CHUYÊN ĐỀ 5

SỰ HOÀ HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ SUBJECT AND VERB

AGREEMENTS
I. Các quy tắc
Quy tắc chung:
- Chủ ngữ là danh từ số ít hoặc danh từ không đếm được đi cùng động từ số ít và chủ
ngữ số nhiều đi cùng động từ số nhiều.
- Tuy nhiên, đôi khi chủ ngữ còn hoà hợp với động từ tuỳ theo ý tưởng diễn đạt hoặc
danh từ/đại từ đứng trước theo các quy tắc nhất định.
1. Chủ ngữ là một danh từ hoặc đại từ số ít thì chia động từ theo hình thức số ít.
S(singular) + V(singular)
Eg: My cat is lying on the grass.
2. Nếu chủ ngữ là một danh từ hoặc đại từ số nhiều thì động từ được chia theo hình thức
số nhiều.
S(plural) + V(plural)
Eg: They often work very hard.
3. Nếu chủ ngữ là một V-ING thì động từ sẽ chia theo hình thức số ít.
V-ING + V(singular)
Eg: Playing football is not easy with me.
4. Khi chủ ngữ được nối bởi liên từ “OR” hoặc “NOR” thì Bạn chia động từ theo chủ ngữ
gần nhất với động từ.
S1 OR/NOR S2 + V(s2)
Eg: My parents or my brother is staying at home now.
5. Nếu chủ ngữ sử dụng cấu trúc “EITHER …. OR” hoặc “NEITHER …NOR” thì chia
động từ theo chủ ngữ gần nhất.
EITHER S1 OR S2 + V(s2)
Eg: Either my parents or I am going to the supermarket to buy food for lunch.
Neither John nor his friends have seen this movie before.
6. Khi chủ ngữ là cụm EITHER hoặc NEITHER đi với OF thì động từ luôn chia theo hình
thức số ít.
EITHER/NEITHER OF + N + V(singular)
Eg: Neither of them works in this company.
Either of us is capable of doing the job
7. Nếu chủ ngữ là cấu trúc THE NUMBER OF + N thì sẽ chia động từ theo hình thức số ít.
THE NUMBER OF + N + V(singular)

Eg: The number of addicted people has increased recently.

