Comparison Degree

(Dialog with Modal Auxiliary)

Conversatin use WH Question

A         : Hi

B and C: Hello

A         : What day is today?

B         : Today is Monday

C         : Do we have many homework today?

A         : Yes of course

B         : How many homework?

A         : Wow have you forgotten about the homework?

B         : Yes, oh my God......

C         : How come?

B         : I am gloomy

A         : I have there are many problem

C         : Don’t be gloomy, join with us is better

B         : Where will you go?

C         : We will go to canteen. Let’s go!!!

At canteen

A         : Which food do you want?

B         : I want to eat hot chocolate, how about you?

C         : No, I am still fuul I have eaten friedrice 2 hours ago

A         : Okay, I am going to order it all

B         : When will the food served?

 C        : I don’t know, just wait here

Waitress coming....

B         : well, whose food is this?

A         : hat is mine

B         : Look toward

C         : Whom did you see?

B         : No, forget it

Conversation use Modal Auxiliaries

A : Where are you?

B : I’am in collage

A : Is it raining there?

B : Yes, it is raining hard here

A : It must be flooding, right?

B : Yes, I have be cold here

A : You must not have bring jacket. When will you go home?

B : Yes. I don’t know, I should have gone home but still raining here

A : SO?

B : I will have to go home now

A : Don’t!!! This is dangerous situation

B : Take it easy, you don’t have to be worry

A : Okay, be careful on the way

Conversation use modal

Ella      : Oh my GOD, This assignment is so difficult . We should do it together

Ismi     : Thas is a great idea

Ella      : Let’s do it in my house tonight, but.... I need laptop

Ismi     : You canborrow my laptop

Ella      : May I?

Ismi     : Yes, you can borrow it. Will you come to join with us roro?

Roro    : No, thank you. I will do it in my house because I could be tired if go there

Ismi     :Let’s join with us. It will be better.

Roro    : NO. I do it own, that is much better.

Ella      : Are you sure?

Roro    : Yes of course. I prefer to sleep than to do assignment

Ella      : Oh NO. Don’t be like that. Your assignment is more important than sleeping

Ismi     : How about in park?

             You do come over, don’t you?

Roro    : Well, I wanna join with you.

Summary of Subject Verb Agreement

A. Subject + verb

      Example :

  I work

  She works

  They can in the garage is mine

B. Basic Rule/Principle

·         Singular subject need singular verbs

·         Plural subject need plural verb

Example :

  My brother is a nutririonist

C. Indifinite Pronouns. (kata ganti tidak tentu/jelas)

1.      Anyone, everyone, someone, no one, no body, therefore adalah singular verb

Example :

  Everyone has done his or her homework

                        *Pengecualian

1.                                           " All" dan "Some" kadang bisa tunggal dan jamak, tergantung jenis bendanya                                       apakah bendanya itu countable atau uncountable

                          Example :

          Some of the books are missing

      

2. None bisa jadi tunggal dan jamak, tergantung kata benda yang mengikutinya

Example :

  None of the food is fresh

3. Each selalu tunggal

Example :

  Each of the cars has different colour

2.       Kalimat dengan together with, as well as, along with tidak sama dengan and, maka kata-kata tersebut tidak menambahkan subjectnya.

Example :

  The mayor and his brothers are going to prison

*Penjelasan tambahan

Kadang subject terpisah dari verb, seperti along with, as well as, besides, or not. Verb tegantung subject

3.       Subject yang terpisah dengan verb/appisitives

Example :

  The mayor, who has been convicted along with his four brothers on four counts of various crimes but who also seems, like a cat, to have several political lives, is finally going to jail

4.       Pronouns of adjective clause

Example :

  He is one of the men who does the world

5.       Either + or dan neither + nor

Ketika nor atau or digunakan, kata kerja bergantung pada subject yangberdekatan dengan kata kerja

Example :

  Is either my father or my brithers responsible?

Pronouns either dan Neither adalah singular. Maka kata kerja selalu singular

Example :

  Either of is capable of doing the job

Neither dan either bisa berbentuk plural di informal writing.  (dijembatani dengan kata “of”)

Example :

  Are either of you taking this seriously?

6.       Pseudo subject

“There” dan “Here” bukanlah subject. Subject ada disebelah kata tersebut.

Example :

  There are two reasons.  For this

7.       Third party singular

Example :

  She teaches English ("s/es hanya pada “Presnt Tense”)

8.       Word end in –s

        Kata “singular” yang memang berakhiran “s”

Example : The news from the fornt is bad

       Tapi, kata yang berakhiran “s” adalah plural

Example : my assets were wiped out in the depression