SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT (S HA HP GIA CH NG V NG T) Thng 814 I. GRAMMAR: SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT (S HA HP GIA CH NG V NG T) 1.

. Quy tc c bn Ch ng v ng t phi ha hp vi nhau v s (s nhiu hay s t). Nu ch ng l s t, ng t cng phi l s t (singular), nu ch ng l s nhiu (plural) th ng t cng phi s nhiu. Vi cc th khc nhau th c nhng dng ha hp ch ng ng t khc nhau, nh: - Th hin ti n, th ch ng, ng t ngi s t thm s/ es Eg: The dog chases the cat (Singular) The dogs chase the cat (Plural) - i khi chng ta phi s dng tr ng t i km vi ng t chnh: is-are-am, was-were, has-have, does-do Eg: The girl has been talking to me (Singular) The girls have been talking to me (Plural) 2. Cc quy tc khc: 2.1 Together with, along with, accompanied by, as well as Cc cm t trn cng vi cc danh t i ng sau n to nn hin tng ng ch ng. Cm ng ch ng ny phi ng tch bit ra khi ch ng chnh v ng t bng du phy v khng c nh hng g n vic chia ng t: Eg: The actress,along with her manager and some friends, is going to a party tonight. Mr. Rob, accompanied by his wife and children, is arriving tonight. 2.2 And, or - Hai ng ch ng c ni vi nhau bng lin t and th ng t lp tc phi chia ngi th 3 s nhiu: Eg: The actress and her manager are going to a party tonight. - Nu hai ng ch ng ni vi nhau bng lin t or th ng t phi chia theo danh t ng sau or: Eg: That girl or these boys have to be responsible for this damage. 2.3 Either (1 trong 2), Neither (khng ci no trong c 2)

- Sau Either, Neither s dng ng t s t: Eg: Neither candidate was selected for the job. - Neither of, Either of theo sau bi danh t hoc i t s nhiu th c th chia c ng t s t hoc s nhiu, nhng ng t s nhiu thng ch dng trong vn ni: Eg: Neither of my parents speak/speaks a foreign language. - Neither nor, Either or ng t phi chia theo danh t sau or/nor, nu danh t s t th ng t phi chia ngi th 3 s t v ngc li Eg: Neither John nor Bill is going to the beach today. Neither Maria nor her friends are going to class today. 2.3 None, no: - None of + danh t khng m c, chia ng t s t. - None of + danh t, i t s nhiu hoc danh t s t nhng mang hm mt nhm ngi, hoc vt th c th chia ng t s t hay s nhiu u c. (Dng s t c s dng trong vn vit Anh Anh) Eg: None of the trains is/are going to London. None of her family has/have been to college. - No + danh t s t/ danh t khng m c, ng t chia ngi th 3 s t Eg: No example is relevant to this case - No + danh t m c s nhiu, ng t chia ngi th 3 s nhiu Eg: No examples are relevant to this case 2.4 A number of/ the number of - A number of + danh t s nhiu, ng t chia s nhiu. - The number of + danh t s nhiu, ng t chia s t Eg: A number of applicants have already been interviewed The number of residents who have been questioned on this matter is quite small. 2.5 There + be: ch s tn ti ca ngi hoc vt ti mt ni no . Phn bit: - There + be: ch s tn ti (existence) - To have: ch s s hu (possession) Ch ng tht ca cu ng sau ng t to be. Nu danh t l s nhiu th ng t chia s nhiu v ngc li Eg: There have been a number of telephone calls today.

There was an accident last night.