Agreement Link
Which elements must match each other?
Signification
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
Comment le repérer
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
Exemples
he goes|la casa roja|these books
subject-verb agreement|adjective agreement
The dogs are hungry.
Visual guide
controller -> follower ---------------------- The dogs -> are number: plural matches plural If noun changes: dog -> is dogs -> are
Agreement patterns subject <-> verb: he goes noun <-> adjective: la casa roja det <-> noun: these books Features may match: person, number, gender, case
Vue par langue
Dans votre langue
Agreement connects articles, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, and sometimes past participles.
Les petites maisons sont blanches.
The small houses are white.
Dans la langue d’apprentissage
Agreement is central across verbs, adjectives, pronouns and sometimes non-human plural patterns.
البنتُ الذكيةُ كتبتْ الدرسَ.
The smart girl wrote the lesson.
Learners often miss gender, number, case or human/non-human agreement rules.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.