Name: ....................................................... Class: .......................

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

A. Tröôøng hôp duøng ñoäng töø ôû dang soá ít

_ Khi chuû ngöõ laø nhöõng danh töø coù hình thöùc soá nhieàu nhöng thöïc teá
chuùng laø nhöõng danh töø soá ít ( nhöõng danh töø ñeà caäp ñeán caùc moân hoïc,
chöùng beänh, danh töø rieâng ).
+ News
+ Diseases : measles, mumps, rickets,……
+ Subject : Linguistics , Economies , Physic , Phonetics , pholitics,….
+ Proper nouns : Algiers, Athens , Brussels, Marseilles, The United States, The
United Nations, Wales,………
Ex1. Mathematics is fun.
Ex2. The United States lies between Canada and Mexico.
_ Khi chuû ngöõ la danh töû chæ tieàn baïc, thôøi gian, khoûang caùch.
Ex. Three years is a long time to wait.
_ Khi chu ngöõ la 1 ñaïi töø baát ñònh : each, any, one, everyone, someone, anyone,
every, either, neither, another, something…..
Ex1. Each of the boys has a bicycle.
Ex2. Someone has taken my pencil.
_ Khi chuû ngöõ la 1 meänh ñeà.
Ex. That you get high mark in school is very good.
_ Khi nhöõng chuû ngöõ ñeàu ôû soá ít ñöôïc noái keát vôùi nhau baèng : with, as
well as, together with, along with, no less than,….thì ñoäng töø ôû ngoâi thöù 3 soá
ít.
Ex1. The old man with his dog passes my house every morning.
Ex2. Mr. Johnson as well as his assistants has arrived.

B. Tröông hôïp duøng ñoäng töø ôû daïng soá nhieàu .

_ Khi hai hay nhieàu chuû ngöõ ñöôïc noái keát vôùi nhau baèng : and
Ex. Lan and Tam are classmates in this school year.
_ Khi chuû ngöõ la 1 ñaïi töø : several, both, many, few, all, some.
Ex. Several of the students are absent.
_ Khi chuû ngöõ laø 1 danh töø ñöôïc thaønh laäp bôûi maïo töø The+Adjective ñeå
chæ 1 nhoùm ngöôøi coù chung 1 ñaëc ñieåm hay phaåm chaát : The poor, The rich,
The blind,….
Ex. The poor living here need help.

C. Ñoäng töø coù theå duøng soá ít hoaëc soá nhieàu tuøy tröøông hôïp .
_ Hai chuû ngöõ noái keát vôùi nhau baèng : Either……Or , Neither…….Nor , Or ,
Not only…..But also thì ñoäng töø phuø hôïp vôùi chuû ngöõ thöù 2.
Ex1. Neither her mother nor her father wants her to be a teacher.
Ex2. Either he or I am going to to come.
_ The number of : ñoäng töø ôû ngoâi thöù 3 soá ìt.
A number of : ñoäng töø ôû ngoâi thöù 3 soá nhieàu.
Ex1. The number of books in the library is large.
Ex2. A number of students are ready for the exam.

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 _ Moät danh töø taäp hôïp nhö : family, group, team,……la taäp hôïp nhieàu caù
nhaân trong cuøng ñôn vò, tuøy theo yù nghóa ma ñoäng töø ôû daïng soá ít hay soá
nhieàu.
Ex. The family is the basic unit of society.
The family have the same ideas.
_ Khi danh töø ñöùng sau caùc thaønh ngöõ chæ phaân soá hay tyû leä ma laøm
chuû ngöõ ( one third of the........, Half of the……., All of the……..) thì ñoäng töø
coù theà ôû ngoâi thöù 3 soá ít hay ngoâi thöù 3 soá nhieàu tuøy theo danh töø laøm
chuû ngöõ ñoù soá ít hoaëc soá nhieàu.
Ex1. One third of the oranges are mine.
One third of the milk is enough.
Ex2. All of the students have been rewarded.
All of the money has been spent.

Exercise 1
1. Tom with dog_____ here now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
2. Tom as well as his dog_____ here now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
3. My old friends and colleague, John, _____ married.
a. has just got b. have just got c. just has got d. just have got
4. The singer and actor_____ coming now.
a. was b. were c. is d. are
5. The singer and the actor_____ coming now.
a. was b. were c. is d. are
6. Mathematics_____ difficult.
a. is b. are c. is d. are
7. Two billion dollars_____ not enough for the victims of the tsunami
a. was b. were c. is d. are
8. Three years in a strange land _____ like a long time for lonely people.
a. is seeming b. are seeing c. seems d. seemed
9. The film "Titanic"_____ very interesting.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
10. Cattle______ allowed graze here now.
a. was b. were c. is d. are
11. None of this money______ right now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
12. None of them______ right now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
13. Every student ______ willing to join the picnic now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
14. The number of students______ in creasing now.
a. are b. was c. were d. is
15. A number of students ______ playing table - tennis now.
a. are b. was c. were d. is
16. Physics______ my favourite subject.
a. are b. is c. was d. have been
17. They boy, with his two companions, ______ the cherry tree now.
a. has split b. have split c. is slitting d. are splitting
18. The write and poet______ going to preside over this meeting
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 a. are b. is c. have been going d. is to
19. Neither the mother nor the children______ aware of the danger.
a. were b. was c. is d. has been
20. She told me that she ______ happy for what he______
a. is feeling/ did b. was feeling/ had done
c. feels/ did d. has felt/ has been going

