Subject-Verb Agreement

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No Subject Verb Example
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1 OR/NOR S1 Or/Nor S2 + V(S2) My parents or my
brother is staying at
home now.
You or I am the
winner.
2 EITHER/NEITHER Either/Neither S1 Or/Nor S2 + Either he or I have to
V(S2) leave.
Either I or he has to
leave.
Neither I nor you are
right
Either/Neither + of + Neither of them works
the/this/that/these/those/my/he in this company.
r/Trang’s + plural noun + Either of my parents is
singular verb staying at home now.
Either of students has
left the door unlocked
3 The number of The number of + plural noun The number of
A number of + singular verb addicted people has
increased recently.
The number of days in
a week is 7.
A number of + plural noun + A number of good
plural verb students in my class
have decreased this
year.
A number of books in
this library are really
big.
4 Each, each of, Each/Every + N + V(singular) Each boy and each girl
Every, everyone, has their own story.
everybody, everything, Each person is
Someone, somebody, allowed 20kg luggage
something, Everyone/Someone + Everyone in my class
Anybody, anyone V(singular) is very intelligent.
Someone has taken
my pencil
 If anyone wants to
leave early they can
Each of the + plural noun + Each of the boys has a
singular verb bicycle.
5 NO/NONE OF No/None of + None of meat was
S(singular/uncountable) + cooked in this special
V(singular) day.
No student leaves the
room.
No/None of +the+ S(plural) + No people are allowed
V(plural) to swim in this lake
None of the books are
interesting
6 MAJORITY OF, Majority of/some of/all of + Some of the
SOME OF, the+ S(singular + information he told us
ALL OF, uncountable) + V (singular) was not reliable.
MOST OF, Most of the water is
BOTH OF, polluted.
SEVERAL, A lot of coffee has
HALF OF, been sold.
THE REST OF, Majority Of/Some Of/All Of Some of my friends
A LOT/LOTS OF, +the+ S(plural + countable) + are very good at
PLENTY OF V (plural) English.
All of the books are
interesting
Both of these
restaurants are very
good
Several of the students
are absent.

7 % + OF % + OF + S(singular + Two third of water in

uncountable) + V(singular) this bottle is drunk by
Peter
One-third of the city is
unemployed
% + OF + S(plural + Two third of students
countable) + V(plural) in my class are girls.
One-third of the
people are
unemployed.
8 MONEY/TIME/DISTA Money/time/distance/weight + Five dollars to buy
NCE/WEIGHT V(singular) this shirt is very

9 A pair of A pair of
shoes/trousers/glasses + Verb
(singular)
10 Một số danh từ có “S” ở SUBJECT: physics,
cuối nhưng sẽ chia động mathematics, economics,
từ theo hình thức số ít. politics
SPORT: athletics, billiards
DISEASE: Measles, rickets
news, the United States
11 THE + ADJECTIVE The + adjective + V(plural) The deaf are the
12 AND S1 AND S2 + V(plural)
Khi chúng cùng chỉ một
người, 1 vật, 1 món ăn hay 1 favorite dish.
khái niệm
Phép cộng thì dùng số ít
13 as long as, as well as, S1 as long as, as well as, with, The old man with his
with, together with together with S2 + V(s1)
cheap.
8 hours of sleeping is
enough.
Five kilometers is not
far.
A pair of shoes is on
the shelf
Physics is more
difficult than
chemistry.
Gymnastics is my
favorite sport.
The United States has
new president.
people who are not
able to hear.
The poor get poorer,
the rich get richer.
The French like to eat
well.
My father and my
mother have lived
happily together since
they got married.
Bread and meat is my
President and CEO is
Mr Smith
Two and three is five
dog passes my house
every morning.
Mr. Johnson as well as
his assistants has
arrived.
Mr Robbins,
accompanied by his
wife and children, is
leaving tonight.
My father as well as
the other people in my

14 Family, staff, team, Nếu chỉ về hành động của
group, congress, crowd, từng thành viên thì dùng số
committee nhiều
nếu chỉ về tính chất của tập
thể đó như 1 đơn vị thì dùng
số ít.
15 Many Many +S(plural) + V(plural)
Many + a + S(singular) +
V(singular)
family is very
friendly.
The family are having
breakfast. (ý nói từng
thành viên trong gia
đình đang ăn sáng)
The family is very
conservative. (chỉ tính
chất của tập thể gia
đình đó như là một
đơn vị)
Many students like
playing games
nowadays
Many a student
doesn’t want to study
all day at school.