A. Pengertian
Concord atau agreement adalah persesuaian unsur-unsur pembentuk suatu kata, frase atau kalimat sesuai dengan kaidah kebahasaan yang berlaku pada suatu bahasa.
B. Jenis-Jenis Concord :
1. Apabila subjek dalam bentuk singular maka menggunakan kata kerja singular juga :
a. Subjek yang di awali kata : each of, every, neither of, one of, either of di anggap SINGULAR.
Example :
Everyone likes her
b. Subjek yang menyatakan jarak, uang, volume, berat, waktu selalu di anggap SINGULAR.
Example :
Five hundred miles is a long distance to drive today.
c. subjek yang di bentuk oleh Gerund (V-ing) selalu dianggap SINGULAR.
Example :
Producing fine paintings requires skill and creativity.
d. Sujek singular tetap diikuti Verb singular jika subjek tersebut diikuti oleh ungkapan : as well as, along with, together with, accompanied by, in addition to.
Example :
The man, along with his children, is viewing a film.
e. Anybody, anyone, anything
Somebody, someone, something
Nobody, no one, nothing.
Selalu dianggap SINGULAR.
Example :
No one knows where their king puts the crown
f. The number of + subject Plural + Verb singular.
A number of + subject Plural + Verb Plural.
Example :
1. The number of workers takes a rest.
2. A number of cards are painted red.
2. Apabila menggunakan subjek kalimat dalam bentuk plural maka menggunakan Verb Plural juga.
a. Subjek yang dirangkai oleh both….and… dianggap plural maka gunakan verb plural.
Example :
Both car and motorcycle are parked outside.
b. Kata several, many, few selalu di ikuti verb plural.
Example :
Several student have passed the exam.
c. Kata none, all, mayority, half menggunakan subjek plural jika jumlahnya plural, dan menggunakan verb singular jika jumlahnya singular.
Example :
All of the cakes have been cooked by my mother
All gold comes from Africa.
Notes :
a. Either….or…., neither…….or….., yang menjadi subjek adalah kata setelah nor dan or.
Example:
It was a miracle that neither the passenger nor the driver was injured in the accident.
b. Apabila subject menggunakan pola of,in,on dan preposisi lainnya maka
yang menjadi subjek utama adalah kata sebelum preposisi tersebut.
Example :
The students in the class are doing an English test.
SOAL-SOAL LATIHAN
1. Each girl must contribute ___ share of the expenses.
A. hers
B. no word added
C. herself
D. her
2. The committee has begun ____ meeting.
A. her
B. his
C. their
D. its
3. The name of a river passing through some big towns ___ the title of a very popular Indonesian song.
A. has become
B. have become
C. it has become
D. to have become
4. An increase in the number of students ___ expected next year.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
5. Due to the current financial condition, our budget plan for 1998/1999 ___.
A. it needs reviewing
B. needs to be reviewed
C. need to review
D. is needed to be reviewed
6. About 10 % of the Earth’s land area, or nearly 5.8 million square miles ____ by glacial ice.
A. are covered
B. has covered
C. is covered
D. had covered
7. The local radio stations as well as newspapers ___ that riots have spread to other places in the city.
A. confirm
B. to be confirmed
C. is confirmed
D. are confirme
8. Siti’s sister and brother have got scholarship to study aboard. ___ are studying economies.
A. Both of them
B. One of them
C. The tree of them
D. Siti and her brother
9. Mrs. Retno’s way of teaching and of dealing with the students ___ her the name of model teacher.
A. has earned
B. to have earned
C. have been earning
D. have earned
10. At the beginning of d semester, each of the students ___ given a new time-table.
A. is
B. be
C. he is
D. they are
E. are