8. cấu trúc A NUMBER OF + N thì động từ sẽ chia theo hình thức số nhiều.
A NUMBER OF + N + V (plural)
Eg: A number of people are informed to present at the centre hall.
9. Khi chủ ngữ được nối với nhau bởi các liên từ: as long as, as well as, with, together
with, … thì động từ chia theo chủ ngữ thứ nhất.
S1 AS LONG AS/WITH S2 + V(s1)
Eg: My father as well as the other people in my family is very friendly.
10. Chủ ngữ gồm nhiều chủ thể khác nhau và được nối bởi liên từ “AND” thì chia động từ
chia theo hình thức số nhiều.
S1 AND S2 + V(plural)
Eg: My father and my mother have lived happily together since they got married.
Lưu ý: Các trường hợp sau thì bắt buộc phải dùng số ít:
- Khi chúng cùng chỉ một người, 1 vật, 1 món ăn, 1 set hay 1 khái niệm:
The professor and the secretary are on business, (ông giáo sư và người thư kí là hai người
khác nhau.)
The professor and secretary is on business, (ông giáo sư kiêm thư kí là một người.)
Bread and meat is my favorite dish.
- Phép cộng thì dùng số ít:
Two and three is five.
11. Chủ ngữ bắt đầu bằng một đại từ bất định như “each, each of, everyone, everybody,
everything, someone, somebody, something, every + N” thì động từ luôn chia theo chủ ngữ
số ít.
EACH/EVERY + N + V(singular)
EVERYONE/SOMETHING + V(singular)
Eg: Everyone in my class is very intelligent.
Each person is allowed 20kg luggage.
Every student is told about the changes of the timetable.
12. Many + danh từ số nhiều thì chia động từ theo hình thức số nhiều.
MANY + N(plural) + V(plural)
Eg: Many students like playing games nowadays.
13. MANY + A + N số ít thì động từ sẽ được chia theo hình thức số ít.
MANY + A + N(singular) + V(singular)
Eg: Many a student doesn’t want to study all day at school.
14. Khi chủ ngữ có cấu trúc:THE + ADJECTIVE (chỉ một tập thể) thì chia động từ theo
hình thức số nhiều.
THE + ADJECTIVE + V(plural)
Đặc biệt, khi đứng sau THE là danh từ people, police, army, children, cattle (gia súc) thì
cũng dùng động từ ở số nhiều.
Eg: The deaf are the people who are not able to hear.
The police have patrolled through the night to catch that murderer.
Lưu ý: Danh từ tập hợp như FURNITURE/ LUGGAGE/ INFORMATION/
KNOWLEDGE/ TRAFFIC/ EQUIPMENT/ SCENERY/ MACHINERY….. (không bao
giờ có _S với những danh từ này) => V chi theo S số ít.
Ex: The furniture was more expensive than I thought.
Traffic is heavy.
The traffic has increased rapidly in the downtown areas.
15. Một số danh từ có “S” ở cuối nhưng sẽ chia động từ theo hình thức số ít.
- Môn học: physics (vật lý ), mathematics (toán), economics (kinh tế học), politics (chính trị
học) ...
- Môn thể thao: athletics (môn điền kinh), billiards (bi-da), checkers(cờ đam)
- Tên các căn bệnh: Measles (sởi), rickets (còi xương), diabetes…..
- Các danh từ khác: news (tin tức), the United States,.....
Eg: Maths is considered a difficult subject by many students.
Diabetes often happens in people who are in the middle ages
16. Khi chủ ngữ là cụm từ chỉ tiền, khoảng cách, kích thước, đo lường và thời gian thì
động từ chia theo hình thức số ít.
MONEY/TIME/DISTANCE/WEIGHT + V(singular)
Eg: Five dollars to buy this shirt is very cheap.
Five years is the maximum sentence for that offense
Fifty kilograms is a suitable weight for her.
Five kilometres is not far.
17. Đối với những chủ ngữ có chứa phân số, phần trăm thì ta chia động từ theo danh từ
đứng sau "OF".
% + OF + S(singular + uncountable) + V(singular)
% + OF + S(plural + countable) + V(plural)
Eg: Two third of the students in my class are girls.
Two third of the water in this bottle is drunk by Peter.
18. Nếu danh từ đi sau các cụm từ: MAJORITY OF, SOME OF, ALL OF, MOST OF là số
ít không đếm được sẽ chia động từ số ít và ngược lại nếu số nhiều đếm được thì chia động
từ số nhiều.

MAJORITY OF/SOME OF/ALL OF + S(singular + uncountable) + V (singular)

