SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT I USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS Neither Bill nor Mary (be)…………………………………going to the party tonight Everyone who (have)………….a fever must go home immediately A number of reporters (be)…………….at the conference yesterday The trousers you bought for me (not be)…………………fit me Physics (be)…………………….my best subject at school Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (not be)………….sharp enough Everything (be)………….all right so far The number of days in a week (be)…………….seven No news (be)……………good news 10 The United Nations (consist)………… of about 160 nations 11 Mathematics (have)…………such branches as arithmetic, geometry, algera,ect 12 His answers to our question (changed)…………….everything so far 13 The package of cigarettes (be)…………………on the table 14 Most of the book (be)………….interesting 15 Washing the dishes (be)…………… women’s work 16 Most of the books (belong) ……………to my uncle 17 The actress, along with her manager and some friends (be)…………… going to the party tonight 18 There are six flats Each (have)………its own entrance 19 Neither you nor I (be)…………… wrong 20 Tom with you (be)………………… often late for class II GIVE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESES John, along with twenty friends (be) ………………… planning a party The picture of the soldiers (bring) …………………… back many memories The quality of these recordings (be) ………………… not very good If the duties of these officers (be, not) …………………… reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project Neither Bill nor Mary (be) …………………… going to the play tonight A number of reporters (be) …………………… at the conference yesterday Anything (be) ………………… better than going to another movie tonight There (be) ………………… some people at the meeting last night Each student (have) ………………… answered the first three questions 10 Either John or his wife (make) …………………… breakfast each morning 11 The army (have) ………………… eliminated this section of the training yet 12 The number of students who (have) ………………… withdrawn from class this quarter (be) …………………… appalling 13 Every elementary school teacher (have) ………………… to take this examination 14 The police (come) ……………………… to the site of the accident 15 These pictures, as well as photographs (brighten) ……………… the room 16 What he told you (seem) ………………… to be of no importance 17 Two years (be) ……………… a long time to wait 18 Bread and butter (be) ……………… what she asks for 19 Measles (be) ………………… cured without much difficulty nowadays 20 After a long day’s work (be) ……………… not the right time to dancing 21 Neither Peter nor his parents (be) ……………………… to Japan before 22 The study of languages (be) ……………………… very interesting 23 Mr Thompson with his three children (be) ……………………… abroad yesterday 24 This evidence, together with other news facts, (prove) ……………… the prisoner’s innocence 25 Jim as well as his friends (not arrive) ……………………… yet 26 Collecting old coins and paper notes (be) ……one of my father’s hobbies when he was young 27 The boy with his friends (be) ……………………… at the meeting yesterday 28 The actress, along with her manager and some friends (be) ………… going to a party tonight 29 The effects of smoking (have) ……………………… been proven to be extremely harmful 30 Each of the rooms (have) ……………………… a view on the valley 31 Every man, woman and child (be) ……………………… protected under the law 32 Neither the moon nor the stars (be) ……………………… visible in the dark night III FILL IN THE BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD OR PHRASE It is essential ………… with such a common problem occurring in our company A to deal B dealing C deal D dealt With no language ………… more unreasonable thn with English to regard it as the possession of particular nation A has it been B it is C it has been D is it There are a lot of interesting and beautiful places ………… in Ha Noi A visiting B to visit C visited D visit Nobody wants to regarded ………… a useless person, so please try to find ways for them to make full use of their ability A as B like C for D to This is not ………… that Bien is the best student in the class if he is the one who gets the highest marks A saying B say C to say D said A great number of his ………… did not come to his wedding party because he had treated them too badly A friend B relative C acquaintance D friends The girl ………… to Mr Cuong yesterday is Lan A talked B talking C has talked D talks Only when his wife left him did have an idea ………… how important his wife was to him A on B in C of D for Having this library card will give you the fee access ………… the Internet hours a day A from B in C on D to 10 You’ll get cught some day if you decide to involve ………… that dirty business A in B on C of D with 11 Either Lan or her friends ………… about that matter A knows B know C is knowing D are knowing 12 Both