Subject – verb agreement (sù hßa hîp gi÷a chñ ng÷ vµ ®éng tõ) §éng tõ hîp sè víi chñ ng÷ Chñ ng÷ sè Ýt §éng tõ chia ë d¹ng sè Ýt Chñ ng÷ sè nhiÒu §éng tõ chia ë d¹ng sè nhiÒu Ex the car was new Th[.]
Subject verb agreement (sự hòa hợp chủ ngữ động từ) Động từ hợp số với chủ ngữ Chủ ngữ số : Động từ chia dạng số Chủ ngữ số nhiều : Động tõ chia ë d¹ng sè nhiỊu Ex : the car was new The books were on the table C¸c trêng hợp đặc biệt: 1/ Trờng hợp chủ ngữ đứng tách khỏi động từ a Nếu danh từ làm chủ ngữ nối với từ AND động từ phảI chia ë ng«I thøu sè nhiỊu (they) Ex: Mary and her manager are going to a party tonight b NÕu chđ ng÷ nèi víi b»ng OR chia theo danh tõ ®øng sau OR Ex: Mary or her manager is going to a party tonight 2/ C¸c tõ với động từ số a any (anybody, any one ….) b no (nobody, no one………) c some (somebody, some one ….) d every (every body, every one… ) e each, either, neither … Ex: Everybody who wants to buy a ticket Something is in my eyes Neither of his friends is able to come 3/ C¸ch sư dông : None & No a sau (None of the) - danh từ không đếm đợc động từ số - DT số nhiều động tõ ë sè nhiÒu Ex: None of the money has been found None of the students have finished the exam b sau (No) - danh từ không đếm đợc DT số động từ số - DT số nhiều động từ sè nhiÒu Ex: No student is here No students are here 4/ cách sử dụng - EITHER .OR (hoặc ) - NEITHER NOR (không mà không) a (neither/ either) + N + (or/nor) + N(sè nhiÒu) + V(sè nhiÒu) b (neither/ either) + N + (or/nor) + N(sè Ýt) + V(sè Ýt) Ex: Neither Lan nor his friends are going to the beach today Neither Lan nor Hung is going to the beach today 5/ Khi (V_ing) làm chủ ngữ động từ chia số Ex: knowing her has made him what he is Not studying has caused him many problem Writing many letter makes her happy 6/ C¸c danh tõ tËp thĨ : a A couple & the couple Ex: A couple is walking on the path The couple are walking on the path b C¸c danh tõ tËp thĨ chØ thåi gian, tiỊn bạc, đo lờng Ex: twenty five dollars is too much for the meal Fifty minutes isn’t enough time Two miles is too much to run c A number of & the number of A number of + N(sè nhiÒu) + V(sè nhiÒu) The number of + N(sè nhiÒu) + V(sè Ýt) Ex: A number of students are going to the class picnic The number of students is going to the class picnic 7/ C¸ch dïng (there is/was/has been & there are/were/have been) a (there is/was/has been) + S(sè ít)/N(không đếm đợc) b (there are/were/have been) + S(số nhiều)/ N(đếm đợc số nhiều) Ex: there has been water in this river There have been many students in this school Write corect form of the verb Neither of the films(be) worth seeing Each of Dicken’s characters (be) carefully delineated Every one of Lan’s novel’s (have) some violence in it Not only a dog but also two cats (be) at home in his garage Not only two doves but also a bobwhite(be) in the aviary Either a dollar or two box tops (be) required for admission Either two box tops or a dollar (be) required for admission one of you (be) tobe appointed chairperson both a poem and a short story (have) been written by a young author 10 I am the one who (stay) ahead of the rest 11 I am one of those people who (stay) ahead of the rest 12 Neither of the men (be) sure about his duties 13 Neither animals nor their keeper (be) prepared for the storm 14 each of them (have) peculiar powers 15 neither of them(do) real magic 16 neither of his method (work) 17 the chinese (be) famous for their food 18 Physics (be) my favourite subject 19 swimming (be) my favourite sport 20 ten dollars (be) a high price for a theatre ticket ... been water in this river There have been many students in this school Write corect form of the verb Neither of the films(be) worth seeing Each of Dicken’s characters (be) carefully delineated... neither of his method (work) 17 the chinese (be) famous for their food 18 Physics (be) my favourite subject 19 swimming (be) my favourite sport 20 ten dollars (be) a high price for a theatre ticket