MAJORITY OF/SOME OF/ALL OF + S(plural + countable) + V (plural)
Eg: Some of my friends are very good at English.
Some of the information he told us was not reliable.
19. Nếu sau “NO” hoặc “NONE OF” là một danh từ số ít hoặc không đếm được thì chia
động từ theo hình thức số ít:
NO/NONE OF + S(singular+uncountable) + V(singular)
Eg: No futher information is provided for you unless you are a VIP.
20. Nếu sau “NO” hoặc “NONE OF” là một danh từ đếm được số nhiều thì chia động từ
theo sau theo hình thức số nhiều:
NO/NONE OF S(plural+countable) + V(plural)
Eg: No people are allowed to swim in this lake.
21. Khi chủ ngữ là các danh từ như: pants (quần dài ), trousers (quần), glasses (gương đeo
mắt), shorts (quần ngắn), shoes, scissors (cái kéo), pliers (cái kềm), tongs (cái kẹp) thì động
từ chia động từ ở số nhiều
Eg: The shoes are on the shelf.
My pants are ripped.
Lưu ý: Khi có từ : "A pair of " đi trước các danh từ này thì chia động từ ở số ít.
A pair of Ns + Verb (singular)
Eg: A pair of shoes is on the shelf.
22. Khi hai danh từ nối với nhau bằng OF thì chia động từ theo danh từ phía trước.
Eg: The effects of stress are very serious.
The list of items is on the desk.
23. Khi chủ ngữ là tựa đề phim ảnh, âm nhạc,... thì động từ chia theo hình thức số ít.
Eg: "Heal the World" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michael Jackson.
“Tom and Jerry” is my favorite cartoon.
24. Khi chủ ngữ là các từ như: family, staff, team, group, congress, crowd, committee
- Hành động của từng thành viên thì chia động từ ở số nhiều.
Eg: The family are having breakfast.
The crowd are becoming excited.
The staff were upset not to have been informed.
- Tính chất của tập thể đó như một đơn vị thì chia động từ ở số ít.
Eg: My family is very conservative.
The Congress has laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting.
His team gets the best assignments for the case study.
25. Nếu sử dụng chủ ngữ giả “IT” thì động từ sẽ chia theo chủ ngữ chính, và thường là số ít.
Eg: It is her dog that often bites people.
It’s disgusting that he turns his radio too loud.
II. Bài tập áp dụng
Exercise 1: Chọn dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't/ don't) fit me.
2. Physics (was/ were) my best subject at school.
3. Fortunately the news (wasn't/ weren't) as bad as we had expected.
4. The police (wants/ want) to interview Fred about a robbery.
5. Three days (isn't/ aren't) long enough for a good holiday.
6. Where (does/ do) your family live?
7. England (have/ has) lost all their football matches this season.
8. (Does/ Do) the police know about the stolen money?
9. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't/ aren't) sharp enough,
10. I'm going to take a taxi. Six miles (is/ are) too far for me to walk.
11. John, along with twenty friends, (is/ are) planning a party.
12. The picture of the soldiers (bring/ brings) back a lot of memories.
13. If the duties of these officers (isn't/ aren't) reduced, there will not be enough time to
finish the project.
14. Advertisements on television (is/ are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
15. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is/are) at an all-time high.
16. Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, (have/ has) proposed
some changes of the rules.
17. The levels of intoxication (vary/ varies) from subject to subject.
18. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/ are) going to the play tonight.
19. Anything (is/ are) better than going to another movie tonight.
20. Skating (is/ are) becoming more popular every day.

Exercise 2: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

1. A number of reporters (be) at the conference yesterday.
2. Anybody who (have) a fever must go home immediately.
3. Your glasses (be) on the bureau last night.
4. There (be) some people at the meeting last night.
5. The committee already [reach) a decision.
6. A pair of jeans (be) in the washing machine this morning.
7. Each student (answer) the first three questions.
8. Either John or his wife (make) breakfast every morning.
9. After she had perused the material, the secretary thought that everything (be) in order.
10. The crowd at the basketball game (be) wild with excitement.
11. A pack of wild dogs (frighten) all the ducks away.
12. The jury (be) trying to reach a decision.
13. The army (have) eliminated this section of the training test.
14. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (be) appalling.
15. There (have) been too many interruptions in this class.
16. Every elementary school teacher (have) to take this examination.
17. Neither Jill nor her parents (see) this movie before.
18. There (be) no girls in this class.
19. There (be) no key for this door.
20. 80% of the students (have) voted.

