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N-21 - Subject and Verb Agreement
I. Choose the right word given in the following sentences,
1. The people wholeheartedly (support/ supports) you.
2. Ours (is/ are) a great people, isn't it, aren't they?
3. Splendid cattle (was/ were) grazing on the hill side.
4. The youth (is/ are) more serious than my generation was.
5. The news, I am afraid (has/ have) got much was.
6. Mumps (is/ are) an unpleasant ailment.
7. Linguistics (has/ have) developed rapidly in recent years but politics (is/ are) boring.
8. The acountics of the hall (is/ are) excellent
9. The archives of this society (is/ are) kept in the basement
10. Bacteria of the harmful kind (cause/ causes) disease
11. Every-one of us (has/ have) his own burden to shoulder
12. What are often regarded as poisonous fungi (is/ are) sometimes safely edible.
13. War and peace (is/ are) a constant theme in history
14. "War and Peace" (is/ are) a fascinating novel.
15. The public (is/ are) demanding an official enquiry.
16. The Seven Sisters (is/ are) a line of chalk cliffs on the coast of Sussex.
17. The seven wonders of the world (was/ were) well known in ancient times.
18. The Three Bears (is/ are) a well- known nursery story.
19. The Philippines (is/ are) a large group of islands
20. None but the brave (deserve/ deserves) the fame
21. Neither John nor Mary (has/ have) replied to my letter.
22. I wrote both to John and Mary. Neither (has/ have) replied.
23. Physics, as well as chemistry (is/ are) taught at this school.
24. The employment of girls under sixteen (is/ are) forbidden.
25. The mother, with her six small children (was/ were) insulted by the police.
26. There (isn't/ aren't) any letters in mail for you today.
27. Why (isn't/ aren't) there a hospital close to the villages.
28. The number of students at that university (is/ are) approximately 10,000
29. One of the chief materials in bone (is/ are) calcium
30. Each of the boys in the class (has/ have) his own book
31. Every one of the students (is/ are) required to take the final test.
32. None of the animals at the zoo (is/ are) free. All of them (is/ are) in enclosures.
33. A number of students (is/ are) absent today.
34. Does/ do all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow?
35. Why (was/ were) one of the students excused from the examination?

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36. What percentage of the earth's surface (is/ are) covered by water?
37. Does/ do any of you know the answer to that question?
38. The United States (has/ have) a population of around 250 million.
39. Statistics in that report on oil production (is/ are) incorrect.
40. Fifty minutes (is/ are) the maximum-length of time allowed for the exam.
41. Twenty US dollars (is/ are) an unreasonable price for the necklace.
42. The police (is/ are) looking for the missing
43. 100 kilometres (is/ are) a long distance.
44. The living (is/ are) hard to earn a living.
45. The blind (need/ needs) the care of the community.
46. Most of fruit (is/ are) healthful.
47. The Vietnamese (is/ are) brave in the fight for national defence and industrious and creative in the
national construction.
48. Two - thirds of the food (is/ are) stale.= ôi thui
49. A lot of the furniture (need/ needs) repairing.
50. There (is/ are) furnishings in the newly rented house.
51. There (is/ are) a lot of sheep in the field.
52. Sensitivity to other people's feelings (make/ makes) him a kind and understanding person.
53. Each penny, nickel, dime and quarter (is/ are) minted carefully.
54. An orange and black bird (is/ are) sitting in that tree.
55. Most of the land in the southwestern areas of the country (is/ are) unsuitable for farming.
56. A car with no brakes and signal lights (is/ are) very dangerous.
57. Every day there (is/ are) more than a dozen traffic accidents in the city.
58. A black and a white cat (is/ are) sitting on the desk.
59. Linguists (is/ are) having a nose in books. Chúi mũi
60. The majority of water (is/ are) in the seas.
61. All but my bicycle (is/ are) new.
62. The committee (is/ are) discussing a possible solution to the new economic Zone.
63. This pair of shoes (is/ are) worth 10 pounds.
64. These students, who (is/ are) going to take part in the student mastermind are intelligent.
65. Six plus four (equals/ equal) ten
66. In the forest there (is/ are) many species of plants
67. A special means of communication (is/ are) to be used in the future.
68. My mother, a good teacher, a good career advisor (is/ are) always beside me.
69. For her a big building and loan (is/ are) nothing she needs happiness.
70. None of you (is/ are) slow at understanding my ideas.
71. There're some (sheaf/ sheaves) of vegetables on the shelf in the kitchen.
72. She bought 2 (loaves/ loafs) of bread for dinner
73. The (roofs/ rooves) of his house need to be repaired
74. There are many (sheep/ sheeps) in the field
75. They shot many (deer/ deers) last night.
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76. All the (aircraft/ aircrafts) were sunk in the storm.
77. I will spend all my (saving/ savings) on a 10 day holiday.
78. They used to live on the (outskirt/ outskirts) of the city.
79. Neither of them (know / knows) an English word. Ashamed of them.
80. Her wages (is / are) big enough for her to work for them

Think much, speak little and write less. Cho ban am moi nam, nguoi ban am moi noi.