Subject Verb Agreement

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       Subject-Verb Agreement has a basic rule state, when we use a singular subject then we must take singular verb and when we use a plural subject then we must take plural verb. Usually a singular subject involves a singular item or a singular person. Plural subject involves more than one item or person. Almost all of them when we meet plural subject end with s, and when we meet singular verb end with es/s. Ok, we will make separate example for singular subject and plural subject. Check this out!

 

1) Singular Subject - Singular Verb (as a rule)

    The mean of singular subject is a subject pronoun like She, He, and It or the pronuns that can replaced with them.

     - She/He/It + Verb1 + es/s atau She/He/It + is (Simple Present)

        - He plays Football

        - He is Football player

     - She/He/It + was (Simple Past)

        - It was easy to do

     - She/He/It + is + Verb-ing atau She/He/It + is + being (Present Continuous)

        - She is running

        - She is being runner

     - She/He/It + was + Verb-ing atau She/He/It + was + being  (Past Continuous)

        - It was hiding

        - It was being coward

     - She/He/It + has + Verb3 atau She/He/It + has been (Present Perfect)

        - Dani has Teached

        - Dani has been teacher

    - She/He/It + has + been + Verb-ing atau She/He/It + has + been + being (Present Perfect Continous)

        - Rudi has been reading

        - Rudi has been being reader

    - She/He/It + is going to + Verb1 atau She/He/It + is going to + be (Simple Future)

        - Riska is going to study

        - Riska is going to be student

     - She/He/It + is  going to +be Verb-ing atau She/He/It + is going to + be being (Future Continuous)

        - The fish is going to be swimming

        - The fish is going to be being  enjoyable

    - She/He/It + was + going to + Verb1 atau She/He/It + was + going to + be (Past Future)

        - Randi was going to sleep

        - Randi was going to be sleepy

    - She/He/It + was going to + be Verb-ing atau She/He/It + was going to + be being (Past Future Continuous)

        - Sandy was going to be drinking

        - Sandy was going to be being a drinker

   - Use singular verb after each, neither, everyone, everybody, nobody, and someone

        - Everyone want to talk to you

     - Measurements of money, time, and distance usually use a singular verb

        - two hundred rupiahs is a lot of money for a cup of coffee

    - The word none sometimes uses a singular verb, when none use a one or not one 

        - None of us is unfinish the job

     - When the word  number is preceded with the word use, use a singular verb

        - Here is my pen

    - When two or more singular nouns or pronouns are connected by or or nor, use a singular verb

        - The pencil or the pen is on the table

    - When collective nouns are words that imply more than one person but that are considered singular such as group, team, committee, class and family

        - The class practices in the lab

2) Plural Subject - Plural Verb (as a rule)

    The mean of plural subject is a subject pronoun like They, We, I, You or the pronuns that can replaced with them.

    - They/We/I/You + Verb1 atau They/We/I/You + am/are (Simple Present)

       - They play Football

       - They Football player

    - They/We/I/You + was/were (Simple Past)

       - you were easy to do

    - They/We/I/You + am/are + Verb-ing atau They/We/I/You + am/are + being 

(Present Continuous)

       - We are running

       - We are being runner

   - They/We/I/You + was/were + Verb-ing atau They/We/I/You + was/were + being  (Past Continuous)

       - You were hiding

       - You were being coward

    - They/We/I/You + have + Verb3 atau She/He/It + have been (Present Perfect)

       - I have Teached

       - I have been teacher

    - They/We/I/You + have + been + Verb-ing atau They/We/I/You + have + been + being (Present Perfect Continous)

       - Rudi and yudi have been reading

       - Rudi and yudi have been being reader

   - They/We/I/You + am/are going to + Verb1 atau They/We/I/You + am/are going to + be (Simple Future)

       - You and I are going to study

       - You and I are going to be student

    - They/We/I/You + am/are going to +be Verb-ing atau They/We/I/You + am/are going to + be being (Future Continuous)

       - a lot of fish are going to be swimming

       - a lot of fish are going to be being  enjoyable

    - They/We/I/You + were + going to + Verb1 atau They/We/I/You + were + going to + be (Past Future)

        - Mice were going to sleep

        - Mice were going to be sleepy

   - They/We/I/You + were going to + be Verb-ing atau They/We/I/You + were going to + be being (Past Future Continuous)

        - They were going to be drinking

        - They were going to be being a drinker

    - The plural form of verbs like all, both, few, many, several, and some

        - Some people in the class are very sleepy

    - When use the word none, means or suggests more than one thing or person

        - None are sleepless cause they do the work

    - When the word number is preceded with the word a, use a plural verb

        - a number of cats are very cute

   - When the subject of a sentence is composed of two or more nouns or pronouns connected by and, use a plural verb

        - You and I are diligent

    - When use nouns such us scissors, tweezers, trousers, and shears need plural verbs

        - Those scissors are made by metal

Reference : 

 - http://www.english4funs.com/2011/04/subject-verb-agreement.html

 - http://swarabhaskara.com/parts-of-speech/subject-verb-agreement-part-1/

 - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/1/

 - http://www.myenglishteacher.net/subject_verb_agreement.html

Feel For My Final Task

          aargghghghghhhhhh.... don't tell me about final task AKA Skripsi, that word can make me feel bored. The question will be always ask to me as a student college is "When you will your graduation?". Oh My God, a friend in my home place, in college, and my neighbors will always ask that question. What will I can answer that question, must I answer May? May be Yes, May be Not.
          Hahahaha.... want it to be laugh hard to remove about my problem. The graduation will be reach if I can finish my final task, how much time that I can finish my job? Come on you must positive thinking, you can do it and will reach a nice graduation. How will be your parent thanks to God and proud of you for your graduation.
          Make tactics to reach that, think to solve the problem not think to stagnant. Use your brain to solve this not your anger, that make the problem resolved. Make your final task as a friend not an enemy. Keep Struggle Guyssssss!!!!!!!...For Your Better Future.

