TUGAS 2 SOFTSKILL BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 2
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Exercise 11 : Subject-Verb Agreement
6. Your glasses were on the bureau last night.
Glasses : plural subject
Were : plural verb
7. There were some people at the meeting last night.
(There were + plural subject)
There were : plural
Some people : plural subject
8. The committee has already reached a decision.
The committee : singular subject (collective nouns)
Has : singular verb
9 . A pair of jeans was in the washing machine this morning.
A pair of jeans : singular
Was : singular verb
10. Each student has answered the first three questions.
Each : singular
Has : singular
11. Either John or his wife makes breakfast each morning.
(Either + noun + or + singular noun + singular verb)
His wife : singular noun
Makes : singular verb
12. After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything was in order.
(everything + singular noun)
Was : singular
13. The crowd at the basketball game was wild with excitement.
The crowd : singular (collective noun)
Was : singular verb
14. A pack of wild dogs has frightened all the ducks away.
A pack of wild dogs : singular (collective noun)
Has : singular verb
15. The jury is trying to reach a decision.
The jury : singular (collective noun)
Is : singular verb verb
16. The army has eliminated this section of the training test.
The army : singular (collective noun)
Has : singular verb
17. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter is appalling.
(The number of + plural noun + singular verb)
Students : plural noun
Is : singular verb
18. There have been too many interruptions in this class.
(There have been + plural subject)
There have been : plural
Too many interruptions : plural subject
19. Evey elementary school teacher has to take this examination.
(Every + singular noun)
Every : singular
Has : singular
20. Neither Jill nor her parents have seen this movie before.
(Neither + noun + nor + plural noun + plural verb)
Her parents : plural noun
Have : plural verb
Exercise 12 : Pronouns
6. She and John gave the money to the boy.
She : subject pronouns (occur in the subject position of a sentence)
7. Your record is scratched and mine is too.
Your : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
Mine : possessive pronouns (the noun is understood from the context and isn’t repeated)
8. I hurt my leg.
My : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
9. John bought himself a new coat.
Himself : reflexive pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (himself = John)
10. We girls are going camping over the weekend.
We : subject pronouns (occur in the subject position of sentence)
11. Mr. Jones cut himself shaving.
Himself : reflexive pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (himself = Mr. Jones)
12. We like our new car very much.
Our : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
13. The dog bit her on the leg.
Her : complement pronouns (occur in complement position, whether a verb or peposition)
14. John himself went to the meeting.
Himself : reflexive pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (himself = John)
15. You’ll stick yourself with the pins if you are not careful.
Yourself : reflexive pronouns (the subject did the action alone) (yourself = you)
16. Mary and I would rather go to the movies.
I : subject pronouns (occur in the subject position of a sentence)
17. Everyone has to do their own research.
Their : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
18. Just between you and me, I don’t like this food.
Me : complement pronouns (occur in complement position, whether a verb or peposition)
19. Monday is a holiday for us teacher.
Us : complement pronouns (occur in complement position
20. Her car does not go as fast as ours.
Her : possessive adjective (depend on noun)
Ours : possessive pronouns (the noun is understood from the context and isn’t repeated)
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