Agreement Link
Which elements must match each other?
Betekenis
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
Zo herken je het
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
Voorbeelden
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
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Agreement is lighter than German but still affects verbs, adjectives, articles and some participles.
De kleine hond blaft.
The small dog barks.
In de taal die je leert
English agreement is limited but important: third-person singular present -s, be forms, demonstratives, and pronouns.
She walks to work.
walks agrees with she
Learners often omit third-person -s or mismatch this/these and there is/are.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.