MODULE 8: SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT (Sự tương hợp chủ từ động từ) Singular subject + Singular verb Plural subject + Plural verb Ex: Tom is very nice (Tom tử tế.) Milk is good for our health (Sữa tốt cho sức khỏe.) The students are studying English (Các sinh viên học tiếng Anh.) Noun + and+Noun + Plural verb (khi danh từ đề cập đến nguời / vật khác nhau) Noun + and + Noun + Singular verb (khi danh từ đề cập đến người / vật) Ex: The manager and the secretary have come (Giám đốc thư ký đến.) Bread and eggs is my favourite dish (Bánh mì trứng tơi thích nhất.) Every / Each + Singular noun + and + Every / Each + Singular noun + Singular verb Ex: Every teacher and every student has their own work (Mỗi giáo viên sinh viên có cơng việc riêng.) Noun1 + with / along with / together with / in addition to / as well as / accompanied by + Noun2 + Verb (noun1) Ex: The students in addition to the teacher are all devoted to the research (Các sinh viên lẫn giáo viên hết lịng với cơng việc nghiên cứu.) Noun1 + or / nor + Noun2 + Verb (noun2) Either or Neither + Noun1 + nor + Noun2 + Verb (noun2) Not only but also Ex: Not only Julie but also all of the grandchildren want to visit their grandparents (Không Julie mà đứa cháu muốn đến thăm ông bà.) Either you or I am right (Cả anh đúng.) Each / Every / One Singular Noun + Neither / Either Of + Plural Noun Ex: Every seat has a number (Mỗi ghế có số.) + Singular verb Neither of my sisters likes films (Không người chị tơi thích phim ảnh.) Everyone / Everything / Someone / Something / Anyone / Anything / Nobody / Nothing / + Singular verb Ex: Nobody is here (Không đây.) The number of + Plural noun + Singular verb A number of + Plural noun + Plural verb Ex: The number of students in my class is thirty (Sĩ số học sinh lớp 30.) A number of my students are keen on learning English (Một số học sinh lớp tơi thích học tiếng Anh.) All / Some / Plenty / None / Half + Singular Noun + Singular Verb + OF Most / A lot / Percentage + Plural Noun + Plural Verb Ex: One third of the population is unemployed (Một phần ba dân số bị thất nghiệp.) One third of the villagers are unemployed (Một phần ba dân làng bị thất nghiệp.) 10 There + BE + Noun Ex: There are two sides to every problem (Mọi vấn đề có hai mặt.) There is a picture on the wall (Có tranh tường.) 11 Collective Noun + Singular verb (xem đơn vị) (family, team, staff, ) Plural verb (chỉ cá nhân tạo nên tập thể) Ex: Our company has debated these questions carefully (Công ty thảo luận vấn đề cẩn thận) The company lead very different lives in private (Mỗi người cơng ty có đời sống riêng tư khác nhau.) 12 People / Police / Cattle / Poultry / The + adjective + Plural verb Ex: The police are searching to find the thieves (Cảnh sát lục sốt tìm tên trộm.) The poor need help (Người nghèo cần giúp đỡ.) 13 Một số danh từ có dạng số nhiều có nghĩa số ít: maths, physics, economics, linguistics, / measles, mumps, rickets, / billards, darts, / the Philippines, the United States, / news + Singular verb Ex: Mathematics is divided into branches (Toán chia thành nhiều ngành học.) Rickets is common in some developing countries (Bệnh còi xương phổ biến số quốc gia phát triển.) 14 Time (thời gian) / Money (tiền) / Distance (Khoảng cách) / Measurement (sự đo lường) / Titles (tựa đề) + Singular verb Ex: “To build a fire” was written by Jack London (Tác phẩm “To build a fire” Jack London viết.) Ten dollars is a high price to pay (10 dollar giá cao phải trả.) Five years is the maximum sentence of that offence (5 năm mức án cao cho tội trạng đó.) 15 Động từ số (singular verb) thường dùng sau số thập phân, phân số cụm từ số lượng đo lường Ex: Three quarters of a ton is too much (3 / tăn nhiều.) Nhưng động từ số nhiều (plural verb) dùng nói số lượng người vật Ex: A third of the students are from abroad (1 / số học sinh đến từ nước khác.) MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes the sentence Learning foreign languages a lot of time A require B requires C have required D are requiring C were D have been Meeting you a good chance A is B are Women not well-treated in former days A is B are C were D was Beautiful white teeth to make our smile more attractive A help B helps C is helping D was helping C are needing D is needing C is grazing D are grazing Children good care from their parents A need B needs Look! The cattle on the meadow A has grazed B have grazed Many people claim that health more important than wealth A are B is C have been D has been The fishing boat sank but luckily all the crew able to save themselves A have been B is C are D were Wealth to the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things A refer B are referring C is referring D refers 10 The news from the destroyed villages so bad A was B were C are D have been 11 Measles a dangerous disease for pregnant women