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Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ
Choose the right word or phrase best completes the sentence:
1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday.
A. are
B. were
C. was
D. been
2. Each of you ____ a share in the work.
A. having B. has
C. to have
D. have
3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job.
A. have
B. has
C. to have
D. having
4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.
A. find
B. finding
C. to find
D. finds
5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands.
A. consist B. consisting C. consisted
D. consists
6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in NewYork city.
A. have
B. having
C. has
D. to have
7. One of my neighbours ____ curious about other people’s private life.
A. being

B. were
C. is
D. been
8. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer.
A. being
B. were
C. are
D. is
10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday.
A. being
B. were
C. are
D. is
11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.
A. being
B. were
C. are
D. is
13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling.
A. to be
B. have been C. are
D. is
14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night.
A. being
B. were

C. are
D. was
15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.
A. to be
B. have been C. are
D. is
16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece.
A. is/being
B. are/is
C. is/are
D. was/were
17. The English ____ to drink tea.
A. likes
B. to like
C. like
D. has liked
18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present.
A. to be
B. have been
C. are
D. is
19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework.
A. am
B. has been
C. are
D. is
20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that.
A. am
B. has been
C. are

D. is
21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary.
A. am
B. have been
C. are
D. is
22. The men ____ come to the site of the accident.
A. have
B. has
C. having
D. to have
23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night.
A. am
B. have been
C. was
D. is
24. What we need most ______________ books.
A. is
B. were
C. are
D. to be
25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park.
A. jogs
B. jogging
C. jog
D. to jog
26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday.


A. are

B. were
C. is
D. be
27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning.
A. make
B. makes
C. making
D. to make
28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.
A. was
B. are
C. being
D. is
29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage.
A. was
B. are
C. been
D. is
30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author.
A. has
B. to have
C. have
D. having
Find the incorrect part A, B, C and D.
1. Each of the rooms has their own bathroom.
2. Everybody who have a fever must go home immediately
3. Twenty five dollars are all I can afford to pay for this recorder
4. All of the windows in my house was broken in the earthquake.
5. The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to the party.
6. My father and mother has worked for the same company for 10 years.

7. The elderly don’t like this kind of music, but the young does.
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct
1. The professor together with their three students have been called to court.
A
B
C
D
2. Fifty dollars seem a reasonable price to pay for that.
A
B
C
D
3. Walking in the rain are not a good idea.
A
B
C
D
4. The unemployed really needs to be given more help.
A
B
C
D
5. To learn foreign languages are necessary for us to have a good job.
A
B
C
D
6. The police is asking him a lot of questions which he can’t answer.
A
B

C
D
7. Life is not easy for those who is without jobs.
A
B
C
D
8. The Chinese is very famous for their food.
A
B
C
D
9. I love swimming which are a good sport for my health.
A
B
C
D
10. All the books on the top shelf belongs to me.
A
B
C
D
11. One of the biggest problems facing our society are unemployment.
A
B
C
D
12. A few of the audience is enjoying every minute of the performance.
A
B

C
D
13. How you got there do not concern me.
A
B
C
D
14. What I say about these problems are my own affair.
A
B
C
D
15. A great deal of money have been spent on the books.
A
B
C
D


16. Either you or the headmaster are handing the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting.
A
B
C
D
17. The poor woman with their two children was seen begging in a street corner.
A
B
C
D
18. Happiness and success depends on your ability and luck.

A
B
C
D
19. There are forty students in the class. Half of the class is boys.
A
B
C
D
20. The Vietnamese is hard-working, intelligent and brave.
A
B
C
D
Circle the best answer.
1. One of ____________ a goldfish bowl on her kitchen table.
a. my friend keep b. my friend keeps
c. my friends keep d. my friends keeps
2. Every ____________ love.
a. man, woman and child needs b. men, women and children needs
c. man, woman and child need
d. men, women and children need
3. One of the girls who ____________ in this office ____________ my niece
a. works / is
b. works / are
c. work / is
d. work / are
4. Neither Lan nor her parents ____________ the film.
a. like
b. likes

