(LT+BT) S - V agreement (Hoà hợp chủ ngữ - động từ)

Chfr ngir ldr danh tir s6 nhidu, rl4i tir s6 nhidu DQng tir s5 nhi6u VD: Children like to play toys.. c n6i uai "or" hoic "nor" DQng tir chia theo chfr ngfr gin nh6t VD: My parents or

sll HoA HgP GIfrA cHU NGII vA DeNc rtl (suBJECT-vERB AGREEMENT)

l Chfi ng& li danh tir s6 it, d4i tir s5 it, ilQng tir nguyGn th6, danh il6ng tir, cflu phg ) DQng tir s6 it

VD: The book is on the table

To work hard is necessary

Playing football is not easy with me

2 Chfr ngir ldr danh tir s6 nhidu, rl4i tir s6 nhidu ) DQng tir s5 nhi6u

VD: Children like to play toys

We p to school by bus

3 Chfr ngfr ldr danh tir kh6ng tl6m tlugc ) EQng tir s6 it

VD: Cereal is my favorite food

4 chfr ngfr duo c n6i uai "or" hoic "nor" ) DQng tir chia theo chfr ngfr gin nh6t

VD: My parents or my brother is staying at home now

5 Chfr ngfr tlugc n6i nOi c6u trric "either or .", "neither nor " hofc not only but also ,,

) DQng tir chia theo chfr ngfr gin nhdt

VD: Either my parents or ! am going to the supermarket to buy food for lunch

Neither the teacher nor the students write on the blackboard

Not only Julie but also Georgette wants to visit grandma

6 Chfi ngfr bit tliu b0i "either" ho{c "neither" nhung kh6ng eli voi "or" ho{c nor,, ) DQng tir s6 it

VD: Neither of them works in this company

7 Chfr ngir duqc n6i UOt "both and " ho{c Uit aau bing "both', ) DQng tir s6 nhi6u

VD: Both Lan and Nam are going to the swimming pool

8 Cric chfr ngf,r tluqc n5i b6ri cic li6n tir: of, as long as, as well as, with, together with, except, in addition to, no less than ) EQng tt chia theo chfr ngfr thri, nh6t dri'ng trufc c:lc li6n tt

VD: The study of languages requires time

My father as well as the other people in my family is very friendly

Ford in addition to Mercedes Benz is lowering its car prices to encourage better sales.

9 Hai chfr ngfr n6i vcri nhau bing '(and" li 2 chfr th6 kh{c nhau ) DQng t} s6 nhiiiu

VD: The secretary and the treasurer were present (Ddy li 2 ngudi kh6c nhau)

10 Hai chfr ngii niii vni nhau bing *and' li cirng 1 chfr the + DQng tir s5 it

VD: The singer and doctor is coming (Nguoi niy ld ca sT ki6m bric si)

11 The number of + Danh tir ) DQng tir s6 it

VD: The number of addicted people has increased recently

12 A number of + Danh tir ) DQng tir sd nhidu

VD: A number of good students in my class have decreased this year

13 Chi ngir bit tIAu blng *each (of) / every + danh tir, everyone, everAbody, everything, someone, somebody, something, anything, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, nothing" ) DQng tir s5 it

VD: Everyone in my class,lg very intelligent

14 Many + Danh tir s5 nhi6u ) DQng tir s5 nhidu

VD: Many students like playing games nowadays

15 Many + a * Danh tir s6 it ) DQng tir s5 it

VD: Many a student doesn't want to study all day at school

16 C6c chfr ngfr c6 cric luqng tir: majorif of, some of, none of, all of, no, cic luqng tir chi ph6n s6,

phAn trim, t DQng tir chia theo danh tir ilftng tling sau (xem quy tic 1,2,3\

VD: Some of my friends are very good at English

Some of the information he told us was not reliable

No further information is provided for you unless you are a VIP

No people are allowed to swim in this lake

Two third of students in my class are girls

Two third of water in this bottle is drunk by Peter

17 Chn ngir lir cgm tir chi ti6n bgc, thni gian, do ludrrg, khoing c6ch ) DQng tri sii it

VD: Five dollars to buy this shirt is very cheap

18 The + tinh tir (chi mQt nh6m ngutri) ) DQng ttr s6 nhi6u

VD: The deaf are the people who are not able to hear

19 Chri ngfr li cfc danh tir t$p th6 (nhu family, committee, team, class, )

- Ntiu danh tir chi I don vi tip th6 ) DQng tir s5 it

VD: His iamii-v is rich

- N6u danh tir chi tirng c6 nhin ) DQng tr)r s6 nhi6u

VD: His family are having dinner

20 chc danh tir lu6n o d?ng s6 nhidu nhung c6 nghia s5 it ) D0ng tir s6 it

Mathematics is an important subject

21 Trong c6u dio, chri ngfr chinh al,frog sau tlQng tir + EQng 1i, chia theo chri ngil rlrtng sau

VD: There is a dog near the house

There were no schools in this area before liberation.

