Instructor :Đoàn Phan Phương Dung

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

1.Tom with his dog ………………..now

a. is are was were
2. Tom as well as his dog ………………here now
a. is are was were
3. My old friend and colleague, John, …………………married
a. has just got have just got just has got just have got
4. The singer and actor ……………….coming now
a. was were is are
5. The singer and the actor …………………coming now
a. was were is are
6. Mathematics ……………..difficult
a. is are was were
7. Two billion dollars ……………..not enough for the victims of the
tsunami
a. was were is are
8. Three years in a strange land ………like a long time for lonely people
a. is seeming are seeming seems seem
9. The film ‘’Titanic ‘’ ………………..very interesting
a. is are was were
10. Cattle………………allowed to graze here now
a. was were is are
11. None of them ……………….right now
a. is are was were
12. Every of students ……………….willing to join the picnic now
a. is are was were
13. If every one ………………., tell him I’ll be back later
a. was calling called call calls
14. Each of the boys ………………a book now
a. have has had are having
15. Two-thirds of the money ……………..mine now
a. have is had are having
16. About 60% of the students in this class ……………..from China
a. was were are is
17. A number of sheep ………………eating grass now
a. are is was were
18. The number of books in this library ……………….large
a. are is was were
19. Either you or I ……………….wrong

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a. am is are were
20. Neither my gloves nor my hat …………………with this dress
a. is going are going goes go
21. The poor living here……………..help
a. is needing are needing c. need d. needs
22. Several of the students …………………..absent yesterday
a. has been had been were was
23. My class ……………….45 students
a. have has is are
24. The poor …………….pitiful
a. is are was were
25. The deft-mute …………………hear or speak
a. isn’t aren’t doesn’t don’t
26. The weather in the southern states …………………very hot during the
summer
a. get gets is getting are getting
27. The results of Dr Noll ‘s experiment ……………….published in a
scientific journal
a. was were is are
28.Bob and his friend …………….coming to the anniversary party
tomorrow
a. is are was were
29. Every man, woman and child ………………..protected under the law
a. is are was were
30. Washing the dishes ………….the children’s job
a. is are was were
31. A lot of cooking oil……………..used so far
a. is are has been was
32. Some of the furniture in our current apartment
……………….secondhand
a. are is was were
33. Some of the desks in the classroom …………….broken last week
a. are is was were
34. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans ………………
about people who lived in the 19th century
a. is are was were
35. One of the countries I would like to visit………………Italy
a. is are was were
36. Some of the cities I would like to visit ……………Rome and Venice
a. are is was were

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37. Each student in the class ……………….to have a book

a. have has is having are having
38. Each of the students ……………..a notebook
a. have has is having are having
39. None of the students …………………..late today
a. are is are being is being
40. The number of the students in this room right
now………………..twenty
a. is are is being are being
41. A number of students in the class…………….English very well
a. speak speaks is speaking are speaking
42. There……………..some interesting pictures in today’s paper
a. is are was were
43. The United States ………………located in North America
a. is are was were
44. There……………..an incorrect statement in today’s newspaper article
a. is are was were
45. Economics………………Don’s favorite subject
a. is are was were
46. Ten minutes ………………more than enough time to complete this
exercise
a. is are have been had been
47. The police …………coming. I’ve already called them
a. is are was were
48. Japanese………………very difficult for English speakers to learn
a. is are was were
49. The Japanese………………..a long and interesting history
a. has have is are
50. The old in my country ……………..cared for by their children and
grandchildren
a. is are was were
51. This exercise on singular-plural agreement of subjects and verbs
………….easy
a. is are was were
52. Making pies and cakes ………………Mrs Reed’s specialty
a. are is
53. The professor and the student at the university …………….of the choice
of Dr. Brown as the new president
a. approve approves

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54. Getting to know students from all over the world ……………….one of
the best parts of my job
a. is are
55. That I have good marks ……………..my mother happy
a. make makes
56. Annie had a hard time when she was coming home from the store
because the bag of groceries …………….too heavy for her to carry
a. was were
57. Each girl and boy in the 6th grade class ……………..to do a science
project
a. have has
58. The extent of Jane’s knowledge on various complex
subjects………………….me
a. astound astounds
59. The black and white blanket ……………….washed today
a. are is
60. ………………having the responsibility for taking care of pets good for
young children ?
a. are is
61. None of the animals at the zoo ………………free. All of them
…………….in enclosures
a. is/is are/are is/are are/is
62. A number of the students ……………absent today
a. is are
63. Every one of the students ……………required to take the final test
a. is are
64. A lot of clothing in those stores……………..on sale this week
a. are is
65. Some of the apples in the bowl ………….rotten
a. are is
66. Two-thirds of the money ……………….mine
a. are is
67. Two-thirds of the pennies …………….mine
a. are is
68. A lot of equipment ………………good
a. are is
69. What percentage of people in the world ………………illiterate?
a. are is
70. ………………..all of this homework have to be finished by tomorrow ?
a. Do Does

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71. How many kinds of birds………………there in the world ?

a. are is
72. There………………any letters in the mail for you today
a. isn’t aren’t
73. There …………….any mail for you today
a. isn’t aren’t
74. ………………..any of you know the answer to that question ?
a. Do Does
75. Half of this money ………………to you
a. belong belongs
76. One of the chief material in bones and teeth …………….calcium
a. are is
77. Ten dollars …………….too much to pay
a. are is
78. Two-thirds of the dollars………………enough for me to pay
a. are is
79. Thousands of dollars……………..spent on food
a. are is
80. The police ………………been called
a. are is
81. Chinese ………………his native language
a. are is
82. The Chinese ……………….interesting history
a. have has
83. Fifty minutes ……………the maximum length of time allowed for the
exam
a. is are
84. The rich……………..richer
a. get gets
85. The people………………..from Canada
a. are is
86. Eight hours of sleep ……………….enough
a. are is
87. Five thousand miles………………too far to travel
a. are is
88. Most of the news on the front pages …………………the progress of the
peace conference
a. concern concerns
89. Every day there…………………..more than a dozen traffic accidents in
the city

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a. are is
90. No news…………….good news
a. is are
91. The government ………trying to help the poor.
a. is are
92. A dish of eggs and peas ………..to attract the children.
a. don’t seem b. doesn’t seem c. not seems d. no seems
93. The 35 student class ……….so crowded in the narrow room.
a. is b. are c. isn’t d. aren’t

94.Ten dollars ………….. scattered on the floor.

a. is b. are c. was d. were

95. It is not the faculty members but the president who …………  this issue

a. decide b. decides

96.A pair of pants ………… in the drawer

a. is b. are

97.It was the speaker, not his ideas, that …… provoked the students to riot

a. have b. has

98.The majority of the students …………… him to be innocent.

a. believes b. believe

99.The flock of birds …………. circling overhead

a. is b. are

100. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by her wife and children, …………

arriving tonight

a. is b. are

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