Agreement Link
Which elements must match each other?
معنی
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
اسے کیسے پہچانیں
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
مثالیں
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
زبان کا جائزہ
آپ کی مادری زبان میں
Agreement involves gender, number, person and respect; ergative clauses can shift agreement away from the actor.
لڑکی آئی۔
The girl came.
آپ کی سیکھی جانے والی زبان میں
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.