Agreement Link
Which elements must match each other?
含义
A coding rule where words change form to match another word's person, number, gender, case, definiteness, or class.
如何识别
Look for forms that change because another word changed.
示例
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
语言视角
在母语中
Mandarin has no regular subject-verb agreement, grammatical gender agreement, or plural agreement on verbs and adjectives.
我去，他也去。
wǒ qù, tā yě qù = I go, he also go
在目标语言中
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.
New in your learning language
This block is more central in your learning language. Give it extra focus in examples and practice.