A have B are C is D were 12 Rickets popular among some countries in Africa A is B are C were D have been 13 Of all high school courses, mathematics to be difficult A consider B have considered C are considered D Is considered C not teach D does not teach C have helped D were helping 14 Economics at high school A is not taught B are not taught 15 John’s information us a lot A help B has helped 16 The furniture so expensive that we had to save for three months to buy it A are B is C was D were 17 The bad news her so shocked that she falls unconscious A make B has made C have made D are making 18 The Philippines 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean A comprises B comprise C is comprising D are comprising 19 The Netherlands a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe A is B are C has been D have been 20 There a book, a pen, and three pencils on the table A is B are C were D has 21 There three pencils, a pen, and a book on the table A is B are C was D have C have made D are making 22 Four times four divided by two eight A makes B make 23 Two-fifths of the troops in the battle last year A have lost B loses C was lost D were lost 24 Two-fifths of the vineyard by fire last night A destroys B destroy C was destroyed D were destroyed 25 Forty percent of the students in favor of changing the policy A is B are C has been D was 26 The number of students attending the lecture yesterday one hundred and twenty-two A is B are C was D were 27 Four years a required time for a student to complete his university education A is B are C has been D were 28 One thousand dollars really a large sum of money for me A is B are C were D have been 29 The secretary and cashier of our club Ms Young A is B are C were D have been 30 Each student and each teacher ready for the school activities A are B is C have been D were 31 Each and every student and instructor in this institute for a new facility by next year A hope B hopes C are hoping D were hoped 32 Rice and chicken, my favorite dish, by my mother A has usually cooked B have usually been cooked C are usually cooked D is usually cooked 33 The members and the chairman together recently A meets B are just meeting C have just met D has just met 34 My sisters and Susan friends since they met together at the party A have become B has become C is becoming D comes C is not liking D not like 35 My friends and my mother each other A not likes B does not like 36 Your pair of trousers in the closet A is B are C were D have been 37 I think the behaviors of that young man not acceptable A is B are C was D has been 38 The way of life in small villages far from big cities mostly quiet because there few people A is / is B are / are C is / are D are / is 39 Either my father or my brothers the house A sells B has sold C are going to sell D is selling 40 Neither the employees nor the boss the solution A find B have found C has found D are finding 41 John or you our grandfather next weekend A visits B is going to visit C are going to visit D visited 42 Not only the students but also their instructor to the principal’s office A is calling B call C have been called D has been called 43 Michael, along with his brothers and support team, many major cities around the world every year A visits B visit C is visiting D are visiting 44 Kara, together with her teammates, hands with opponents on the basketball court A shake B is shaking C are shaking D have shaken 45 Peter, as well as my two brothers, football in the school yard every afternoon A often plays B often play C plays often D have often played 46 Most of the milk bad except three bottles of milk which still in the refrigerator A have gone / are B has gone / is C have gone / is D has gone / are 47 It not the faculty members but the president who this issue A was / decide B is / decides C was / have decided D is / decide 48 The department members, but not the chairman, not to work on Valentine’s Day A wants B want C is wanting D are wanting 49 Anyone who wants to pursue higher education to pass entrance exams A has 50 More than one student week B have C is having D are having to those mathematic puzzles which by the teacher last A has tried / was given B have tried / were given C has tried / were given D have tried / was given ... tội trạng đó.) 15 Động từ số (singular verb) thường dùng sau số thập phân, phân số cụm từ số lượng đo lường Ex: Three quarters of a ton is too much (3 / tăn nhiều.) Nhưng động từ số nhiều (plural... divided by two eight A makes B make 23 Two-fifths of the troops in the battle last year A have lost B loses C was lost D were lost 24 Two-fifths of the vineyard by fire last night... one hundred and twenty-two A is B are C was D were 27 Four years a required time for a student to complete his university education A is B are C has been D were 28 One thousand dollars