Well, this time I will post on my blog about the synonyms of Verbs and Adverbs for academic English, Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise and Main rule of subject verb agreement. This is what we learned at the american corner. Alhamdulillah, by studying the more I know about synonyms in English and discuss the subject verb agreement. Thank you to miss Dini Haiti Zulfany that have passed English on the material. Here is an exercise subject and verb agreement.

Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want) to win.
11. Either answer (is) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is) fiction.
13. Nobody (knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is) the price of a movie these days.
17. (is) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is) only one left!
20. The committee (debates) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (are) in this case.



Exercise Synonym Of  Verbs And Adverbs .

Exercise 1. Verbs

1. Obliterate (menghapuskan) synonym Destroyed (membinasakan)
2. Severed (terputus) synonym Cut (potongan)
3. Conceive (menciptakan) synonym Create (menciptakan)
4. Tolerate (mentolerir) synonym Allow (mengizinkan)
5. Ingest (mencernakan) synonym Consume (menghabiskan)
6. Pacify (menenangkan) synonym Calm down (ketenangan)
7. Calibrate (menyesuaikan) synonym Adjust (mengatur)
8. Magnify (memperbesar) synonym Enlarge (memperluas)
9. Incentivize (dorongan) synonym Support (bantuan)
10. Speculate (spekulasi) synonym Theorize (berteori)
11. Levitate (mengapung) synonym Float (pengapung)
12. Illustrate (menggambarkan) synonym Exemplify (memberi contoh)
13. Elucidate (menjelaskan) synonym Clarify (menjelaskan)
14. Impede (menghambat) synonym Interfere (mengganggu)
15. Advocate (penganjur) synonym Motivate (mendorong)

Exercise 2. Adverbs

1. Methodically (sesuai metode) synonym Sistematically (secara sistematis)
2. Begrudgingly (menyesalkan) synonym Resentfully (rasa menyesal)
3. Amicably (secara damai) synonym Quietly (tenang)
4. Fiercely (dengan ganas) synonym Severely (keras)
5. Unintelligibly (tidak bisa dipahami) synonym Unclearly (tidak jelas)
6. Sporadically (sekali-kali ) synonym Occasionallly (adakalanya)
7. Unequivocally (dengan tegas) synonym Indisputably (tidak disangkal)
8. Zealously (dengan rajin) synonym Eagerly (berkeinginan kuat)
9. Laboriously (dengan susah payah) synonym Painfullyn (penuh rasa sakit)
10. Earnestly (dengan jelas) synonym Decisively (dengan jelas)
11. Indisputably (t idak bisa disangkal) synonym Indisputbly (tidak disangkal)
12. Definitively (dengan pasti) synonym Absolutely (memang)
13. Faintly (dengan lemah) synonym Weakly (dengan lemah)
14. Discreetly (dengan hati-hati) synonym Privately (secara pribadi)

This is a Main Rule of “Subject Verb Agreement” :

RULE 1 : Subjects and verbs must agree in number. This is the cornerstone rule that forms the background of the concept.
Examples: The dog growls when it is angry.
 The dogs growl when they are angry.

RULE 2 : Don’t get confused by the words that come between the subject and verb; they do not affect agreement.
Examples: The dog, who is chewing on my jeans, is usually very good.

RULE 3 : Prepositional phrases between the subject and verb usually do not affect agreement.
Examples: The colors of the rainbow are beautiful.

RULE 4  : When sentences start with “there” or “here,” the subject will always be placed after the verb, so care needs to be taken to identify it correctly.
Examples: There is a problem with the balance sheet. Here are the papers you requested.

RULE 5 : If two subjects are joined by and, they typically require a plural verb form.
Examples: The cow and the pig are jumping over the moon.

RULE 6 : The verb is singular if the two subjects separated by and refer to the same person or thing.
Examples: Red beans and rice is my mom's favorite dish.

RULE 7 : If one of the words each, every, or no comes before the subject, the verb is singular.
Examplel: No smoking or drinking is allowed. Every man and woman is required to check in.

RULE 8 : If the subjects are both singular and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also the verb is singular.
Examples: Jessica or Christian is to blame for the accident.

RULE 9 : The only time when the object of the preposition decides plural or singular verb forms is when noun and pronoun subjects like some, half, none, more, all, etc. are followed by a prepositional phrase. In these sentences, the object of the preposition determines the form of the verb.
Examples: All of the chicken is gone.  All of the chickens are gone.

RULE 10 : The singular verb form is usually used for units of measurement or time.
Examples: Four quarts of oil was required to get the car running.

RULE 11 : If the subjects are both plural and are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, the verb is plural.
Examples: Dogs and cats are both available at the pound.

RULE 12 : If one subject is singular and one plural and the words are connected by the words or, nor, neither/nor, either/or, and not only/but also, you use the verb form of the subject that is nearest the verb.
Examples: Either the bears or the lion has escaped from the zoo. Neither the lion nor the bears have escaped from the zoo.

RULE 13 : Indefinite pronouns (everything, anything, everyone, someone, somebody, nothing, etc) typically take singular verbs.
Examples: Everybody wants to be loved. Everything is gonna be alright.

RULE 14 : Except for the pronouns (few, many, several, both, all, some) that always take the plural form.
Examples: Few were left alive after the flood. Several students understand the material.

RULE 15 : If two infinitives are separated by and they take the plural form of the verb.
Examples: To walk and to chew gum require great skill.

RULE 16 : When gerunds are used as the subject of a sentence, they take the singular verb form of the verb; but, when they are linked by and, they take the plural form.
Examples: Standing in the water was a bad idea. Swimming in the ocean and playing drums are my hobbies.

RULE 17 : Collective nouns like family, committee, herd, senate, class, crowd, etc. usually take a singular verb form.
Examples: The herd is stampeding. Cooper family always attends the annual party.

RULE 18 : Titles of books, movies, novels, etc. are treated as singular and take a singular verb.
Examples: The Burbs is a movie starring Tom Hanks. Harry Potter has reached Top 3 Best Seller books.

This my post about the material we learned in yesterday, may be useful for me and the visitors of this blog, thank you. Wassalamualaikum wr. wb.