Structure 3

Structure 3

+ Make verbs agree after prepositional phrase

+ Make verbs agree after expression of quantity

+Distinguish Person & Thing

+ Problems with pronouns

make verbs agree after prepositional phrases

• when a prepositional phrases comes between the subject and the verb, be sure that the verb agrees with the subject.

• the key to the doors are in the drawer.

• it should be -> the key to the doors is in the the drawer.

Multiple Choice

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The climbers on the sheer face of the mountain needs to be rescued.

• the

• face

• needs

• be rescued

Multiple Choice

The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening.

• the tenants

• apartment

• is

• evening

Multiple Choice

The interrogation, conducted by three police officers, have lasted for several hours.

• conducted

• three police officers

• the

• have lasted

Multiple Choice

The buildings destroyed during the fire is being rebuilt at the taxpayers's expense.

• during

• is being

• at

• expense

Make verbs agree after expressions of quantity

• A particular agreement problem occurs when the subject is an expression of quantity such as all, most, some, etc., followed by the preposition of.

• it can be singular or plural depending on what follows the preposition 'of' (the verb agrees with the object)

• -> All of the book was interesting.

• -> All of the books were interesting.

• -> All of the information was interesting.

Multiple Choice

Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animal preserve.

• was released

• the

• preserve

• of

Distinguish the person from the thing

• Noun in English can refer to person or things. Sometimes in the Written Expression section, the person is used in place of thing, or thing is used in place of the person.

• Ralph Nader is an authorization* in the field of consumer affairs. (Ralph Nader adalah seorang yang kewenangan dalam urusan konsumen)

•  authorization digunakan utk sebuah benda, sedangkan Ralph Nader adalah orang. Gunakan “authority’ untuk penggunaan orang.

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There are many job opportunities in accountant*.

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• …er (teacher, manager, singer, lecturer)

• …ist (vocalist, geologist)

•  …an. (librarian, politician)

• …ant (accountant, shop assistant, civil servant, flight attendant)

• ...man (postman, fireman, dustman, barman, draughtsman, fisherman),

•  …ess (waitress, hostess, Headmistress)

 …ee (trainee, employee)

…ive (representative, machine operative)

...or(actor, author)

Multiple Choice

The garden worked feverishly after the frost to save as many plants as possible.

• garden

• after

• plants

• possible

Multiple Choice

the sculpture worked from sunrise until sunset on his new project.

• the sculpture

• from

• sunset

• his

Multiple Choice

It was his dream to be a____in the New York Philharmonic.

• musical

• musician

• music

• muscially

Problems with pronouns

• distinguish subject and object pronouns

Subject Pronouns are used as the subject of ta verb.

Subject Pronouns indlucde:

I, you, we, they, he, she, and it

->He hates mushrooms.

->We want to leave the island.

->She gave the book to John.

Object Pronouns :

-We use them for the object of a verb.

-We use them after a preposition

Object Pronouns include:

Me, you, it, them, us, him, and her

->One snake almost bit her.

->Lucy works for them.

Multiple Choice

Perhaps you would like to go to the seminar with they and their friends.

• perhaps

• to go

• they

Multiple Choice

The man leading the seminar gave me all the information me needed to make a decision.

• The man

• all

• me

Multiple Choice

The worker was fired by a chemical company because his refused to work with certain dangerous.

• The worker

• his

• dangerous