AGREEMENT

Hai danh từ cùng chỉ một người, một vật, một thứ: EX: The writer and poet is coming tonight.. Nhà văn kiêm nhà thơ sẽ đến tối nay.[r]

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT I Singular verb (Động từ số ít): Hai danh từ cùng người, vật, thứ: EX: The writer and poet is coming tonight ( Nhà văn kiêm nhà thơ đến tối nay.) Each / Every / either/ neither +{ danh từ số ít} / { of + danh từ số nhi ều }  Động từ số ít Each of children has a toy ( Mỗi trẻ có đồ chơi.) Someone, somebody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, everyone something, nothing, anything, everything EX: Everything looks bright and clean (Mọi thứ có vẻ sáng sủa và sẽ.) Các danh từ môn học, tên bệnh và tên quốc gia kết thúc là ‘s’: NEWS (bản tin), PHYSICS (môn lý), ECNOMICS (kinh tế học), MATHEMATICS (toán), POLITICS (chính trị học), ATHLETES (môn điền kinh), MEALES (bệnh sởi), MUMPS (bệnh quai bị), the PHILIPINES (nước Phi), the United States (nước Mỹ) EX: Physics is more difficult than chemistry (Môn lý thì khó môn hoá) Các danh từ không đếm được: FURNITURE (đồ đạc), TRAFFIC( giao thông), KNOWLEDGE (kiến thức), HOMEWORK (bài tập) EX: The furniture is m ore expensive than we think ( Món đồ thì đắt chúng ta nghĩ) Các từ số lượng thờigian, khoảng cách và tiền: EX: For weeks is a longer time to wait him ( tuần là m ột khoảng thời gian dài để chờ cậu ấy) Three thousand dollars is a big sum of money (3000 US$ là khoản tiền lớn.) II Plual verb (Động từ số nhiều): Hai danh từ hai người, hai vật, hai thứ khác nhau: Ex:Water and oil not mix ( Nước thì không hoà tan với dầu ăn) Tính từ dùng danh từ : The + ADJ: the poor (người nghèo), the sick(người bệnh), the rich, Ex:The rich are not always happy ( Người giàu không phải lúc nào hạnh phúc.) Các danh từ PEOPLE (người ta), POLICE (cảnh sát), CATTLE (súc vật) Ex:The police h as arrested the thieves ( Cảnh sát vừa bắt bọn ăn trộm) Các từ A FEW, BOTH Ex: A few books I read are famous ( m ột số sách tôi đã đọc thì nỗi tiếng) III Singular or plual verbs (Số nhiều số ít): The number of + DT số nhiều  Động từ số ít A number of + DT số nhiều  Động từ số nhiều Ex: The number of students in this class is small A number of children like cakes NO + DT số ít  Động từ số ít NO + DT số nhiều  Động từ số nhiều Ex: No student is in the hall No students are on the schoolyarD All / some/ none /plenty/ half/ most/ a lot / lots + OF+ DT số ít  Động từ số ít All / some/ none /plenty/ half/ most/ a lot / lots + OF+ DT số nhiều  Động từ số nhiều Ex: None of the boys is good at English There ( be) + N: There is a fire in this room The committee (uỷ ban), group (nhóm), team (đội), class (lớp), family (gia đình) IV Hợp với chủ ngữ gần: (Danh từ liên kết cặp từ nối song song) EITHER OR NEITHER + N1 + NOR + N2 + verb NOT ONLY BUT ALSO Ex: Not only my brother but also my sister is here V Hợp với chủ ngữ xa: (Danh từ đựơc bổ nghĩa cụm giới từ) One of the boxes is open The book, including all the chapters in section, is WITH / ON THE/ OF THE/ IN TOGETHER WITH anxious N1+ INCLUDING + N2 + VERB The team captain, as well as his players, is boring ACCOMPANIED BY The woman with all the dogs walks down my street The people who listen to that music are few boring IN ADDITION TO The woman with all the dogs walks down my street AS WELL AS I Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting The dog or the cats (is, are) outside Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch 10 The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win 11 Either answer (is, are) acceptable 12 Every one of those books (is, are) fiction 13 Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen 14 (Is, Are) the news on at five or six? 15 Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject 16 Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days 17 (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer? 18 Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's 19 There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag Now there (is, are) only one left! 20 The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully 21 The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private 22 The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially 23 All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case 24 The man with his son (walk, walks) down my street 25 One of the students (are, is) late 26 26 She and her friends (be) at the fair 27 The book or the pen (be) in the drawer 28 The boy or his friends (run) every day 29 His friends or the boy (run) every day 30 He (not like) it They (not like) it 31 One of the boxes (be) open 32 The people who listen to that music (be) few 33 The team captain, as well as his players, (be) anxious 34 The book, including all the chapters in the first section, (be) boring 35 The woman with all the dogs (walk) down my street 36 Each of these hot dogs (be) juicy 37 Everybody (know) Mr Jones 38 Either (be) correct 39 The news (be) on at six 40 Five dollars (be) a lot of