22 Population vri.i nghia dAn s5 ) DQng tir s6 it

VD: The population of China is largerthan that of Japan

Population vri,i nghia s6 nguli ) OQng tir s5 nhi6u

VD: One third of the population here are workers.

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B BAI TAP

Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer

l The magazines on the table

2 Everybody on time for class

C.was taken

C.were

C.have been

C.behaves

C.were

C.was

C.were

C.is needing

D.has been taken

D.have been

D are going to be

D.used to

D.have been

D.has been

D have been

D are needing

A.is

3 Each person in class

A is

A is

8 Tomatoes

A need

B.are

ready to begin

B.are

B.are

some money on the table

B.are

some bills for you to pay .

B are

lots of shunshine to grow

B.needs

4 Every teacher at this school patient

A is

5 There

A is

6 There

10 There

I l The vegetables in the bowl on the table

C.Do

line for the movie

C.was

fresh

C.is

C.is paying

C was

C.is needing

hiking every weekend in the summer

for the same company

C.is going to work D.has worked

father's family

A is

18 The students who

A.is - come

A is - speak

20 The student who

A.is - is

21 Most of the mountain

A cover

C.was'

from many countries

C.are - come Portuguese

D.Does

D.has been

D.are

D.are paying

D has been

D are needing

D.goes

D.has been

D.are- comes

D.are- speaks

D.are - are

D.are consisting

D.have been

D.aren't

B.Has

some people already in

B.were paying

13 The dishes on the counter

14 Each person to bring identification

A need

15 The people next door

A.looks

12 Everyone in the class

A.pay

A have gone

16 My father and mother

A work

17 The pictures on

B.smells attention

B.needs

B.works the wall of my

B.are

in my class

B.is- comes

19 There two studentsin my class who

B.is - speaks

talking to the teacher

B.is - are

C.are- speak

C.are - is

C.is covered

of fifty separate states

from Vietnam

with snow the year around

D.are covered

peaks in the Himalayan range

B.covers

22.The United States of America

A consist

23 Two hours

A is

B.consists

too long to wait, don't you think?

C.is consisting

C.were

C.isn't

B speaks and understands

D Speak and.und'erstands

24

B.are Portuguese spoken in Brazil?

A hasn't B.haven't

25 A lot of Brazillians_ Spanish

A speak and understand

C speak and understand

26 Why the police standing over there?

27 Geography _ fascinating Mathematics

B.is - are

the population of Canada?

29.The most common name for dogs in the United States

C.was

fascinating C.are - is

C seem be

C.have made

D.were

D.are - are

D.has

"Roger"

30 Most of the water in the world salt water What percentage of the water in the world

fresh water

D.have been

3 1 The study of language very interesting

32 Several theories on this subject

A.are proposed B was proposed

C has been proposed D have been proposed

33 Mr Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, tonight.

D.are arriving

A arrives

34 Everyone who

a ticket should be in this line

B doesn't purchase C hasn't purchase

A.is - is

28 What

A seems to be

37 Writing many letters

A.make

38 The number of days in a

A is

39 Seventy dollars

A.don't purchase

35 Neither John nor Bill to the beach today

A.go B.have gone C is going

B seems to her happy

B.makes

week

B are

_ too much to pay

seven

C.was

for that shirt

D.haven't purchase

D are going

D seems is

D.are making

D.has been

A is

40 A number of students

A.is going

41 Either John or his wife

A.make

to the class picnic

breakfast each morning

D.have been

D.was going

D.are making B.makes -

-C.is making

4z.Fifty minutes enough time to finish this test.

A.isn't B.aren't C.haven't been D.weren't

43 None of the counterfeit money

A.is found B.were found C.has been found D.have been found

44 John, along with twenty students, a party

A.plan B.have planned C.is planning D.are planning

45 Anybody who their ticket should report to the desk

A loses B.is losing C.has lost D.have lost

46 None of the students the exam yet

47.The effects of that crime likely to be devastating

48 The majority of students him to be innocent

A.believe B.believes C.is believing D.are believing

49 Skating more popular every day

A.become B.is becoming C.are becoming D.have become

50 I _ some people who my sister

A.meet - know B met - knows

C met - know D meet -has known

51 The quality of these recordings_ very good

52 Writing many letters her happy

A make B makes C have made D are making

53 A number of reporters_ at the conference yesterday

54 The crowd at the baseketball game will with excitement

55 Each student answered the first three questions

56 The young the future in their hand

A have ' B has C are having D is having

57 Half of the students _ English

58 I he prcture of the soldiers back many memories

A bring

59 " Gulliver's Travel"

A is

brings

an amusing book

C have brought

C has been

to leave yet

C is wanting

60 Neither the director nor the secretary

D has brought

D have been

D are wanting

becoming increasingly popular

improve health, there (be)

anxiety and insomnia

not wise as muscle, eye or skin problems

still unknown

B

B are

Exercise 2: Give the correct answer

1 The use of vitamin supplements and herbs (be)

among Americans

2 While many studies claim that vitamins and herbs can

lot of controversy about their safety

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (do)

Most experts (believe)

Still, anyone who (take)

effects

6 For example, some medical problems (have)

herb taken by people to lose weight

Some research (suggest)

People who (take)

diarrhea or kidney stones

9 Advertisers say that the herb "kava kava" (reduce)

10 Using large amounts of kava kava (be)

could result

I l The danger of long-term use of vitamins and herbs (be)

12 There (be) a lot of evidence that vitamin-rich foods are beneficial

13 However, whether the use of supplements (be) helpful or not is still being debated

14 Most people (be) able to get all the vitamins they need in the foods they eat.

15 A daily diet that (contain) foods from the 4 groups should supply all the nutrients a person needs

16 Eating 5 servings of fruits and vegerables daily (be) said to provide all the essential

naturally, through a

J.

