is indefinite pronouns that typically take singular verbs.
6. Your glasses were on the bureau last night.
Reason: The word glasses is in a plural form by default.
7. There were some people at the meeting last night.
Reason: The subject here is some people. So it needs a plural verb.
8. The committee has already reached a decision.
Reason: Committee is a collective noun. A committee is made up of multiple people, but the word itself is singular in form. In American English, collective nouns take is. In British English, collective nouns can take is or are.
9. A pair of jeans was in the washing machine this morning.
Reason: According to oxford dictionary , A pair (of something) is an object consisting of two parts that are joined together.
10. Each student has answered the first three questions.
Reason: The subject is followed by the word each. So, it becomes singular.
