SỰ PHÙ hợp GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ và ĐỘNG từ

CHUYÊN ĐỀ 2: SỰ PHÙ HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ
(SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT)
Singular noun + V- sing; Plural noun + V- plural
My brother is a tescher.
Her brothers are doctors.
1. Dt kết hợp với nhau với từ AND làm chủ ngữ:
Chỉ hai người động từ chia số nhiều .( AND chỉ hai người) Ex: A and B are students.
Chỉ một người động từ chia số ít: (AND chỉ hai chức vụ của một người)
Ex: The CEO (lãnh đạo cấp cao) and Managing director is Mr. Long
2. Cụm danh từ: THE N1 Of THE N2 + V- N1
The reports of the department were lost yesterday.
The report of the department was lost yesterday.
The danger of eating too many chips worries her.
- Attendance at this year’s seminar is low.
NOTE: KHÔNG NHẤT THIẾT PHẢI ĐI VỚI GIỚI TỪ OF CÓ THỂ GIỚI TỪ AT/ IN ....TA CHỈ CẦN QUAN
TÂM ĐẾN DANH TỪ ĐẦU.
3. Each (mỗi) , every( Mọi) luôn đi với danh từ đếm được, số ít + động từ số ít:
+ Every body is hungry.
+ Each of the + N so nhiều + V so ít
Each of the students has a pencil. ( Each đứng trước)
+ Each đứng sau dt + V số nhiều
The students each have a pencil. (Each đứng sau)
NOTE: Each student and every teacher + V số ít
Both N1 and N2/ Both students/ Both of the students/ Many (adj) students / many of the students/ A few/
several + N số nhiều + V số nhiều
4. Gặp “neither... nor”, “either... or”, “not only... but also” – V phu thuoc vao chu ngu sau
(either + S1 or S2/ neither S1 nor S2 + V-S2 )
Either he or I am wrong.
Not only the students but also the professor is going to attend.
Không chỉ sinh viên mà cả vị giáo sư cũng sẽ tham dự.
5. as well as, in addition to, together with, along with, accompanied by, including, not to mention...

S1, + as well as / along with/ accompanied by ..., + S2 + V- S1
Ex: Obama, accompanied by his wife and children, is coming into the White house.
Dorothy, as well as her brothers, intends to spend the summer here. Dorothy, cũng như các em trai cô ấy,
dự định nghỉ hè ở đây.
6. Khi chủ ngữ là những danh từ tập hợp: như jury, committee, crowd, team, group, majority... -crowd
(đám đông), team, group, family + V- số ít : nếu chun gs ta coi nó như là một đơn vị/ V-số nhiều nếu ta coi
nó là cá nhân trong một tổng thể.
My family are arriving for the wedding at different times. (Các thành viên) Gia đình đến dự đám cưới vào
những thời điểm khác nhau.
My family is happy.
7. Subject là những môn học có đuôi “-ics” hoặc “-s” + V-số ít
• Các môn học và các hoạt động: athletics (điền kinh), economics (kinh tế học), linguistics (ngôn ngữ học),
mathematics (toán học), politics (chính trị học). news..
• Các môn chơi, trò chơi: billiards (bi-da), checkers (cờ đam), darts (trò chơi phóng lao trong nhà),
• Tên một số bệnh: diabetes (bệnh tiểu đường), measles (bệnh sởi), mumps (bệnh quai bị),
Mathematics is too dificult for them. Toán học quá khó đối với họ.
- Measles still strikes many Americans. Bệnh sởi vẫn còn giáng xuống nhiều người Mỹ
8. Subject là danh từ luôn số nhiều: pants, trousers, shoes, scissos + V- số nhiều
A pair of .... V- số ít
- The scissors are very sharp. Cái kéo rất sắc.


- A pair of scissors was left on the table. Cái kéo được để lại trên bàn
9. S = 1 khoảng thời gian/ khoảng cách địa lý/ 1 khoản tiền + V- số ít
25 minutes is too late.
5 dollars is not much.
Twenty miles is the length of the race
10. Subject = tỉ lệ phần trăm: half of/ plenty of/ the rest of/ 30 % of + N ko dđ + V số ít/ + N số nhiều đếm
được + V số nhiều
- Sixty percent of his house is painted blue.( 60% căn nhà của anh ấy được sơn màu xanh.)

- More than thirty percent of the houses on this street are for sale. ( Hơn 30% những căn nhà trên phố này
đang chào bán.)
- Half (of) her relatives live abroad. ( Một nửa thân nhân của cô ấy sống ở hải ngoại.)
All, half, plenty, rest of + N-số ít/ N- số nhiều + V- số ít/ V-số nhiều:
All of my books are history.
All of my money is ...
- All + N số nhiều / All of the Nsn + V số nhiều: All students / All of the students are intelligent.
- All + N ko đếm được/ All of the money + V số ít: All money .......
The number of + N- số ít/ nhiều + V- số ít
A number of + N- số nhiều (= many) + V- số nhiều
A number of students are late today.
The number of students is 42.
11. Khi chủ ngữ là tựa sách, tên các tác phẩm nghệ thuật, kịch bản... thì động từ ở số ít
- Sons and Lovers was one of the strangest books I have ever read.
12. Here/ There + Inversion
Ex: Here comes the train! (Tàu đến rồi)- chủ ngữ là THE TRAIN
There is a cat on the table.

