SUBJECT VERB AGRREMENT

SUBJEK , VERBA, OBJEK S V (a) The sun shines (noun) (verb) S V (b) Plants grow (noun) (verb) An English sentence has a SUBJECT (s) and a VERB (v). The SUBJECT is a noun. In (a) : sun is a noun; it is the subject of the verb shines. S V O (c) Plants need water (noun) (verb) ( noun) S V O (d) Bob is reading a book (noun) ( verb) ( noun) Sometimes a VERB is followed by an OBJECT (o). The OBJECT of a verb is a noun. In (c) : water is the object of the verb need. PRONOMINA PERSONA : SUBJEK DAN OBJEK PERSONAL PRONOUNS SUBJECT PRONOUNS : I we you she,he,it they OBJECT PRONOUNS : me us you her,him,it them (a) Kate is married. She has two children. S (b) Kate is my friend. I know her well. O (c) Mike has a new blue bicycle. He bought it yesterday A pronoun refers to a nuon. It is used in place of a noun. In (a) : “ she” is a pronoun. It refers to “Kate” It is used in place of the noun “Kate” In (b) : “her” is a pronoun. It refers to “Kate” She is a subject pronoun : her is an object pronouns is used in the same ways as an noun : as a subject or as an object of a verb or preposition. A pronoun can refer to a single noun, as in (a) and (b) A pronoun can also refer to a noun phrase. In (c) : “it” refers to the whole noun prase : a new blue bycle” SUMBER : JUDUL BUKU : FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR SECOND EDITION Edisi English – Indonesia PENULIS : BETTY SCHRAMPFER AZAR PENERBIT : BINARUPA AKSARA TAHUN : 1993