c. is like
d. are like
5. Each ____________ the same as the day before.
a. days was
b. day was
c. days were
d. day were
6. More men than ____________ left handed.
a. woman are
b. woman is
c. women are
d. women is
7. Every one of the students ____________ on time for class
a. is
b. are
c. were
d. have been
8. There ____________ some money on the table.
a. are
b. were
c. have been
d. is
9. This information about taxes _ __________ helpful
a. were
b. have been
c. is
d. are
10. The vegetables in the bowl on the table ____________ fresh.
a. looks
b. smells

c. are
d. is
11. Writing ____________ her happy
a. letter makes
b. letters makes
c. letter make
d. letters make
12. None of the money robbed from the banks last year ____________ yet.
a. has been found
b. have been found
c. has found
d. have found
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The news about Mr Hogan (be)____________ surprising.
2. Fifty minutes (be)_________ the maximum length of the time allowed for the exam.
3. Many people in the world (not have) _______________enough food to eat.
4. The poor (need)_________________ help from the community.
5. Listening to loud music at rock concerts (cause) ____________hearing loss in some teenagers these days.
6. There (be) ________________a lot of sheep in the field recently.
7. Ten miles (be)______________ too far to walk.
8. Not only John but also his friends (want) ___________to buy this race horse last week.
9. A number of students (recently participate)________________ in intensive language programs abroad.


10. Sarah, along with 20 students, (plan)___________________ a party now.
11. The number of students who (withdraw) ___________from class since the term began (be)_____ quite high.
12. There (be) _________________at least one window in every room.
13. A lot of students in my class (speak) __________and (undrstand) _______________Spanish.
14. The trousers Lan’s bought (not, go) ____________best with her shirt.
15. The information she gave me (be not) _____________valuable.

16. The number of days in a week (be)_______________ seven.
17. Either you or he (have) _________________to do the task tomorrow.
18. Two years without a job (be) ___________________too long to be.
19. Every girl and boy (be) __________required to have certain immunizations before enrolling in public
school.
20. Neither of John’s parents (be)_______________ English.
Chia động từ phù hợp với chủ ngữ:
1 The boys in the room (is/are) playing chess
2 To find the book (is/are) necessary for him
3 A number of applicants (have/has) already been interviewed
4 Washing with special cream (is/are) recommended for scalp infection
5 Nobody (work/works) harder than John does
7 Dieting (is/are) very popular today
8 The study of languages (is/are) very interesting
9 No problem (is/are) harder than this one
10 Either John or Bill (is/are) going to the beach today
11 None of the students (have/has) finished the exam yet
12 The pants (is/are) in the drawer
13 Our team (is/are) going to win the game
14 Neither the director nor the secretary (want/wants) to leave yet
15 Mr. Robbins, accompanied by her wife and children, (is/are) arriving tonight
16 Mary or her manager (is/are) going to answer the press interview
17 Everybody (want/wants) buy a ticket of this live show.
18 No examples (is/are) relevant to this case
19 The couple (is/are) racing their horses through the meadow
E:
1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.
2. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories.
3. The quality of this recordings (is/are) not very good.

4. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proven to be extremely harmful.
5. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in recent years.
6. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight.
7. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.
8. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.
9. Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.
10. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.
11. Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.
12. The crowd at the basketball game (was/were) wild with excitement.
Choose the best answers.
1. There (is/are) no girls in this class.
2. There (is/are) no key for this door.
3.80% of the students (has/have) voted.
4.Geography (is/are) fascinating.
5.Where (is/are) my gloves?
6.Each of the tickets (costs/cost) $5.
7.The boy with his dog (is/are) here.
8.John or Tom (is/are) bringing the car
9.His hair (is/are) turning gray
10.(Is/Are) there anybody at home?
11.Neither praise nor blame (seem/seems) to affect him
12.Three fourths of his fortune (was/were) devoted to scientific research.
13.Two-thirds of these books (is/are) novels.
14. The crowd (was/were) wild with excitement
15.Why (is/are) the police standing there?
16.So far everything ( has/have been ) all right
13. More men than women (is/are) left-handed.
14. Our team (is/are) going to win the game
15. None of my classmates (speak/speaks) Arabic.