Exercise 2
1. If anyone______, tell him I'll be back later.
a. was calling b. called c. call d. calls
2. Each of the boys______ a book now.
a. have b. has c. had d. are having
3. Two-thirds of the money______ mine now.
a. is b. are c. was d. were
4. About 60% of students in this class ______ from China.
a. was b. were c. are d. is
5. A number of sheep______ eating grass now.
a. are b. is c. was d. were
6. The number of books in this library______ large.
a. are b. is c. was d. were
7. Either you or I ______ wrong.
a. am b. is c. are d. were
8. Neither my gloves nor my hat______ with this dress.
a. is going b. are going c. goes d. go
9. The poor living her______ help.
a. is needing b. are needing c. need d. needs
10. Several of the students ______ absent yesterday.
a. has been b. had been c. were d. was
11. The professor said that Vietnam ______ to South-East Asia.
a. has belonged b. has belonged c. belonged d. belongs
12. He______ he had read that story - book before.
a. told b. has told c. had told d. said
13. His choice of words______ very good.
a. are b. be c. is d. being
14. Anybody who______ my keys will be given a candy.
a. find b. finds c. are finding d. found
15. The Browns ______ here since 1950.
a. are living b. have lived c. have been living d. has been living
16. John, as well as I, ______ a student.
a. are b. were c. as d. has been
17. Not only John but his brothers ______ also in debt.
a. is b. have c. was d. were
18. The majority of the TOEFL tests ______ difficult.
a. are b. is c. be d. being
19. Local news ______ on TV every night at 5:30
a. were b. was c. is d. are
20. A number of sheep______ died from a strange illness.
a. have b. has c. is d. are

Exercise 3
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1. The science classes at this ______ difficult.
a. schools are b. school is c. school are d. school's is
2. One of the ______ from Italy.
a. student is b. students are c. student are d. student is
3. ______ to support the case against James?
a. Is there any proof b. Are there any proof
c. Is there any proofs d. Are there any proofs
4. You have to pay extra if you take too______ with you.
a. much luggages b. many luggages c. much luggage d. may luggage
5. ______ in your lass have tickets for the lecture series?
a. Do any of the student b. Does any of the student
c. Do any of the students d. Does any of the students
6. Bob got fired. It's going to be difficult for him to find job.
a. other b. another c. the other d. the another
7. There______ available in his area of specialization.
a. isn’t a lot of job b. aren't a lot of jobs
c. isn't a lot of jobs d. aren't a lot of job
8. He made the soup by mixing______ meat with some rice.
a. little b. few c. a little d. a few
9. Many of the ______ not expect to win.
a. participants in the race do b. participants in the races does
c. participants in the race does d. participant in the race does
10. The English______ strong traditions.
a. has many b. have much c. have many d. has much

Exercise 4
1. Mathematics_____ very interesting to me.
a. are b. have been c. were d. is
2. Down_____ for three days
a. the rain poured b. did the rain pour c. poured the rain d. do the rain pour
3. Twenty dollars_____ the price.
a. are b. is c. being d. were
4. A number of graduates_____ scholarships from this department.
a. have received b. has received c. are received d. receives
5. Pollution together with water erosion_____ its toll on the building.
a. are taking b. is taking c. have taking d. have taken
6. Most of the rooms in the hotel _____ air-conditioning.
a. has b. having c. have d. are
7. A few_____ the test.
a. have failed b. has failed c. is failing d. failing
8. Under the tree_____ full of food.
a. a basket was b. was a basket c. are a basket d. were a basket
9. Both viruses and genes_____ made from nucleoproteins.
a. are b. is c. were d. has been
10. Coffee contains caffeine, and so_____
a. tea did b. does tea c. it does d. tea does

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 chuyên đề 2: Subject and Verb agreement
Exercise 1
1a 2a 3a 4c 5d 6a 7c 8c 9a 10d
11a 12b 13a 14d 15a 16b 17c 18b 19a 20b

Exercise 2
1b 2d 3a 4a 5b 6d 7b 8b 9c 10a
11b 12d 13c 14b 15c 16c 17d 18a 19c 20a

Exercise 3
1c 2d 3b 4a 5b 6c 7a 8b 9a 10b

Exercise 4
1d 2c 3b 4a 5b 6c 7a 8b 9a 10b