Subject-verb Agreement 2

Make Correct Sentences (Subject-Verb Agreement)

How to make a correct sentence? • The verb must agree with the subject – Kata kerja yang digunakan mesti sesuai dengan subjek yang sedang diperkatakan.

• Examples of subject: – Noun or pronoun • (Sebarang objek yang mempunyai nama)

– It, she, he, Ahmad, Najib, My

• Subject (singular) = a person or one thing Use singular verbs • Subject (plural) = more than one thing or person Use plural verbs

Examples: Singula r subject

Singular verb She plays badminton.

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They play badminton.

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Plural subject

Plural verb

More examples: • He drinks some water. • They drink some water. • Pollution causes health problems. • Pollutions cause health problems. • The programme is

Notes.. • ‘I’ and ‘You’ take plural verbs. • Examples: – I like to play football. – I likes to play football.

– You have many books. – You has many books.