16. Every student (is/are) tested twice a year.
17. Each of the items in the bill (is/are) correct
18. 10 years in prison (was/were) too long for him.
19. None of the children (was/were) awake.
20. No smoking or drinking (is / are) allowed.
21. Indians (eats / eat) a lot of junk food.


22. More than one student (was/ were) late for class this morning.
23. The United Nations (was/ were) found in 1945.
24. Some of the water (is/are) gone.
25. One and a half day (is/ are) what I need.
26. There (is/are) still the possibility of heavy rain and high winds.
27. Politics (is/are) a constant source of interest to me.
28. The pilot as well as all the passengers (was/were) rescued from the crash
29. Half of the cookies (have/has) been eaten.
30. The hiker and the cyclist (enjoy/enjoys) the great outdoors.
31. The senior writer and editor (was/ were) promoted to the position of editor-in-chief.
32. Most of the fish I caught (was/were) too small to keep for dinner.
33. No information (was/were) given about how the study (was/were) conducted.
34. Not one of the hundreds of families affected by the noise (want/wants) to move
35. If anybody (calls/call), tell them I’m not at home.
36. If either of you (take/takes) a vacation now, we’ll not be able to finish the work.
37. No problem (is/are) harder to solve than this one.
38. I would say that 50% of the houses (need/needs) major repair
39. A great deal of the exhibition (was/were) devoted to his recent work.
40. All the old equipment in this factory (is/are) being replaced.
41. A number of students (has/have) participated in intensive language programs abroad.
42. An inflation rate of only 2% (make/makes) a big difference to exports
43. The issues which have been considered in the previous section (allow/allows) us to speculate on

problems that learners might encounter
44. An early analysis of the results (show/shows) that the Socialists have won.
45. The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam (was/were) very slow.
46. The United States of America (consists/consist) of 50 separate states.
47. The view of these disciplines (vary/varies) from time to time.
48. The actress, along with her manager,( is/are) going to the party tonight.
49. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that (has/ have) provoked the students to riot.
50. The country’s first general election since it won independence (is/are) to be held next month
51. Mr. Robinson, accompanied by his wife and children, (is/are) arriving tonight.
52. Neither the boys nor Carmen (have/has) seen the film before.
53. John, bringing his girlfriend to see me, (has/have) just arrived.
54. The majority (believe/believes) that we are in no danger.
55. Neither of the French athletes (have, has) won this year


56. Nobody but Ted and Bill (was/were) eager to help
57. Not John but you (was/were) responsible for the error
58. A lot of the pollution (is/are) caused by the paper factory on the edge of the town
59. The secretary and accountant of the company (have/has) not come yet.
60. Twenty five dollars (seem, seems) too much to pay for this book.
61. To my opinion, living in happiness for 10 years (is/are) not a long time.
62. Physics (study/ studies) mechanics, heat, light, sound and electricity.
63. His silence (mean/ means) that he agrees with us.
64. Their news (come/ comes) to us once a year.
65. The students and instructors each (hope / hopes)for a new facility by next year.
66. The police (have/has made) many enquiries about the murder up till now.
67. His knowledge of butterflies (is/are) very wide.
68. One of the girls (go/ goes) to visit that old man once a week.
69. His family (is/are sitting) in the front row.
70. All of the food served in this restaurant yesterday (was/were) excellent.

71. Neither you nor I (are/am) responsible for the result.
72. There (is/are) different ways to do that work.
73. Whatever (happen/ happens), remember to be calm.
74. BOTH Mary and Peter (work/ works) for that company.
75. Either he or his friends (is/are) mistaken.
76. The quality of these recordings (is/are) very good.
77. The pair of scissors (is/are) on the table.
78. There (has/have) been a number of telephone calls today.
79. John or George (bring/ brings) the car now.
80. Neither Carmen nor the boys (have/has) seen the film before.
81. Not studying (cause/ causes) him many problems.
82. (Don’t / Doesn’t) Portuguese speak in Brazil?
83. Baseball and swimming (is/are) popular summer sports.
84. The fear of rape and robbery (cause/ causes) many people to flee the cities.
85. Why (is/are) there a shortage of certified teachers at the present time?
86. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.
87. Money as well as workers (is/are) needed.
88. The boy with his dog (is/are) here.
89. We’ve got 2 cars but neither of them (is/are) new
90. A large crowd (was/were) gathering around him


