SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT A. Choose the right word or phrase best completes the sentence: 1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday. A. are B. were C. was D. been 2. Each of you ____ a share in the work. A. having B. has C. to have D. have 3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job. A. have B. has C. to have D. having 4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work. A. find B. finding C. to find D. finds 5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands. A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists 6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in New York city. A. have B. having C. has D. to have 7. One of my neighbors ____ curious about other people’s private life. A. being B. were C. is D. been 8. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____. A. does B. done C. do D. doing 9. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer. A. being B. were C. are D. is 10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday. A. being B. were C. are D. is 11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies. A. being B. were C. are D. is 13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling. A. to be B. have been C. are D. is 14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night. A. being B. were C. are D. was 15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad. A. to be B. have been C. are D. is 16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece. A. is/being B. are/is C. is/are D. was/were 17. The English ____ to drink tea. A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked 18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present. A. to be B. have been C. are D. is 19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework. A. am B. has been C. are D. is 20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that. A. am B. has been C. are D. is 21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary. A. am B. have been C. are D. is 22. The police ____ come to the site of the accident. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night. A. am B. have been C. was D. is 24. What we need most ____ books. A. is B. were C. are D. to be 25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park. A. jogs B. jogging C. jog D. to jog 26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday. A. are B. were C. is D. be 27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning. A. make B. makes C. making D. to make 28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me. A. was B. are C. being D. is 29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage. A. was B. are C. been D. is 30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author. A. has B. to have C. have D. having B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct 31. The professor together with his three students have been called to court. A B C D 32. Fifty dollars seem a reasonable price to pay for that. A B C D 33. Walking in the rain are not a good idea. A B C D 34. The unemployed really needs to be given more help. A B C D 35. To learn foreign languages are necessary for us to have a good job. A B C D 36. The police is asking him a lot of questions which he can’t answer. A B C D 37. Life is not easy for those who is without jobs. A B C D 38. The Chinese is very famous for their food. A B C D 39. I love swimming which are a good sport for my health. A B C D 40. All the books on the top shelf belongs to me. A B C D 41. One of the biggest problems facing our society are unemployment. A B C D 42. A few of the audience is enjoying every minute of the performance. A B C D 43. How you got there do not concern me. A B C D 44. What I say about these problems are my own affair. A B C D 45. A great deal of money have been spent on the books. A B C D 46. Either you or the headmaster are handing the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting. A B C D 47. The poor woman with her two children were seen begging in a street corner. A B C D 48. Happiness and success depends on your ability and luck. A B C D 49. There are forty students in the class. Half of the class is boys. A B C D 50. The Vietnamese is hard-working, intelligent and brave. A B C D BÀI 1: 1. Mary (get) up early. 2. Mary and Daisy always (get) up early 3. The secretary and the treasurer (be) present. 4. Oil and water (do) not mix. 5. The singer and doctor (be) coming. 6. Bacon and egg (be) my favorite dish. 7. Many a teacher and many a student (have) attended the lecture. 8. Nobody (come) the party. 9. Everything (be) ready. 10. The study of languages (require) time. 11. The president, together with his advisors, (be) coming. 12. They, no less than Tom, (be) eager to start. 13. The manager, as well as his assistant, (have) arrived. 14. The number of students (be) 40. 15. Either you or I (be) wrong. 16. Neither he nor his friends (be) able to come. 17. Twenty dollars (be) too much to pay for this book. 18. All (be) calm. 19. All (be) Vietnamese. 20. Half of the money (be) stolen. 21. Half of the students (be) English. 22. None of the money (be) mine. 23. The majority of students (speak) English. 24. The news (be) goods. 25. Mathematics (be) an important subject. 26. There (be) much traffic during rush hours. 27. "Gulliver's Travels" (be) an amusing book. 28. Cattle (be) grazing. 29. The English (be) used to driving on the left. 30. His family (be) rich. 31. His family (be) having dinner. 32. It is I who (be) to go. BÀI 2: Chia động từ phù hợp với chủ ngữ: 1 The boys in the room (is/are) playing chess 2 To find the book (is/are) necessary for him 3 A number of applicants (have/has) already been interviewed 4 Washing with special cream (is/are) recommended for scalp infection 5 Nobody (work/works) harder than John does 6 The family (was/were) elated by the news 7 Dieting (is/are) very popular today 8 The study of languages (is/are) very interesting 9 No problem (is/are) harder than this one 10 Either John or Bill (is/are) going to the beach today 11 None of the students (have/has) finished the exam yet 12 The pants (is/are) in the drawer 13 Our team (is/are) going to win the game 14 Neither the director nor the secretary (want/wants) to leave yet 15 Mr. Robbins, accompanied by her wife and children, (is/are) arriving tonight 16 Mary or her manager (is/are) going to answer the press interview 17 Everybody (want/wants) buy a ticket of this live show. 18 No examples (is/are) relevant to this case 19 The couple (is/are) racing their horses through the meadow BÀI 3: 1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party. 2. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories. 3. The quality of this recordings (is/are) not very good. 4. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful. 5. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in recent years. 6. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight. 7. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight. 8. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday. 9. Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night. 10. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision. 11. Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions. 12. The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement.