Subject Verb Agreement, Object of the Preposition, Appositives

Subject Verb Agreement

Subject verb agreement  means the subject and verb must agree in number. This means both need to be singular or both need to be plural. Subject verb agreement is sometimes called concordance, its show predicate agrees with its subject. However,  the  subject  form  has a  more  important  role  than  the  verb  or  predicate. In   other   words,   the   predicate   form   is   usually influenced   by   the   subject   as,   in   English,   for example, the addition of the suffix /-s/ to the verb to form a present positive sentence when the subject is the singular third person.

Here are some examples of subject verb agreement (the subject is bolded and the verb underlined):

·        My dog always growls at the postal carrier.

a.      Growl

b.     Growesl

c.      Growls

d.     Grow

Explaination : the correct answer is c because the prepositional phrases separate the subjects from the verbs, they have no effect on the verbs.

·        Basketballs roll across the floor.

a.      Rolls

b.     Roller

c.      Rol

d.     Roll

Explanation : the correct answer is d because Some nouns are always plural. These nouns have two parts.

·        … don't understand the assignment.

a.      We

b.     I

c.      You

d.     Me

Explanation : the correct answer is b because “I” is first person and meet the subject

·        These clothes …. too small for me.

a.     Are

b.     Is

c.      Am

d.     You

Explanation: the correct answer is A because the the subcjet is plural

·        Peter doesn't like vegetables.

1. Like
2. Likes
3. Unlike
4. Belike

Explanation : Like is Some nouns are always plural. These nouns have two parts.

Question error analysis

-        There are many buildings that has a classical architecture.

There are misformation has should be change with have because it subject is plura

-        It describe about how strong the culture and literature of Greece.

There are omnision on describe, its shoulde be describes because it is singular verb

-        It easier for the muslim tourists to do prayer.

There are types of error. You should add is , and the correct it is easier

-        Maladewa offer the beautiful marine tourism.

There are omnision on offer. It should offers because its subject verb

-        It is has tall buildings, such as, pyramid, statue, castle and …..

The correct is it has tall boulding. The verb only has one objective

Object of the Preposition

The noun that comes after the preposition is called the object of the preposition. Common preposition (about, above, after, at, beside, between, by, due to, for, from, in, into, like, next to, on, since, to, with.)

Example:

-        I left my cell phone at home.

-        My sister is reading the newspaper next to her.

-        Tomorrow we will discuss about what is mental illness.

1.     To Bos ….. was a big surprise

a.      DFunny

b.      Really

c.      When

d.     The Party

Explaimationm : Bos is  subject and then follow the verb it was. The sentence neeb subject, the subject its d. the party

2.     I just got good news …. him.

a.     From

b.     Happy

c.      Good

d.     Bring

Explaination : the object ‘I’ and the object news follow subject, the subject is From

3.     Tomorrow we will discuss …. what is mental illness.

a.       Tell

b.     About

c.      Happy

d.     Sad

Explanation : the object need subject, the subject is about

4.     My sister is reading the newspaper ….. her.

a.      Before to

b.     After to

c.      Next to

d.     Behind to

Explanation : the noun is newspaper need subject and the correct is next to

Error analysis

-        The name of the girl in the class is moana

The class isn subject but as object. And the subject is the name of the girl and the verb “is”

-        By the next meeting of the English class need to turn un the essay

English class is not subject. And that sentence doesn’t hame verb. The correct is by the next meeting of English class we need to turn in the essay.

-        The instructions to the practice on the page 16 clear

The instructions is the subject and page 16 isnt subject but its an object of prepotition.

-        Due to the hard rain throughout the day, the walkways are so muddy.

The sentce ist correct , waklways is subjcek and the verb “are”

Appositives

An appositive noun or noun phrase follows another noun or noun phrase in apposition to it; that is, it provides information that further identifies or defines it. Appositives usually offset with commas,parantheses,or dashes.it is now concluded that appositive is word describing a subject that has previously appearead or that has come after it.Most important is that when two words describe the subject located earlier or after th word.

Example:

·        Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the kittens.

·        The bookshelf, a large piece of furniture, was moved into the house first.

·        The spider, a big and hairy creature, scared the children as they played in the grass.

1.     ….. , Bunga rarely misses her motorcycle

a.     An excellent rider

b.     An excellent rider is

c.      Bunga rider is

d.     Miss bungga

Explanation : bunga is subject dan miss her motor. The oppositive has 2 coma the correct answer is A

2.     Bali , …. With beautiful beach

a.     An island

b.     A isand

c.      Is and island

d.     The island

Explanation : there are noun phrase and a. the correct answer           

3.     Indonesia has lot of island , ….. the biggest island

a.      The five

b.     A five

c.      An five

d.     Five

Explanation : there are noun phrase and B. the correct answer           

4.     ….., Bagus, is attending the party

a.     My firend

b.     Happy

c.      Lovbely

d.     Because me

Explanation : the coma sugest bagus and bagus is not subject. The correct answer is A.

Question error analysis

-        Sam wake up in morning i can not wake up in the morning.

Explanation : after morning its should put coma .

-        The insect a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied my bowl of oatmeal, is crawling across the kitchen table.

Explanation : in that sentence the insct is subject and after that its should put a comma to make the sentence perfect

-        The dog, a beagle is great at following a scent.

Explanation : the appositive is the dog and after beagle should put comma. And a beagel is details information type of the dogs

-        The dog named Sparky was loved by everyone.

Explanation : the Appositicve give detail information abaou the dog

-        Named Sparky, the dog was well known around the neighborhood.

Explanation : the subject describe noun and the noun follow it again .

Refrence

https://syekhnurjati.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/eltecho/article/view/1590/1107

https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/article/view/3586/3096

https://www.learngrammar.net/english-grammar/subject-verb-agreement-rules-examples

https://www.kampunginggris.id/toefl-skill-2-objects-of-preposition

http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~cschroen/BONES/DEP/Noun/NC-OBJ-PREP.pdf

https://www.thoughtco.com/object-of-a-preposition-op-1691447

https://englishsentences.com/appositive-phrase/ https://books.google.co.id/books?id=n0IJ8GcdJ6IC&pg=PA89&dq=appositive+meaning+in+english&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB97qUzq3oAhWhILcAHeMeCkUQ6AEIMTAB#v=onepage&q=appositive%20meaning%20in%20english&f=false