Concord and Agreement Bahasa Inggris
Concord and Agreement Bahasa Inggris
Concord merupakan pola persesuaian (agreement) antara subyek (noun) dengan kata kerja (verb) atau kata kerja bantu (auxiliary) dalam suatu kalimat. Juga persesuaian antara satu kata dengan kata lainnya (word agreement).
– Apabila subyek singular (tunggal), maka verb/
auxiliary tunggal.
– Apabila subyek plural (jamak), maka verb/auxiliary
jamak.
Contoh:
He comes there;
T T
They come there.
ATURAN-ATURAN DALAM CONCORD
- Bila subyek mempunyai dua noun yang dihubung- kan preposisi/kata depan of, in, on, at, maka verb yang mengikuti bisa jamak bisa juga tunggal bergantung noun di depan preposisi.
Contoh:
– Different interpretations on the same event by
various newspapers make readers confused
and angry.
– A period of eight hours is not enough to finish
this assignment.
- Bila subyek mempunyai dua noun yang dihubung- kan oleh together with, accompanied by, dan as well as, a long with bisa diikuti verb jamak maupun tunggal, tergantung noun depan.
Contoh:
– The minister together with the wives and
children attends the meeting.
– The ministers together with the wives and
children attend the meeting.
- Bila subyek: the number of + verb tunggal. Contoh:
The number of students does the exam.
- Bila subyek: a number of + verb jamak. Contoh: A
number of students do the exam
- Bila subyek: everyone, everybody, somebody, someone, something, no one/none, nothing, no
body, anyone, anybody, anything + verb tunggal
maka kata ganti jamak.
Keterangan: kata-kata di atas diikuti oleh verb
tunggal tetapi kata gantinya jamak.
Contoh:
– Everyone likes her. They are happy.
– Nobody knows their faults.
- Bila subyek: each of, each, every, neither/neither
of, one of, either/either of + verb tunggal.
Contoh: Each of students studies hard.
- Bila subyek menyatakan jumlah jarak, waktu, uang, berat, volume + verb tunggal
Contoh:
– One hundred dollars is expensive for this hat.
– Two hours is not enough to do the test.
8. Bila subyek: benda-benda sepasang seperti shoes, trousers, glasses, socks, scissors + verb jamak. Contoh: His glasses are nice