Exercise 3: Trong mỗi câu sau có một lỗi sai, tìm và sửa lại cho đúng.
1. Geography are fascinating.
2. Where is my gloves?
3. Each ticket costed $5.
4. The boy with his dog are here.
5. John or Tom are bringing the car.
6. His hair are turning gray.
7. Are there anybody at home?
8. Neither praise nor blame seem to affect him.
9. Three fourths of his fortune were devoted to scientific research.
10. Two-thirds of these books is novels.
11. There are a car and two vans in front of my house.
12. Why is the police standing there?
13. So far everything is all right.
14. More men than women is left-handed.
15. Fifty minutes are the maximum length of time allotted for the exam.
16. None of my classmates speaks Arabic.
17. Every student are tested twice a year.
18. Each of the items in the bill are correct.
19.10 years in prison were too long for him.
20. None of the children were awake.

Exercise 4: Điền vào mỗi chỗ trống sau một động từ thích hợp
1. No smoking or drinking ________ allowed during work time.
2. Indians ________ a lot of junk food.
3. More than one student ________ late for class this morning.
4. The United Nations ________ found in 1945.
5. A number of boys ________ swimming in the lake, but I didn't know the exact number of
them.
6. One and a half day ________ what I need.
7. There ________ still the possibility of heavy rain and high winds.
8. Politi ________ cs a constant source of interest to me.
9. The pilot as well as all the passengers ________ rescued from the crash.
10. Half of the cookies ________ been eaten.

Use the correct verb tense or form :

1. Rickets …………… a children’s disease caused by a lack of vitamin D. (be)

2. Measles …………… a dangerous disease for pregnant women. (be)
3. Statistics …………… a difficult course for people to understand. (be)
4. Statistics …………… that approximately 40 per cent of all marriages in the United
States ……………… in divorce. (show/end)
5. The United States ……………… of 50 states. (consist)
6. Two hours ……………. too long to wait, don’t you think? (be)
7. Cattle ………………. to graze near the church. (allow)
8. The police …………………….. the thief recently. (arrest)
9. Peaches and cream …………… delicious. (be)
10. Peaches and cream …………… perishable and be refrigerated. (be)
11. The majority of the birds ………………. for winter. (migrate)
12. The majority of the homework ………………. useful. (be)
13. A number of books on U.S universities ………………. in the library. (be)
14. The number of books on U.S universities ………………. fifteen. (total)
15. Kara Walters, together with her classmates, …………………… a formidable
opponent on the basketball court. (present)
16. Either the physicians in the hospital or the chief administrator …………. going to
have to make a decision. (be)
17. …………… my boss or my sisters in the union going to win the game? (be)
18. Everyone selected to serve on this jury …………… to be willing to give up a lot of
time. (be)
19. Three-quarters of the students …………… against the tuition hike. (be)
20. John, as well as his younger sisters, ………… going to study at that school. (be)
21. Part of the money …………… to the charity. (go)
22. You and I …………. supposed to clean the room before Mom gets home. (be)
23. Either the President or the Vice ……………… signed the document. (have)
24. The outfits in the store window …………… very expensive. (be)
25. One of the antique bureaus ………………. valued at over ten thousand dollars. (be)
26. The gold necklace, as well as the two pairs of earrings, …………… for only 200
US$. (sell)
27. The leaves on the pear tree ………… bright green. (be)
28. On the other side of the town …………. a Chinese restaurant. (be)
29. Everyone who ………… to the shop and …………. something. (come/buy)
30. Each of the restaurants………………… its own unique blend of coffee. (offer)
31. The president as well as the trustees …………………. the proposal. (dislike)
32. Determination and discipline ………… necessary to master a foreign language. (be)
33. John is one of the people who ……………… successful in everything. (be)
34. Until last year grammatical errors, not organization ………. the instructor’s main
concern. (be)
35. The floor and the ceiling ……………. to be repaired because of the flooding. (have)
36. The jury ……………. not in arrangement on the validity of the evidence. (be)
37. The number of careers Yoko can enter ………… very large. (be)
38. The number of homework Ying can do every day………… very large. (be)
39. Neither of my two suitcases …………….. adequate for this trip. (be)
40. Everybody in this class ……………… their homework already. (do)

Exercise 1: choose the best answer.