Exercise 1: Choose the correct verb form.
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The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) ........................... back many memories.
Anything (is/are) ....................... better than going to the play tonight.
A number of reporters (was/were).......................... at the conference last night.
There (was/were)......................... some people at the meeting last night.
Each student (has/have) ............................answered the first three questions.
Either John or his wife (makes/make).......................breakfast each morning.
The army (has/have)....................... eliminated this section of the training test.
The number of students who (has/have)…… withdrawn from class this quater (is/are )........ appalling.
These pictures as well as photograph (brighten/ brightens).................the room.
Gymnastics (is/are) ......................my favourite sport.
The trousers you bought for me (doesn’t/don’t) ........................... fit me well.
Where (do/does)........................ your family live?
Three days (isn’t/aren’t) ........................................ long enough for a good holiday.
What he told you (seem/seems) ............................ to be of no important.
Measles (is/are) ........................ cured without much difficulty nowadays.
Neither the moon nor stars (is/are) ....................... visible in this dark night.
Wheat (is/are ) ....................used to make flour.
The staff (was/were)........................... opposed to any change.
Fortunately the news (wasn’t/weren’t) ........................ as bad as we expected.
I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees (is/are) ....................... too warm for me.

Exercise 2: In each of the following sentences, select the appropriate form of the verb.

1. A seer, so my friends tell me, (predict, predicts) events or developments.


2. The seer, together with three other psychics, (plans, plan) to make a number of startling predictions.
3. These predictions, including one about how well you will do on this practice, (is, are) not to be believed.
4. My sister, along with her husband and my parents, (is, are) driving to a wedding this weekend.
5. One of my brothers (was, were) in Atlanta last weekend.
6. The teacher as well as her students (believe, believes) that practice makes perfect.
7. However, I believe that perfect practice, including long drills, (is, are) the key to success.
8. Neither of the two politicians (expect, expects) to lose the race.
9. Neither Senator Smith nor her administrative assistants (return, returns) phone calls.
10. Neither her administrative assistants nor Senator Smith (return, returns) phone calls.
11. Each of the twins (has, have) some unusual habits. (Each is singular.)
12. The first type of driver that I find annoying (is, are) the speeders.
13. She is one of the students who always (answer, answers) correctly.
14. Sara is the only one of the students who always (answer, answers) correctly.
Exercise 3: Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it
1. There are many dirts on the floor. MUCH DIRT
2. We want more fuels than that.MORE FUEL
3. He drank two milks.TWO GLASSES OF MILK
4. Ten inks are needed for our class.
5. He sent me many foods. MUCH FOOD
6. Many golds are found there. MUCH GOLD
7. He gave me a great deal of troubles.A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE
8. cows eat grasses. GRASS
9. The rain has left many waters. MUCH WATER
10. I didn’t have many luggages. MUCH LAGGAGE

Exercise 1: Find the mistake in each sentence and correct it
2. There are many dirts on the floor.
2. We want more fuels than that.
3. He drank two milks.
4. Ten inks are needed for our class.
5. He sent me many foods.
6. Many golds are found there.
7. He gave me a great deal of troubles.
8. cows eat grasses.
9. The rain has left many waters.
10. I didn’t have many luggages.

Exercise 2: In each of the following sentences, select the appropriate form of the verb.

1.

A seer, so my friends tell me, (predict, predicts) events or developments.

2.

The seer, together with three other psychics, (plans, plan) to make a number of startling predictions.

3.

These predictions, including one about how well you will do on this practice, (is, are) not to be believed.

4.

My sister, along with her husband and my parents, (is, are) driving to a wedding this weekend.

5.

One of my brothers (was, were) in Atlanta last weekend.

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The teacher as well as her students (believe, believes) that practice makes perfect.

7.

However, I believe that perfect practice, including long drills, (is, are) the key to success.


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Neither of the two politicians (expect, expects) to lose the race.

9.

Neither Senator Smith nor her administrative assistants (return, returns) phone calls.

10. Neither her administrative assistants nor Senator Smith (return, returns) phone calls.
11. Each of the twins (has, have) some unusual habits.
12. The first type of driver that I find annoying (is, are) the speeders.
13. She is one of the students who always (answer, answers) correctly.
14. Sara is the only one of the students who always (answer, answers) correctly.

Exercise 1: In each of the following sentences, select the appropriate form of the verb.

1.

A seer, so my friends tell me, (predict, predicts) events or developments.

2.

The seer, together with three other psychics, (plans, plan) to make a number of startling predictions.

3.

These predictions, including one about how well you will do on this practice, (is, are) not to be believed.

4.

My sister, along with her husband and my parents, (is, are) driving to a wedding this weekend.

5.

One of my brothers (was, were) in Atlanta last weekend.

6.

The teacher as well as her students (believe, believes) that practice makes perfect.

7.

However, I believe that perfect practice, including long drills, (is, are) the key to success.

8.

Neither of the two politicians (expect, expects) to lose the race.

9.

Neither Senator Smith nor her administrative assistants (return, returns) phone calls.


10. Neither her administrative assistants nor Senator Smith (return, returns) phone calls.
11. Each of the twins (has, have) some unusual habits.
12. The first type of driver that I find annoying (is, are) the speeders.
13. She is one of the students who always (answer, answers) correctly.
14. Sara is the only one of the students who always (answer, answers) correctly.