91. The mayor as well as his brothers (is/are) going to prison.
92. Two-fifths of the vineyard (was/were) destroyed by fire.
93. Each and every student and instructor in this building (hope/ hopes) for a new facility by next year.
94. The department members but not the chair (has / have) decided not to teach on Valentine's Day.
95. Rice and beans, my favorite dish, (reminds/ remind) me of my native Puerto Rico.
96. To an outsider, the economics of this country (seems/ seem) to be in disarray.
USE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB
1. Three months (be)____ a long time to wait.

2. Five dollars (be)______ too much to pay for that book.
3. A number of books (be)_____ on the table.
4. The number of students in this class (be) _____limited to thirty.
5. It (be)_____ my two brothers who (be) ……………….hurt yesterday.
6. It (be)___ the children playing upstairs now.
7. Neither of the answers (be) _____correct.
8. Neither you nor she (have)___________to do the task again
9. Everybody (have)____ a good time.
10. Either your key or my key (be)____ missing.
11. John or his brothers (be) ____going to help me.
12. Bread and butter (be) _____ all he asked for.
13. The author and lecturer (be)____ arriving today.
14. My old friend and colleague, George (be)___- in town yesterday.
15. The pen and paper (be) ____on the desk.
16. Jim and Joe (be) ____roommates.
17. The boxes of candy (be)____ on the table.
18. The package of cigarettes (be)___ on the table.
19. Oranges and cream (be) ___perishable and should be refrigerated.
20. Oranges and tangerine (be)____ delicious.
21. Most of the members (be)_____________ happy.
22. Half of the students (be)____________ looking out.
23. Some of the sugar (spill)___________________ on the floor.
24. There (be)________________ plenty of time.
25. There (be) _____________a lot of lakes.
26. My wife, not my friends, ( wait) __________________for me now.
27. Early to bed and early to rise (make) ________________a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
28. A cart and horse (see)__________________at a distance 1 hour ago.


29. The girl, as well as the boys, (learn )________________ to ride lately.

30. The bat together with the ball (was/were) _____________stolen.
31. The newspaper and the dictionary (be______________) on the table.
32. The ship with its load of timer (be)___________ leaving the port today.
33. No one (be)______________ eager to be examined the first.
34. It (be)________ her lies that ( irritate)_______________ me so much.
35. Three fourths of the wall (be)____________________ painted.
36. Two fifths of the members (be) ___________________present.
37. Twenty years (be)__________________ not a long period of time in human history.
38. “ The three Musketeers” (be)_______________ written by Alexander Dumas.
39. The number of new books in our library (be) ________________ever growing.
40. A number of new books in our library (be)_______________ displayed at the book show.
Give the correct form of the verbs.
1. The weather in the southern states ( get)____________ very hot during the summer.
2. The result of Dr. Noll’s experiment( publish)_________ in a scientific journal last month.
3. Bob and his friends( come)____________ to the anniversary party tomorrow night.
4. Every man, woman, and child (protect)_____________ under the law.
5. Washing the dishes (not/be)___________ the children’ job
6. A lot of the students already(be)______________ here.
7. Some of the furniture in our apartment (buy)__________from the second-hand store.
8. Some of the desks in the classroom just(break) _________by the children.
9. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (be) _________about people who (live)_______
in the 19th century
10. One of the countries which (export)___________ a lot of rice (be)________ Vietnam.
11. Some of the workers who (come)______from India (sack)_______yesterday.
12. The number of students in this room right now (be)________ twenty.
13. A number of students in the class ( speak) _______English well..
14. The United States (locate)___________ in North America.
15. Economics (be) __________Son’s favourite subject...
16. This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (be)___________ easy.
17. The extent of Jane’s knowledge on various complex subjects ( astound)______________ me.

