Hocmai.vn – Website học trực tuyến số Việt Nam Khóa học PEN – C (Cô Nguyễn Thanh Hương) SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT Bài tập tự luyện Giáo viên: Nguyễn Thanh Hương Exercise (1) Underline the complex noun that is subject; (2) circle the main noun in the subject; (3) write the verb in brackets in the space either as a singular verb or plural verb so that it agrees with the main noun.(Gạch chân cụm danh từ làm chủ ngữ, khoanh tròn danh từ làm chủ ngữ chia động từ ngoặc số ít- số nhiều) The issues which have been considered in the previous section ……………… us to speculate in the problems that learners might encounter (allow) Smuggling illegal immigrants out of Mexico ……………… against the law (be) The country’s first general election since it won independence ………… to be held next month (be) The only people who are interested in the book ………… to be lawyers (seem) The view of the manufacturing and tourist industries …………… that the economy is improving (be) An early analysis of the results ……………… that the Socialists have won (show) Reliance only on written tests of English to measure language ability …………… to be a cheap option (appear) Exercise Complete the sentences with either is/are or has/have If both singular and plural forms are possible, write them both A number of shoppers ……… complained about the price increases I can assure you that everything ………… perfectly safe Either of the dentists ……… available Which one you want to see? The majority of primary school teachers ………… women Each of Susan’s colleagues ………… sent her a personal letter of support Although some people find cricket boring, each match ……… different All of the office staff ………… agreed to work late tonight to get the job finished A lot of the pollution ………… caused by the paper factory on the edge of town Hocmai – Ngôi trường chung học trò Việt Tổng đài tư vấn: 1900 6933 - Trang | - Hocmai.vn – Website học trực tuyến số Việt Nam Khóa học PEN – C (Cô Nguyễn Thanh Hương) None of the TV programmes ……… worth watching tonight 10 I hope everyone ……… a good holiday See you next term 11 The number of pupils in school with reading difficulties ………… fallen this year 12 Some people ………… the strangest hobbies My brother collects bottles 13 None of the information ………… particularly useful to me Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question Neither the students nor their lecturer _English in the classroom A use B uses C are using D have used Question If either of you take a vacation now, we won’t be able to finish this work A either B take C won’t be D able to finish Question 3: What we know about certain diseases are still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading easily among the population A What we know about B are C spreading D among Question Today the number of people who enjoys winter sports is almost double that of twenty A number B who enjoys C.almost double D that of Question have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the Internet is widely recognized A It is that computers B That computers D That it’s computers C Computers that Question The number of unemployed people recently A is increasing B has increased C have increased D increase Question Everyone in both cars injured in the accident last night, ? A were/ weren't they B was/ weren't they C was/ wasn't he? D were/ were they Question The number of working women _ from 49% in 1980 to nearly 65% in China today A is increasing B has increased C have increased D has been increased Question Every man and woman _the same right A have B has C are D were Question 10 The poet and the writer _ from London Hocmai – Ngôi trường chung học trò Việt Tổng đài tư vấn: 1900 6933 - Trang | - Hocmai.vn – Website học trực tuyến số Việt Nam Khóa học PEN – C (Cô Nguyễn Thanh Hương) A come B has came C comes D is coming Question 11 The world is becoming more (A) industrialized and the number of animal (B) species that have become (C) extinct (D) have increased Question 12 The amounts of (A) oxygen and nitrogen in the air almost always remain stable, but the amount of water vapor vary considerably Question 13 The shocking news in newspapers are what people are talking about this morning A shocking B are C in D what Question 14 My dog my cats eats twice a day A as well as B both C or D nor Question 15 Air pollution, together with littering, are causing many problems in your large, industrial cities today A are causing B many problems C with littering D industrial cities Question 16 This orange juice _ awful I bet you _ it, A is smelling/ like B smelling/ will not like C smells/ will not like D has smelled/ liked Question 17 On (A) the floor of the Pacific Ocean is (B) hundreds of (C) flat-topped mountains more than (D) a mile beneath sea level Question 18 Both Tuan and Thanh has been to Paris before A Both B and C has D before Question 19 They was told to plan everything very carefully before the journey A was B everything C carefully D journey Question 20 A large number of reporters at the meeting yesterday A being B are C were D is Question 21 Buying clothes are (A) often a very time-consuming (B) practice because those (C) clothes that a person likes are rarely the ones (D) that fit him or her Question 22 Since the flood the number of homeless people _ dramatically A are increasing B had increased C increase D has increased Question 23 Each of the members of the group were made to write a report every week A were B members C to write D week Question 24 Psychologists have found that the number of social contacts we have only reason for loneliness A are not the B is not the C are not an D is not an Question 25 Not only the athlete but also his wife are going to the party tonight Hocmai – Ngôi trường chung học trò Việt Tổng đài tư vấn: 1900 6933 - Trang | - Hocmai.vn – Website học trực tuyến số Việt Nam Khóa học PEN – C (Cô Nguyễn Thanh Hương) A not only B but C are D the Question 26 The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved A smoking B effects C on D have been proved Question 27 Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the festivies A along with B her cousins C are D to attend Question 28 Three years too long for me to school A are B were C have D is Question 29.The students, along with the teacher, _ coming to the meeting A are B was C has been D is Question 30 The Prime Minister, accompanied by the Ministers, going to the meeting A is B were C have D are Question 31 – (Đề TN 2007 lần 1) Neither you nor I _ responsible for the bad result A are B be C am D is Question 32 The existence of many stars in the sky _ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet A have led B leads C lead D leading Question 33.Neither Tom nor his brothers _ willing to help their mother with the housework A are B was C has been D is Question 34.The numbers of cars on the roads _ increasing, so we need to build more roads A is B were C was D are Question 35 The superstar, accompanied by the other members of the band, _ to visit our school next week A are going B is going C are D has had Question 36 It was announced that neither the passengers nor the driver _ in the crash A were injured B are injured C was injured D have been injured Question 37 Only one of our gifted students _ to participate in the final competition A has been chosen B have been chosen C were choosing D chosen Question 38 A number of students coming to the seminar A are B was Hocmai – Ngôi trường chung học trò Việt C has been Tổng đài tư vấn: 1900 6933 D is - Trang | - Hocmai.vn – Website học trực tuyến số Việt Nam Khóa học PEN – C (Cô Nguyễn Thanh Hương) Question 39 To meet the customers’ demand _ our first priority A is B were C to be D are Question 40 The only excuse that he gave for his actions that he wanted to protect himself A were B is C are D was Giáo viên: Nguyễn Thanh Hương Nguồn Hocmai – Ngôi trường chung học trò Việt Tổng đài tư vấn: 1900 6933 : Hocmai - Trang | - ... 26 The assumption that smoking has bad effects on our health have been proved A smoking B effects C on D have been proved Question 27 Mrs Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are... It is that computers B That computers D That it s computers C Computers that Question The number of unemployed people recently A is increasing B has increased C have increased D increase... nearly 65% in China today A is increasing B has increased C have increased D has been increased Question Every man and woman _the same right A have B has C are D were Question 10 The poet and the