1. Each student………. answered the first three questions.

a. has c. have to
b. have d. must
2. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
a. make c. makes
b. is making d. made
3. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
a. has c. is having
b. have d. are having
4. Five dollars ………all I have on me.
a. are c. will be
b. is d. have
5. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
a. are c. has been
b. is d. have been
6. Mathematics……….. the science of quantity.
a. was c. is
b. are d. were
7. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
a. is c. will be
b. are d. have
8. Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
a. need c. is needing
b. needs d. has need
9. Peter, together with his uncle, ……………fishing.
a. have gone c. go
b. has gone d. goes
10. The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
a. has c. are
b. is having d. Have
11. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
a. speaks b. is speaking c. has spoken d. speak
12. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
a. are b. will be c. has become d. is
13. Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
a. has b. have c. is d. are
14. Bread and butter ………. what she asks for.
a. is b. are c. will be d. have been
15. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
a. has b. have c. have to d. must
16. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
a. make b. is making c. makes d. made
17. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
a. has b. have c. is having d. are having
18. Five dollars ………all I have on me.
a. are b. is c. will be d. have
19. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
a. are b. is c. has been d. have been
20. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
a. was b. are c. is d. were
21. Everyone on the board of directors ........ with the planned merger.
A. agreeing C. have agreed
B. agree D. agrees
22. Success in business ......... certain strategies that satisfy both the employer and the
employees.
A. requires C. require
B. is required D. requiring
23. Not only the painting method but also the colors ............... the interest of art critics.
A. has aroused C. have aroused
B. arouses D. arousing
24. The number of corrections made during the first stage ........... the charges significantly.
A. has influenced C. have influenced
B. are influencing D. influencing
25. Every staff member ....... to be trained in security procedures to ensure the safety of
customers' private information.
A. requirement C. is required
B. requires D. requiring
26. Our website has a page that ........... frequently asked questions by its users.
A. answer C. answers
B. was answered D. answering
27. The benefits of exercising regularly while pregnant ....... staying sedentary during
pregnancy.
A. surpass C. surpassing
B. is surpassing D. surpassed
28. The decision regarding the merger of the two companies ...... to the public yesterday.
A. was announced C. were announced
B. announced D. announcing
29. Thanks to the recent anti-smoking campaign, the number of smokers in the country
.........
A. has reduced C. reduce
B. to reduce D. having reduced
30. The regulations governing animal research ......... many provisions to safeguard animal
welfare.
A. contains C. contain
B. have been contained D. is containing
Exercise 2: Chia động từ để các câu dưới đây có nghĩa.

1. What we need most (be)________books.

2. The English (be) ________proud and independent people.
3. The United States (have) ________a population of 250 million.
4. There (be, not) ________any letters in the mail for you today.
5. Everyone in both cars (be) ________injured in the accident last night.
6. The books borrowed from the library (be) ________on my desk now.
7. The boy who won the two medals (be) ________ a friend of mine.
8. Bread and butter (be) ________our daily food.
9. The quality of the candies (be) ________poor.
10. Gold, as well as platinum, (have) ________recently risen in price.
11. The English (be) ………. famous for their calmness.
12. The money that (spend) …………. on education every year (be) ………not enough.
13. The number of employees who (not, finish) …………. their work yet (have) ………. .
to work on the weekend
14. The office (close) …………on the weekend.
15. The office (try) ………a lot to win the boss’s heart recently.
16. Five kilos of gold (steal) ………. . from the bank yesterday.
17. Physics (cause) …………you any trouble at school.
18. Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) …………. to deliver the speech. So who (choose)
………. ?- Daisy and Ann (be) ……….
19. That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) …………. me a lot.
20. When I (see) …………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) ……. . to steal your
wallet.
21. Either John or you ………. . to be responsible for the unfinished work.
22. David, as well as his friends, …………collecting waste paper to recycle.
23. John and Helen ……. . not admit to having broken the window.
24. Neither Tom nor his friends………. . lost the keys.
25. Both Peter and his girlfriend………. working for a bank.
26. Neither the library nor the bookstore…………the book I need.
27. Tom as well as his two close friends ………not in class today.
28. Both Ron and Bob ………passed the exam successfully.
29. One of the staff………. to report the problem to the manager.
30. Either the girl or her parents…………going to be present at the party.