Make A Good Experience

         It is about my self, a student who thirst for knowledge. Everytime I study that everytime I feel my knowledge still shallow, a lot of time that I spend still can not make my knowledge enough. I have been heard someone tell to me "Experience Is A Great Teacher In Our Life", so I think how we to make our experience for fill the time that we can say as history of our life. Can you use a few time to think about make your history what you want to be? So this time to realize how we use our time to make a good experience.
            We can look our environment to get inspirate, don't just look elite but look that the people who need our support. Have you thanks to your God about everything what The God give to you. Of course thanks to God is one of kind experience. Make your experience is usefull for your life.

Menggapai Impian

      Bermimpi dan berangan-angan adalah hal yang sudah lumrah untuk semua orang. namun bagaimana menggapai mimpi tersebut dalam pelaksanannya, butuh kerja keras yang sistematis tentunya. Kerja keras yang sistematis makksudnya adalah kerja keras yang terarah serta tidak membuang energi dengan percuma tanpa menghasilkan. Hidup tanpa impian serperti berjalan tanpa arah, kemana hendak dituju dari perjalan tersebut. perjalanan yang memiliki tujuan menciptakan persiapan diri yang matang sehingga segala kendala yang akan dihadapi siap untuk dilewati.

Menjelang Akhir Tahun

          Apa yang telah kita lakukan selama berada di tahun 2011 ? Sudahkah kita melalui tahun ini dengan mencapai target-target yang telah kita susun ? Akhir tahun, itulah sebuah kalimat sederhana yang membuat kita untuk merenungkan diri dengan segala atas apa yang telah kita perbuat. Pencapaian target yang telah dicapai akan membuat kita merasa lebih sukses, namun target yang tidak tercapai pada tahun ini membuat terasa diri semakin memburuk. Itulah guna instropeksi diri, merenungkan pencapaian yang telah diperbuat dan belum terlaksana, membuat perubahan pada tahun berikutnya apa yang harus benar-benar tercapai dalam menjalankan target-target yang telah disusun.

Kehendak Hati

Di saat kita dilahirkan di dunia, ada rasa senang pada hati kedua orang tua serta ada juga rasa sedih pada diri ini yang dilahirkan karena kita harus mempersiapkan diri selama di dunia untuk membawa bekal kelak akan diakhirat. kita terlahir untuk mengisi kehidupan di dunia ini, ada yang lahir dari golongan rakyat jelata ada juga yang dilahirkan sudah menjadi golongan para bangsawan. Semua itu tentunya harus kita syukuri atas apa yang Tuhan berikan kepada kita. Apa yang dapat kita berikan untuk kehidupan dunia ini, apakah suatu keburukan ataukah suatu kebaikan, itu kembali kepada diri pribadi masing-masing yang menjalankannya.Yang pasti, kita dapat bertindak atas kehendak hati sendiri.

Order Letter of English Business Letter

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Jenis Surat ini merupakan surat yang berisikan permintaan barang kepada suatu instansi perusahaan yang bergerak dibagian jasa penyediaan barang. Oleh karena itu, pemikiran yang serius dan penulisan yang baik harus dilakukan dalam menyusun surat-surat. Sebuah kecerobohan kecil dapat mengakibatkan hilangnya pelanggan atau sebaliknya. Oleh karena itu surat-surat harus ramah dan bijaksana. Surat harus pasti dan lengkap supaya bisa sampai ke pembaca persis seperti keinginan penulis. Setiap kesalahan atau ketidaklengkapan akan berarti penundaan pengiriman dan penagihan akan rumit dan juga kerugian bisnis.

Surat pemesanan barang tidak perlu didahului dengan penyelidikan atau menawarkan. Informasi yang diterima dari katalog dan iklan juga membantu orang-orang dan partai-partai dalam menempatkan dan penjualan. Oleh karena itu, surat ini memiliki kepentingan yang besar. Penulisan yang tepat harus diambil dalam rangka penyusunan untuk memastikan penanganan yang efisien dan untuk menghilangkan semua keraguan yang mengakibatkan hilangnya waktu dan kemungkinan pasar.

Fakta-fakta yang diinginkan adalah sebagai berikut :

1.      Rincian mengenai barang yang dipesan atau pemesanan.

2.      Arah untuk pengiriman.

3.      Cara pembayaran.

Dalam paragraf pertama biasanya si pemesan memberitahu sumber informasi produk yang akan dipesannya. Di dalam paragraf tersebut terdapat gagasan utama dari pembuatan surat untuk melakukan pemesanan. Kemudian disertakan paragraf penjelasan dari pemesan mengenai rincian barang maupun hal lain yang dipesan tentang kuantitas, ukuran, harga dan lainnya. Pada akhir paragraf, si pemesan akan mencantumkan informasi mengenai pembayaran, lokasi, data pengiriman, tempat serta informasi spesifik lainnya.

Saat melakukan pemesanan melalui surat sebaiknya memperhatikan :

1.      Menyertakan rincian lengkap dari deskripsi, jumlah, serta jenis barang yang akan dipesan.

2.      Menyertakan rincian lengkap dari data diri sehingga pihak penyedia barang akan mengirimkan barang ke tempat tujuan pemesan dengan benar.

3.      Membuat kesepakatan dalam ketentuan pembayaran yang yang disepakati atas perjanjian jual-beli tersebut.

Contoh Order Letter :

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