18. The subjects you will be studying in this course (list)_________ in the syllabus.
19.Only the black Widow spider, or all of the spiders in the United States, ( cause)________ death among
human being.
20. The professor and the student ( agree)____________ on that point.


21. Almost every professor and student at the University ( approve)________ of the choice or Dr.Brown as the
new president
22. Each girl and boy in the sixth- grade class( have) _____________to do a science project.
23. Getting to know students from all over the world (become)______________ one of the best parts of my job
lately.
24. Half of the students in the class (come) ______________ from Arabic- speaking countries.
25. Half of this money ( belong) _________to you.
26. One of my best friends (come)___________ to visit me next week.
27. Each boy in this class ( have) ______________ his own notebook.
Give the correct form of the verbs.
1. Every one of the students (require )___________________to take the final test last Sunday.
2. None of the animals at the zoo (be ) ___________free. All of them (be) _______________in enclosures
3. The number of students at the university (reach) ____________approximately 10,000 up to now .
4. One of the chief materials in bones and teeth (be) ____________calcium.
5. All of the children( have )_______________their books.
6. All of this homework ( finish)_____________ by tomorrow.
7. Why ( be )_________some of the students absent from the examination yesterday ?
8. Why ( be )____________one of the students absent from the examination?
9. What percentage of the earth’s surface (cover )_______ by water?
10. What percentage of the people in the world (be)_____________ illiterate?
11. There (be/not )__________any letters in the mail for you today.
12. There (be/not)__________ any mail for you yesterday
13. There (be) ______________a lot of problems in the world so far.
14. There (be)_______ a lot of furniture in this room.

15. There (be) ______ much money in the box.
16. The United States ( have) _____________ a population of 250 million
17. The news about Mr. Hogan (make) ______me surprised.
18. Statistics (be )_________ a branch of mathematics.
19. The Statistics in that report on oil production (prove)__________ incorrect by my father last week.
20. Fifteen minutes (be)_______ maximum length of time allowed for the exam.
21. Many people in the world ( not /have)___________ enough to eat.
22. The police (is, are)________________ prepared in case there is a riot.
23. The English (be)__________ proud, independent people.
24. English (not/be) __________my native language.
25. Many Japanese ( commute) ___________to their places of work.


26. The poor (help)__________ by government program very often.
27. John, along with twenty friends ( plan)___________ a party at present.
28. The picture of the soldiers (bring) ______________back many memories.
29. The quality of these recordings (is, are) _______________not very good..
30. The effect of cigarette smoking ( prove)_______________ to be extremely harmful recently.
31. The use of credit card in place of cash (increase)___________ rapidly in recent years.
35.Advertisement on TV (become)__________ more competitive than ever before.
32. Mr. Jones, (accompany)_________ by several members of the committee, just (propose)________ some
changes of the rules.
33. Neither Bill nor Mary (play)__________ tonight.
34 .Man, no less than the lower forms of life ,(be)_______ a product of the evolutionary process.
Choose the best answers.
1: Each of you………a share in the work.
A. to have
B. have
C. having
D. has

2: We need more sugar. There is…………sugar in the pot.
A. little
B. much
C. any
D. many
3: His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____.
A. difficult
B. difficultly C. difficulties
D. difficulty
4.There are small……………………….between British and American English.
A. differences
B. difference C. differently
D. different
5: Each student ................... the lesson very well.
A. understand
B. understands
C. understanding D. to understand
6. Can you see anybody in that classroom? - Yes. There _______ a teacher and fifty students there.
A. have been
B. has been
C. is
D. are
7. ________ students in this class have trouble finding time to work out.
A. Many of
B. A great deal of
C. Mostly all
D. Few
8: I'd like to go on a holiday, but I haven't got a few money.
A
B

C
D
9: There is _____ water in the bottle.
A. many
B. a number of
C. few
D. a little
10: He felt very sad because he had ______ friends in the village.
A. a few
B. few
C. little
D. a little
11: Peter earned a large number of money last year.
A
B
C
D
12: "Would you like to have ______ coffee?”
A. little
B. many
C. some
D. few
13. When I came in, everyone were watching a film.
A
B
C
D