Agreement Link
Which elements must match each other?
ความหมาย
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
วิธีสังเกต
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
ตัวอย่าง
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
มุมมองภาษา
ในภาษาแม่ของคุณ
English agreement is limited but important: third-person singular present -s, be forms, demonstratives, and pronouns.
She walks to work.
walks agrees with she
ในภาษาที่กำลังเรียนของคุณ
Agreement is a central Spanish coding device across verbs, articles, adjectives, pronouns, and participles.
las casas blancas; ellos hablan
the white houses; they speak
Learners frequently miss gender/number agreement or subject-verb agreement.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.