Phuong and I ………… interested in the job A am B is C be D are 13 We can still see poverty in ………… part of the world A every B all C each D most 14 Mr Nam, as well as his students, ………… going to Hoa Binh tomorrow for a tour round the Hydroelectric Power Station A are B have been C has been D is 15 Thanh and his wife ………… never gone to Ho Chi Minh City by train A has B have C having D will have 16 Each of us ………… presented with three notebooks at the beginning of a new school-year A have been B are C is D has been 17 Never staying up late at night is the first thing ………… if you want to stay young and beautiful A remember B remembering C to remember D remembered 18 The water in this river is ………… for all of us to swim A clean enough B enough clean C too clean D clean 19 Neither Kim nor his friends ………… good at math A is B are C has been D be 20 Any language belongs ………… the people who use it A with B in C to D for 21 It is every man’s responsibility ………… as much as he can to the development of his country A contribute B to contribute C contributing D contributed 22 If you want to find an answer ………… this question, please have a look at “Vietnam Economy 1990 – 2000” Book A for B about C on D to 23 Both my family and my friend’s ………… to have a holiday abroad this year A want B have wanted C wants D has wanted 24 Jim along with two friends of his ………… to take part in the motor race this month A has decided B have decided C is deciding D decide 25 Either Hoa or you ………… a problem with the pronunciation of this word A has B will have C have D will be having 26 Since Le was so shocked by the sad news, she found herself ………… with tears A trembled B be trembling C to tremble D trembling 27 The only place ………… Italian food in Ha Noi is in Cao Ba Quat Street A serving B to serve C serve D served 28 This year a greater number of Japanese tourists …………Ha Long Bay than the Korean ones A is visiting B have visited C has visited D visit 29 Every woman in the world ………… a man to overcome all hardships in life A needs B need C is needing D has needed 30 Ronaldo Cafe is the only place ………… Ba on Tuesday evenings A find B finding C found D to find IV IDENTIFY THE ONE UNDERLINEDWORD OR PHRASE THAT MUST BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SENTENCE CORRECT Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school A B C D The methods of teaching English has always been improved because there are more and more A B C people learning English D The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving A B C D The furniture in my grandmother’s houses are very beautiful A B C D Either the doctor ot the nurses takes care of changing the patients’ bandages A B C D Daisy was the only one of those girls that get the scholarship A B C D It requires practice to reading a foreign language quickly and well A B C D Working provide people with personal satisfaction as well as money A B C D He borrowed the money from the bank to continued his study A B C D 10 I remember that I have something new to told you A B C D 11 Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the oratorical contest A B C D 12 She takes vitamins to felt healthier A B C D 13 The prices of accommodation are as high that many people cannot afford to buy a house A B C D 14 She left the house in a hurry without to say goodbye to us A B C D 15 The only good way to getting achievement in learning English is to practise it as frequently as A B C D possible 16 His knowledge of foreign languages shall help him in finding a good job A B C D 17 One hundreds eight thousand miles is the speed of light A B C D 18 All trade between the two countries have to be delayed because of the war A B C D 19 It is boring when we had nothing to yesterday evening A B C D 20.Faraday’s father was not rich enough to sending him to school A B C D 21.Everyone that saw “Titanic” says that it was good A B C D 22.Work on improving industrial disposal methods were begun in the early 1970s A B C D 23.The film is such interesting that I have ever seen it for three times A B C D 24.Before he retired last month, Mr Jones is working for Institute of Agricultural Science A B C D 25.It is necessary for we to learn a foreign language nowadays A B C D ... improved because there are more and more A B C people learning English D The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving A B C D The furniture in my grandmother’s houses are very beautiful... changing the patients’ bandages A B C D Daisy was the only one of those girls that get the scholarship A B C D It requires practice to reading a foreign language quickly and well A B C D Working... of particular nation A has it been B it is C it has been D is it There are a lot of interesting and beautiful places ………… in Ha Noi A visiting B to visit C visited D visit Nobody wants to regarded