Subject – Verb Agreement Analysis : The Intelligent
Glasses In China
1.1 Background
Business
English aims to produce professionals who can adapt to the development of the
business world in the era of technology and information. The importance of
studying business English in order to obtain competence in the field of
business excellence, as well as the competence of adequate business skills.
The
development of information technology that we know today has become the basic
necessity of every human being. Information technology has become the key to
the progress and success of a nation. With a high level of success in the field
of information technology, we have the opportunity to compete with other major
countries.
The
use of advanced systems is part of China's efforts to build a digital
surveillance system capable of using a variety of biometric data, both from
photographs and fingerprints, to track the movement of the population as a
whole. Implementation of information technology in China can help the police to
carry out their duties, because the Chinese police use smart glasses to find
the perpetrators of crime. The way in which glasses work is very intelligent,
the officer can immediately match the face of someone who might commit a crime.
The
glasses test was carried out by the police at the entrance to the Zhengzhou
station. At a glance the glasses look like ordinary sunglasses. But the glass
part can provide important information to the police who is using it. Because
of these glasses, police in China arrested the perpetrators of crime. Despite
the advantages, the glasses are criticized because of the incorrect application
to the target and the privacy of people, so the technology is misused. As we
can see, the glasses have a fairly high price, but compared to its function
there is nothing wrong if it is developed and used correctly.
I
fully agree with the application of smart glasses, these glasses can give you
advantages and benefits wich is good, because it can help the police in
carrying out their duties. So that the perpetrators of crime are expected to be
reduced and supervision is also increasing. With the reduction of perpetrators
of crime, the country becomes safer and calm. Imagine that, if this technology
is also present in Indonesia, such as the big city of Jakarta, the perpetrators
of crime will be more easily arrested and provide the community with comfort.
1.2 Theory
The subject and
verb must agree in number: both must be singular, or both must be plural.
Problems occur in the present tense because one must add an -s or -es at the
end of the verb when the subjects or the entity performing the action is a singular
third person: he, she, it, or words for which these pronouns could substitute.
Notice the
difference between singular and plural forms in the following examples:
Singular
|
Plural
|
The student
sings. (He or she sings)
|
Your children
sing. (They sing)
|
The bird does
migrate. (It does)
|
Those birds do
migrate. (They do)
|
In order to find
out if your subject and verb agree, you need to be able to identify the subject
of your sentence. Here are some helpful hints that will help you to decipher
where your subject is and where it is not.
Where is my subject?
-
Most likely, your verb will agree with the first noun to
the left of the verb :
The Supreme Court judge decides the appropriate penalty.
|
Subject : judge
|
Verb
: decides
|
The committee members were satisfied with the
resolution.
|
Subject : members
|
Verb
: were
|
-
Occasionally, a
sentence has the subject after the verb
instead of before it. This strategy is often used for poetic effect.
Over the
ripples glides a small canoe.
|
Subject : a small canoe
|
Verb
: glides
|
There was a well-known writer
at the meeting.
|
Subject : a well-known writer
|
Verb : was
|
-
You will not find the subject in a modifying phrase (MP),
a phrase that starts with a preposition, a gerund, or a relative pronoun and
that modifies the meaning of the noun or subject under discussion.
The group of students is going on a field trip.
|
Subject : the group
|
MP
: of students
|
Verb
: is
|
The survey covering seven colleges
reveals a growth in
enrollment.
|
Subject : the survey
|
MP
: covering seven colleges
|
Verb
: reveals
|
The speaker whom you saw at the
lecture is one
of the state senators from Minnesota.
|
Subject : the speaker
|
MP
: whom you saw at the lecture
|
Verb
: is
|
-
If subjects are
joined by and, they are considered plural.
The
quarterback and the coach are having a conference.
|
Subject : the quarterback and the coach
|
Verb : are having
|
-
If subjects are
joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the closer subject.
Either the actors or the director is at fault.
|
Subjects : actors, director
|
Verb
: is
|
Either the director or the actors
are at fault.
|
Subjects : director, actors
|
Verb : are
|
-
The relative pronouns (who, whom, which,
and that) are either singular or plural,
depending on the words they refer to.
The sales manager is a good researcher who spends a great amount of time surfing
the Web for information.
|
Subject : the sales manager
|
Verbs : is, spends
|
Sales managers are good researchers who spend a great amount of time surfing
the Web for information.
|
Subject : sales managers
|
Verbs : are, spend
|
-
Indefinite pronouns (someone, somebody, each, either one, everyone, or
anyone) are considered singular and
need singular verbs although they convey plural meaning.
Anyone who wants to pursue higher education has to pass entrance exams.
|
Subject : anyone
|
Verbs : wants, has
|
Everyone on the committee is welcome to express his/her ideas.
|
Subject : everyone
|
Verb : is
|
-
A few nouns can
be either plural or singular, depending on whether they
mean a group or separate individuals. These words are rarely used as plurals in
modern writing.
The jury is sequestered.
|
Subject : jury
|
Verb : is
|
The jury are having an argument.
|
Subject : jury
|
Verb : are having
|
-
A few subjects
look plural but are really singular or vice versa.
The news of the discovery is
spreading.
|
Subject : news
|
Verb : is
|
The mass media have publicized the facts.
|
Subject : mass media
|
Verb : have publicized
|
The data amaze everyone.
|
Subject : data
|
Verb : amaze
|
1.3 Analysis
The following is
an analysis of the opinions refer to subject-verb agreement are :
Business English aims to produce professionals who can
adapt to the development of the business world in the era of technology and
information.
|
Subject : Business English
|
Verb
: aims
|
as well as the competence of adequate business
skills.
|
Subject : as
|
Verb
: well as
|
The development of information
technology that we know today has become the basic necessity of
every human being.
|
Subject : The development
|
MP :
of impormation technology
|
Verb
: has
|
Information technology has
become the key to the progress and success of a nation.
|
Subject : Information technology
|
Verb
: has
|
we have the opportunity to compete with other
major countries.
|
Subject : we
|
Verb
: have
|
The use of advanced systems is part of China's efforts to build a
digital surveillance system capable of using a variety of biometric data
|
Subject : The use of advanced system
|
Verb
: is
|
because the Chinese police use smart glasses
to find the perpetrators of crime
|
Subject : the Chinese police
|
Verb
: use
|
The glasses test was carried out by the police at the
entrance to the Zhengzhou station.
|
Subject : The glasses test
|
Verb
: was
|
As we can see, the glasses have a fairly high
price, but compared to its function there is nothing wrong if it is developed
and used correctly.
|
Subject : the glasses
|
Verb
: have
|
I
fully agree with the application
of smart glasses
|
Subject : I
|
Verb
: agree
|
these glasses can give you advantages and benefits wich is good
|
Subject : glasses
|
Verb
: give
|
1.4 Conclusion
Based
on the above background, it can be concluded that information technology is
currently developing well. An example of this is that the smart glasses used by
the Chinese police get a positive response and can be sampled by other
countries to cope with the high level of crime in the country. The analysis
used in the opinion is subject-verb agreement. Subject-verb agreement is a
match between the subject with the verb in a sentence, ie singular or plural.
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