Arti kata dari Subject Verb Agreement dan Verbs as Compilment

Verb that are always followed by the infinitive

Agrre : setuju
Desire : keinginan
Intend : berkehendak
Prepare : persiapan
Tend : merawat
Attempt : berusaha
Fail : gagal
Learn : belajar
Pretend : berpura-pura
Try : mencoba
Claim : tuntutan
Forget : lupa
Need : membutuhkan
Refuse : menolak
Want : kebutuhan
Decide : menentukan
Hesitate : ragu-ragu
Offer : mengorbankan
Seem : kiranya
Wish : berdoa
Demand : mendesak
Hope : berharap
Plan : rencana
Strive : berusaha


Verbs that are always followed by the gerunds

Admit : mengakui
Delay : keterlambatan
Miss : meleset
Regret : sesalan
Risk : resiko
Appreciate : menghargai
Deny : menyangkal
Postpone : menunda
Report : laporan
Suggest : menyarankan
Avoid : menghindari
Enjoy : menikmati
Practice : latihan
Resent : menyesalkan
Can’t help : tidak dapat membantu
Finish : mengakhiri
Quit : berhenti
Resist : menentang
Consider : mempertimbangkan
Mind : pikiran
Recall : penarikan kembali
Resume : mulai lagi


The following verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund with no change in meaning

Begin : memulai
Like : menyukai
Can’t stand : tidak tahan
Love : cinta
Continue : melanjutkan
Prefer : lebih suka
Dread : ketakutan
Start : tempat berangkat
Hate : membenci


The following list consists of verbs + prepositions

Approve of : menyetujui
Give up : menyerah
Rely on : mengandalkan
Worry about : khawatir tentang
Be better of : lebih baik dari
Insist on : bersikeras
Succeed in : berhasil
Count on : mengandalkan
Keep on : terus
Think about : berpikir tentang
Depend on : bergantung pada
Put off : menunda
Think of : memikirkan


These verb + prepositions expression must also be followed by the gerund
Object to : keberatan
Look forward to : menantikan
Confess to : mengaku


The following tives + prepositions are also followed by the gerund


Accustomed to : terbiasa
Intent on : bermaksud
Afraid of : takut
Interested in : tertarik
Capable of : mampu
Successful in : berhasil
Fond on : suka
Tired on : lelah


The following no prepositions are also followed by the gerund

Choice of : pilihan
Possibility of : kemungkinan
Excause of : alasan untuk
Intention of : maksud
Reason for : alasan
Method for : metode
Method of : metode untuk


The following adjectives are followed by the infinitive form of the verband never by the gerund

Anxious : khawatir
Eager : ingin
Pleased : senang
Usual : yang biasa
Boring : bosan
Easy : mudah
Prepared : mempersiapkan
Common : keadaan yang biasa
Dangerous : berbahaya
Good : baik
Ready : siap
Difficult : sulit
Hard : keras
Strange : aneh
Able : dapat


Some verbs can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund, by meaning change
Stop : berhenti
Remember : mengingat
Forget : lupa

The following expressions also have no effect on the verb

Together with : bersama dengan
Accompanied by : disertai dengan
Along with : bersama dengan
As well as : serta


Words that always take singular verbs and pronouns

Anybody : siapa saja
Anyone : siapapun
Anything : apapun
Nobody : tak seorangpun
No one : tak seorangpun
Nothing : apa-apa
Somebody : beberapa orang
Someone : seseorang
Something : sesuatu
Every : setiap
Everybody : semua orang
Everyone : semua orang
Everything : semuanya



Coolective noun

Congress : kongres
Organizations : organisasi
Government : pemerintah
Family : keluarga
Team : tim
Jury : juri
Group : grup
Army : tentara
Majority : mayoritas
committee : komite
Club : klub
Minority : minoritas
Class : kelas
Crowd : orang banyak
Public : public


The following nouns are used to indicate groups of certain animals

Flock of birds, sheep : kawanan burung, domba
herd of cattle : kawanan ternak
pack of dogs : pak anjing
school of fish : sekolah ikan
pride of lions : kebanggaan singa

The following nouns are always considered plural

scissors : gunting
trousers : celana
shorts : celana pendek
glasses : kacamata
pants : celana
pliers : tang
jeans : jins
tweezers : pinset
tongs : penjepit