Exercise 3: Trong số những câu sau đây, có những câu chứa một lỗi sai và có những
câu chính xác. Nếu câu đó đúng, bỏ qua, nếu câu đó sai, hãy tìm và sửa lỗi sai.

1. The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the
podium.
2. The buildings is destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense.
3. 20 percent of the forest has been destroyed lately.
4. The witnesses saw that most of the fire in the hills was extinguished.
5. Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animals preserve.
6. All of the students in the class taught by Professor Roberts is required to turn in their term
papers next Monday.
7. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests is still in the refrigerator.
8. We believe that some of the employees is going to get promoted soon.
9. The people in the apartment next to mine are giving a party this evening.
10. Each of the doctors in the building need to have a separate reception area.

Exercise 4: Supply the correct tenses and form of the verbs in parentheses:

1. No smoking or drinking……………allowed during work time.

2. Indians ……………a lot of junk food.
3. More than one student …………… late for class this morning.
4. The United Nations …………… founded in 1945.
5. A number of boys …………… swimming in the lake, but I didn't know the exact
number of them.
6. One and a half day …………… what I need.
7. There …………… still the possibility of heavy rain and high winds.
8. Politics …………… a constant source of interest to me.
9. The pilot as well as all the passengers……………rescued from the crash.
10. Half of the cookies……………been eaten.
11. The contracts signed by the company (have) …………been voided because some
stipulations were not met.
12. Ten miles (be) ………. a very long distance for us to walk.
13. Each package that is not properly wrapped (have) ………. . to be returned to the
sender.
14. The keys of the house (have) ………. been lost.
15. The plan as well as the proposals (be) ………. . to be presented in the coming
Monday meeting.
16. The box of ribbons for the electric typewriter (have) ………. . been misplaced.
17. It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate (have) ……. . been
rejected for one reason or another.
18. There (have) ………. been more excitement in this city about a sporting event.
19. To me, Mathematics (be) ………something very easy to master.
20. If nobody (have) ………. . bought that car from the dealer, then you should return
and make another offer.

IV. Correct the sentences if necessary. Check (√) s any that are already correct:

1. The Chinese has an interesting history.

2. English is one of the most popular language in the world.
3. The scissors on the table is my sister’s.
4. Linguistics is my major field of study.
5. There are good furniture in this showroom.
6. The cattle is grazing in the meadow.
7. The interrogation, conducted by the police officers, have lasted for several hours.
8. The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening.
9. The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the
podium.
10. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense.
11. 20 percent of the forest have been destroyed lately.
12. The witnesses saw that most of the fire in the hills was extinguished.
13. Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animal spreserve.
14. All of the students in the class taught by Professor Roberts is required to turn in their
term papers next Monday.
15. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests are still in there frigerator.
16. We believe that some of the employees is going to be devoted to quality control.
17. It is impossible to believe that somebody actually admire that man.
18. Each of the doctors in the building needs to have a separate reception area.
19. The president felt that no one were better suited for the position of chief staff advisor.
20. Everybody participating in the fund-raiser are to turn in the tickets by 8.00.