money 41 Dollars (be) often used instead of rubles in RussiA 42 These scissors (be) dull 43 Those trousers (be) made of wool 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 There (be) many questions There (be) a question The team (run) during practice The committee (decide) how to proceeD The family (have) a long history My family (have) never been able to agree The President, accompanied by his wife, (be) traveling to IndiA All of the books, including yours, (be) in that box The football team, including the goal keeper (be) 11 players The news (be) on TV is very informative 80 81 82 83 John along with twenty friends, (is / are) planning a party The picture of the soldiers (bring / brings) back many memories The quality of these recordings (is / are) not very good If the duties of these officers (isn’t / aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project Neither Bill nor Mary (is / are) going to the play tonight Anything (is / are) better than going to another movie tonight A number of reporters (was / were) at the conference yesterday There (was / were) some people at the meeting last night Each student (has / have) answered the first three questions Either John or his wife (make / makes) breakfast each morning Nam, along with his friends (is / are) planning a party The quality of these recordings .(is / are ) not very good If the duties of these officers (isn’t / aren’t ) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project 57 Neither Bill nor his parents (is / are ) going to the party tonight 58 Anything .(is / are) better than going to another movie tonight 59 A number of reporters (was / were) at the conference yesterday 60 There (was / were) some people at the meeting last night 61 Each student .(has / have) answered the first four questions 62 Either the children or her husband (has / have) had breakfast 63 The number of students in our class (is / are) 40 64 The police .(come / comes) to the site of the accident 65 These pictures, as well as the photograph (brighten / brightens) the room 66 What he told you ( seem / seems) to be of no importance 67 Measles .(is / are) cured without much difficulty nowadays 68 Ten years (is / are) a long time to wait 69 After a long day’s work .(is/ are) not the right time to dancing 70 No news (is / are) good news 71 The man and his dog .(was / were) here yesterday 72 Mr john, accompanied by his wife and three children .(have / has) just arrived 73 All the equipment (is / are) made in Japan 74 Whatever he said (was / were) unreliable 75 Ten miles from here to her house .(isn’t / aren’t) a long distance 76 Watering flower trees (is /are) my hobby 77 Two thirds of the cake .(is / are ) for you and one third of it .(is / are) for me 78 That he has passed the final test .(makes/ make) his parents happy 79 This pair of scissors .( is/ are) dull 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 The army (has / have) eliminated this section of the training test The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is / are) appalling Every elementary school teacher (has / have) to take this examination The police (come / comes) to the site of the accident These pictures, as well as photograph (brighten / brightens) the room What he told you (seem / seems) to be of on importance Tow years (is / are) a long time to wait Bread and butter (is / are) what she asks for Measles (is / are) cured without much difficulty nowadays After a long day’s work (is / are) not the right time to dancing 100 (Most/Most of) .adolescents can hardly find a suitable job 101 There are 45 students in my class (Most / Most of ) them are girls 102 She gave (most / most of) her energy to science 103 She put too (many / much/ a great deal of / a large number of) sugar in the coffee It became so sweet that I couldn’t drink it 104 She doesn’t know (many / much/ a great deal of) about what to in response to his kind heartedness 105 Would you like (less / fewer) coffee than this ? 106 A .( few / little) people left early 107 I not want (these / this ) water 108 She bought (those / that) cards last night 109 I’d like ( a little / a few ) salt in my vegetables 110 He speaks only (a few / little / some) words 111 (Most / Most of) .the time he spent on learning was fairly reasonable 112 They make ( a large number of / many/ little) mistakes in their spelling 113 He has read .(a / an / the) interesting book 114 (Two /Two of) these tables belong to me EXERCISE II : Either or Neither nor Insert “is, am, are, was, were, has, have, or does” 10 That clown shows that either snow or rain about to fall Neither the cock nor the hens in the ward By what time either you or your father decided to go ? Either one or tow apples been picked up ripe Neither the moon nor stars visible in this dark night To what place either the man or his son wish to go ? Neither the master nor his pupils idle Neither he nor you heard of this before No girl or boy allowed to play in the school Neither the man nor his wife much work