4

5.

7

8.

not regulate vitamins and herbs that herbal supplements are mild and somewhat harmless.

too much of a vitamin or herb could suffer negative side

been linked to overuse of ephedra, an

that Vitamin C may help prevent cancer.

more than 1,000 miligrams of vitamin C daily may experience

vitamins we require

17 The best way to get the necessary vitamins and minerals (be)

healthy diet

18 Talking to your doctor before taking supplementq (be) _ _ advisable

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Exercise 3: Circle the correct form of verb

1 Your friend (talkaolks) too much

2 The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother

3 The women in the pool (swim-swims) well

4 Bill (drive-driues) a cab

5 The football players (run-runs) five miles every day

6 That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street

7 He (cook-coaftsl dinner for his family

8 The boys (walk-walks) to school every day

9 The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend

10 The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high

1 l Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis

12 Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet

13 Neither of the men (is-are) here yet

14 (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave?

15 Several of the sheep (is-ore) sick

16 Some members of the faculty (is-are) present

17 Nobody in the class (hos-have) the answer

18 Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations

19 Allof the milk(is-ore) gone

20 Most of the seats (was-were) taken

21 Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often

22.Either the cups or the glasses (ore-is) in the dishwasher

23 Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work

24.There (is-ore) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage

25 Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party

26.Here into the main ring of the circus (come-comes,) the trained elephants

27 Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise

28 The committee (work-works) hard for better schools

29 There (is-ore) many things to do before the holidays

30 The jury (was-were) polled for their verdicts

31 Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects

32 Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here

33 The United States (is-are) a country of contrast

34 A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor.

35 The family (is-are) occupied with their individuar problems.

36 Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.

37 one hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people

38 She (doesn't-don,/ Iook very well today.

39 Twenty minutes (is-ore) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work. 40.It (doesn't-don,t) seem so cold today.

41 Gymnastics (is-are) easy for Angela

42 Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper

43 A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar

44 They (d o e s n, t-d o n, t) think they, I I wi n the game toni ght

45 He (don't-doesn,t) speakvery well.

61 Everybody (wos-were) asked to be quiet

62 rn a marathon, few of the starters (inishes-Jinish) the race.

63 Sixty days (is-are) not enough time to complete the project

64 All of the workers (is-are) receiving their bonus

65 On our street (is-are) many tall trees

66.|t (don't-doesn,t) make any difference.

67 The value of cars and motorcycle s (has-hove) increased

68 The principal and her husband (is-are) honored guests

69 Either the pitcher or the base runner s (wos-were) caught napping

70 One of my friends (believe-believes) in E.S.p

71 Have you ever heard the expression, "No news (is-are) good news?,,

72 There (was-were) several dents in the car

73 Either Luis or Horace (pay-pays) the bills in our house

74 Aboy and a girl (were-was) here to see you

75 The box ofapples (is-are) on the porch

76 Some of the job applicants (is-ore) expected to pass the difficult screening test

77.The army (is-are) conducting maneuvers in March

78 Here (come-comes) the family now

' 79 Neither of us (l's-are) goingto work.

80 (Doesn't-Don't) they know when to quit?

81 Thirty minutes (is-are) the time limit for the test

82 I he class (is-are) tumingin their registration torms today

83 Beyond the mountains (is-are) a fertile valley.

84 Annie and her brothers (is, ore) at school

85 Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting

86 The dog or the cats (is, ore) outside

87 Either my shoes or your coat (is, ore) always on the floor

88 George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie

89 One of my sisters (is, ore) going on a trip to France

90 The man with all the birds (live,lives) on my street

91 The movie, including all the previews, (take, lakes) about two hours to u,atch 92.The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win

93 Either answer (is, are) acceptable

94 Every one of those books (is, are) fiction

95 Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

96 (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

97 Eight dollars (is, ore) the price of a movie these days

98 Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's

99 There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag Now there (is, are) only one left!

Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistake (if needed)

l Sara and Desmond is organizing the food

2 Many of my classmates are arriving early to decorate the party room

3 The party start at 8:00

4 Each of us are bringing a small gift that cost less than $10 for another person

5 Mike, like many other students, have been trying to decide on the best gift to buy

6 Mike doesn't want to get something serious; he like to make people laugh

7 Unfortunately, all the funny things is too expensive

8 Soo Min is making a cake, and Maria is buying some special chips