SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ .. The subject and verb must agree in person and number..[r]
(1)SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT (Sự hòa hợp chủ ngữ và động từ) The subject and verb must agree in person and number EX: - My mother always gets up early - We go to school on time every day S1 + and + S2 -> plural V Both + S1 + and + S2 EX: - You and I enjoy watching football games - Both Mr Pike and Mr Brown are engineers S1 + with as well as together with along with + S2 -> V EX: - Mr John with his children is on holidays - I think you as well as Jane are good Either Neither or + S1 + nor + S2 -> V EX:- Either you or I am wrong - Neither Tom nor his parents want to leave here Not only + S1 + but also + S2 -> V EX: - Not only she but also we like this film - Not only we but also she likes this film Lop11.com (2) Every Each + singular N -> singular V EX: -Every student obeys his teacher -Each man has his own responsibility Every of Each of + personal pronoun plural noun -> singular V EX: - Each of you has an exercise-book - Every of us has one already Gerund phrase To infinitive phrase + -> singular V EX: -Learning English is difficult - To see is to believe The + Adjective -> plural V EX: - The English drive on the left-hand side of the road - The poor are helped by government programmes S (noun ) + preposition phrase -> V EX: - The study of languages is interesting - Several theories on this subject have been proposed Lop11.com (3) EXERCISE: Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets: John with twenty friends (is/ are) planning a party Neither Bill nor his parents (is/ are) going to the play Each student (have/ has) answer the first three questions Either you or he (make/ makes) breakfast this morning Every elementary school teacher (have/ has) to take this exam He as well as his brothers usally (go/ goes) to school on time Both children and old people (enjoy/ enjoys) holidays My teachers and friends (is/ are) very kind Travelling by air (is/ are) very fast 10 Each of them (get/ gets) a good education Lop11.com (4)