The singer and actor_____ coming now.. The singer and the actor_____ coming now.. The number of students______ in creasing now.. A number of students ______ playing table - tennis now..
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Basis No 25 SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
Mark
Exercise 1
1 Tom with dog _ here now
2 Tom as well as his dog _ here now
3 My old friends and colleague, John, _ married
a has just got b have just got c just has got d just have got
4 The singer and actor _ coming now
5 The singer and the actor _ coming now
6 Mathematics _ difficult
7 Two billion dollars _ not enough for the victims of the tsunami
8 Three years in a strange land _ like a long time for lonely people
9 The film "Titanic" _ very interesting
10 Cattle allowed graze here now
11 None of this money right now
12 None of them right now
13 Every student willing to join the picnic now
14 The number of students in creasing now
15 A number of students playing table - tennis now
16 Physics my favourite subject
17 They boy, with his two companions, the cherry tree now
a has split b have split c is slitting d are splitting
18 The write and poet going to preside over this meeting
19 Neither the mother nor the children aware of the danger
20 She told me that she happy for what he
Exercise 2
1 If anyone , tell him I'll be back later
2 Each of the boys a book now
3 Two-thirds of the money mine now
Trang 2a is b are c was d were
4 About 60% of students in this class from China
5 A number of sheep eating grass now
6 The number of books in this library large
7 Either you or I wrong
8 Neither my gloves nor my hat with this dress
9 The poor living her help
10 Several of the students absent yesterday
11 The professor said that Vietnam to South-East Asia
a has belonged b has belonged c belonged d belongs
12 He he had read that story - book before
13 His choice of words very good
14 Anybody who my keys will be given a candy
15 The Browns here since 1950
a are living b have lived c have been living d has been living
16 John, as well as I, a student
17 Not only John but his brothers also in debt
18 The majority of the TOEFL tests difficult
19 Local news on TV every night at 5:30
20 A number of sheep died from a strange illness
Exercise 3
1 The science classes at this difficult
a schools are b school is c school are d school's is
2 One of the from Italy
a student is b students are c student are d student is
3 to support the case against James?
a Is there any proof b Are there any proof
c Is there any proofs d Are there any proofs
4 You have to pay extra if you take too with you
a much luggages b many luggages c much luggage d may luggage
5 in your lass have tickets for the lecture series?
a Do any of the student b Does any of the student
c Do any of the students d Does any of the students
6 Bob got fired It's going to be difficult for him to find job
7 There available in his area of specialization
a isn’t a lot of job b aren't a lot of jobs c isn't a lot of jobs d aren't a lot of job
8 He made the soup by mixing meat with some rice
Trang 3a little b few c a little d a few
9 Many of the not expect to win
a participants in the race do b participants in the races does
c participants in the race does d participant in the race does
10 The English strong traditions
11 moved to that city recently
a A number of Vietnamese have b A number of Vietnamese has
c The number of Vietnamese has b The number of Vietnamese have
12 Each of the reference _ available in the school library
a books on that list is b books on that list are
c books on that list is d book on that list are
13 Several sleeping under a tree
a of lions were b lion was c of the lions was d lions were
14 Many of the not used to day They are remnants of the past
a railroad tracks around here are b railroad's tracks around here is
c railroad tracks around here is d railroad's tracks around here are
15 As we walked through the jungle, the unusually quiet
a monkeys were b monkeys was c monkies were d monkies was
16 At the news conference, several reporters didn't get clear answer to _ questions
17 I have a _ sister
a seven years old b seven years old c seven year old d seven year olds
18 There _ in the world today
a is any new computer company b is many new computer companies
c are many new computer companies d are many new computer companies
19 Self-esteem is important It's important for people to like _
20 What _ you used in picking a winner in the art contest?
a is the criteria b are the criteria c are the criterion d are the riterions
Exercise 4
1 Mathematics _ very interesting to me
2 Down _ for three days
a the rain poured b did the rain pour c poured the rain d do the rain pour
3 Twenty dollars _ the price
4 A number of graduates _ scholarships from this department
a have received b has received c are received d receives
5 Pollution together with water erosion _ its toll on the building
a are taking b is taking c have taking d have taken
6 Most of the rooms in the hotel _ air-conditioning
7 A few _ the test
a have failed b has failed c is failing d failing
8 Under the tree _ full of food
a a basket was b was a basket c are a basket d were a basket
9 Both viruses and genes _ made from nucleoproteins
10 Coffee contains caffeine, and so _
11 Mary, accompanied by her brother on the piano, _ very well received at the talent show yesterday
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12 The smallest flying dinosaurs _ about the size of a robin
13 My new pair of pants _ at the cleaners
14 Out _ from its tiny cage
a did the bird fly b fly the bird c did the bird fly d flew the bird
15 The police _ on the alert for the escaped convict
16 I'm happy that everything _ in its place
17 One of my best friends _ five credit cards
18 _ an emergency arise, call 911
19 There _ never been an environmental disaster of this magnitude
20 The news _ quite alarming
Exercise 5
1 Every _ enjoyed the lesson
2 We are looking for _ information about apartments for rent
3 Mathematics courses _ generally required in American high schools
4 Usually _ begin to take a interest in reading around the age of five
5 Statistics _ a difficult course for people to understand
6 Not even one of the hundred students _ passed the test
7 The number of women _ increased
8 My daughter's instructor _ very competent
9 People _ worried about the high rate of unemployment
10 The team _ going back to their homes
11 Every man a woman _ the right to vote
12 The children's bed room _ upstairs on the second floor
13 "Why did they close the center of the city to automobiles?"
"Because the number of contaminants in the air _"
a was increasing b will increasing c were in an increase d were in creasing
14 "The cupboards are really empty"
"Yes, all the food _ eaten"
15 The forest trails _ any signs for campers
a doesn't have b aren’t c don't have d have
16 "Why did you change your major from economics to law?:
Trang 5"Because economics _ as interesting to me as law".
17 A special license is needed to drive trucks and _
18 "How much money did you spend?"
"As much as there _"
19 "Did you hear about the fire down the street?"
"There _ a lot of news about it on TV last night"
20 "Why are you buying all that food?"
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Exercise 4
Exercise 5