VI. In each of the following sentences put the verb in brackets into the correct form:
1. Two weeks (go) fast when you are on vacation.
2. Many of the girls in my school (wear) white shirts.
3. Three kilos of potatoes (make) the basket heavier.
4. Some of the tables in the classroom (be) broken.
5. Bacteria of the harmful kind (cause) diseases.
6. What we need most (be) books.
7. The English (be) proud and independent people.
8. The cost of all these articles (have) risen.
9. There (be, not) any letters in the mail for you today.
10. Everyone in both cars (be) injured in the accident last night.
11. The books borrowed from the library (be) on my desk.
12. The boy who won the two medals (be) a friend of mine.
13. Bread and butter (be) our daily food.
14. The quality of the candies (be) poor.
15. Gold, as well as platinum, (have) recently risen in price.
16. His courage and endurance (be) tried to the utmost.
17. No news (be) good news.
18. A good man and useful citizen (have) passed away.
19. The jury (be) divided in their opinions.
20. Advertisements on television (be)………. . becoming more competitive than ever
before.

VIII. Cho dạng đúng của động từ sau.

1. A number of reporters (be) at the conference yesterday.

2. Anybody who (have) a fever must go home immediately.
3. Your glasses (be) on the bureau last night.
4. There (be) some people at the meeting last night.
5. The committee already [reach) a decision.
6. A pair of jeans (be) in the washing machine this morning.
7. Each student (answer) the first three questions.
8. After she had perused the material, the secretary thought that everything (be) in
order.
9. The crowd at the basketball game (be) wild with excitement.
10. A pack of wild dogs (frighten) all the ducks away.
11. The jury (be) trying to reach a decision.
12. The army (have) eliminated this section of the training test.
13. The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (be) appalling.
14. There (have) been too many interruptions in this class.
15. Every elementary school teacher (have) to take this examination.
16. Neither Jill nor her parents (see) this movie before.
17. There (be) no girls in this class.
18. There (be) no key for this door.
19. 80% of the students (have) voted.
20. There ____________ (be) some butter on the plate but there ____________ (be) no
eggs left in the fridge.
21. One of my colleagues ____________ (have) spoken to the boss about the
promotions.
22. Judy and Cindy ____________ (be) going to meet and do some shopping this
Saturday.
23. Anny as well as her brother ____________ (have) attended the university exam.
24. Each of my uncles ____________ (want) to buy a big house with a garden in
Newcastle.
25. Three of the doctors in this hospital ____________ (have) gone abroad for a cruise
holiday.
26. Not only my uncles but also my aunt Susan ____________ (be) coming to see me.
27. Rice and meatballs, my favorite dish ____________ (be) being served in this
restaurant.
28. A large number of students ____________ (have) bought tickets for the rock concert.
29. Fifteen days ____________ (be) not a long time for a camping holiday.
30. His mother ________ (read) books at 10 a. m. last week.
31. Their teacher, together with others, _______ (go) with them to ensure their safety.
32. To be seated in a peaceful place _________ (be) one of my hobbies.
33. How she lives _________ (be) none of my business.
34. You and I ________ (need) to be careful when we go across the road.
35. The majority of students ___________ (have) chances to do exercises in the new
stadium.
36. “Swing for the heart” ________ (teach) us how to understand our emotions and
feelings.
37. None of the sheep _________ (drink) water in this river.
38. Not only she but also me _______ (care) about this problem.
39. Don’t worry. No students _________ (go) out at 9 p.m. last night.
40.

XI. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. He, along with his brothers, (is playing/are playing) soccer at the stadium.
2. There are lots of stale eggs on the table. The majority (are/is) chicken eggs.
3. (Is/Are) there enough water for us to drink?
4. A number of teachers (concern/concerns) about their students’ safety when they go across
the road alone.
5. Playing the piano (doesn’t/don’t) interest me much. I love reading books because what I
read (broaden/broadens) my mind a lot.
6. No orange juice (contains/contain) much sugar, so drinking it (is/are) healthy.
7. Either her sisters or she (have to/has to) cook lunch.
8. Neither of the students (want/wants) to present their ideas in front of a lot of people.
9. No one (is/are) suitable for this position, so we need to find others.
10. Both my father and I (goes/go) out to buy a present for my mother on her birthday.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite
subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaners.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched ones, (is, are) in this case.