SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

I. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: 24. Two and two ( be )_________ equal to four.
1. .Either he or you ( do)______ his work. 25. two hours ( be)______ a long tome to wait for them .
2. The house is empty. Nobody ( live)________ there. 26. The whole family ( consist)________ of eight people.
3. My father as well as his friends ( be)___________ in 27. There( be)______ something wrong with it.
the living room. 28. The horse and carriage ( be)_______ at the door.
4. The old in my family (be)_______ cared for by their 29. He wants to buy three expensive shirts, which ( not,
children. please)_________ his mother.
5. There (be)________ some pens and books on Tim's 30. Whatever ( happen)_____________ remember to be
desk. calm.
6. Washing dishes ( be)______ the children's job. 31. The increasing use of foreing goods ( be)______ a
7. A large amount of money( be)_______ spent on the menace(tính ñe doïa) to the country.
film " Titanic". II. Choose the correct one:
8. No news ( be)________ good news. 1. Each of the students in this class ( have studied/ has
9. Physics ( study)___________ mechanics, heat, light, studied) English for 6 years.
sound and electriciy. 2. Mary with her parents ( like/ likes) classical music.
10. One of my best friends ( be)______ playing against me. 3. Whatever he said ( is/ are) unreliable.
11. Neither answer (be)______ correct. 4. A number of the consumers ( want/ wants) to buy this
12. Measles ( be)_____ common among Viet namese kind of silk.
children. 5. Ten miles from here to her house ( isn't/ aren't) a long
13. There ( be)______ cattle in the fields. distance.
14. All the equipment ( was/ were)___________ made in 6. Advertisements on television ( is/ are) becoming more
Japan. competitive than ever before.
15. Many famous pop stars ( have)_______ been ruined by 7. Two thirds of the cake ( is/ are) for us and third of it (
drugs. is/ are) for you.
16. Eight hours of sleep ( be)_____ enough for him to 8. Not studying ( have / has) caused him many problem.
drive. 9. Twenty dollars ( is/ are) too much to pay for that shirt.
17. Most of those books ( be)_______ interesting for the 10. That he has passed the final test ( make/ makes) his
children. parents happy.
18. Most of the furniture in my house ( be)______ 11. The effects of alcohol drinking ( have / has) been
comfortable. proved to be extremely harmful.
19. Half the students in this class ( be)_______ from 12. The mojority of the students ( believe/ believes) him
Southeast Asia. to be innocent.
20. Both the boss and his secretary ( be)_______ flying to 13. Not only he but also his children ( like/ likes) this
Paris. film.
21. Among the subjects I like best ( be)______ English. 14. The majority ( believe/ believes) that we are in no
22. Everybody ( love)______ him because he as well as his danger.
family ( be)_______ well-known. 15. This pair os scissors ( is/ are) dull.
23. The people in this town ( be)_____ very friendly.
16.
III. Identify the mistakes:
1. Working provides people with personal satisfaction as well as money.
A B C D
2. Daisy was the only one of those girls that get the scholarship.  Gets
A B C D
3. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of changing the patients' bandages.  Take
A B C D
4. The furniture in my grandmother's houses are very beautiful.  is
A B C D
5. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school.  were
A B C D
6. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the oratorical contest.  is
A B C D
7. The problems of pollution are too difficult for us to solving.  to solve
A B C D
8. It requires practice to reading a foreign language quickly and well.
A B C D
9. He borrowed the money from the bank to continued his study.
A B C D
10. I remember that I have something new to told you.  Tell
A B C D
11. The methods of teaching English had always been improve because there are more and more
A B C
people learning English.  have
D
12. Before he retired last month, MrJohns is working for Institute of Agricultural science.  was
A B C D