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Subject and Verb Agreement - Nguyen Hang
Subject and Verb Agreement - Nguyen Hang
ng t s t
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ng t s t
ng t s nhiu
The number of students in this class is forty.. A number of children like cakes.
ng t s t
No + DT s nhiu ng t s nhiu
2.No + DT s t
ng t s t
All / some/ none /plenty/ half/ most/ a lot / lots + OF+ DT s nhiu
ng t s nhiu
OR
+ N1 + NOR
3. NOT ONLY
+ N2 + verb
BUT ALSO
N1+
TOGETHER WITH
INCLUDED WITH
VERB ACCOMPANIED BY
boring.
IN ADDITION TO
+ N2 +
section, is
interesting.
The team captain, as well as his players, is
boring.
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down my street.
AS WELL AS
my street.
The people who listen to that music are few.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. 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. Every girl and boy in this room (know, knows) the answers.
27. A number of the students (fail) the exam every year.
28. Half of the money (belong, belongs) to Mr. Lam.
29. The pilot along with his passengers (was, were) rescued last night.
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33.The football team, including the goal keeper (be) _____________11 players.
34.The news (be) _____________ on TV is very informative.
35.The boy who won the two medals (be) _____________ friend of mine.
36.Bread and butter (be) _____________our daily food.
37.The quality of the candies (be) _____________ poor.
38.Gold, as well as platinum, (have) _____________recently risen in price.
39.The books borrowed from the library (be) _____________ on my desk.
40.Everyone in both cars (be) _____________ injured in the accident last night.
41.In the middle of the room (be) _____________four chairs and a table.
42.My mother together with her friends often (go) _____________ for a walk.
43.Both the boss and his colleagues (be) _____________ robbed last night.
44. Mathematics (have) _____________ always interested me.
45.Twenty dollars (be) _____________ the price.
46.Mary and john (be) _____________ going to play tennis tomorrow.
47.Do you believe that the news (be) _____________ true?
48.A number of people (be) _____________ coming to my house tonight.
49.Measles (be) _____________ childrens disease.
50.Food (be) _____________ expensive nowadays.
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