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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
I. Give correct form of ver
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.
6. It (be) the children playing upstairs.
7. Neither of the answers (be) correct.
8. Neither (be) to blame.
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.
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 (was/were) spilt on the floor.
24. There (be) plenty of time.
25. There (be) a lot of lakes.
26. I, your master, (command) you.
27. My wife, not my friends, ( is waiting/are waiting) for me.
28. Early to bed and early to rise (make) a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
29. Either the mayor or the eldermen (be) to blame.

30. Not John but his brothers (be) to blame.
31. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends (seem) at
the moment untold loss.
32. A cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance.
33. Her principal anxiety (was/were) her children.
34. Nobody not John and William (was/were) there.
35. Man, no less than the lower forms of life (be) a product of the evolutionary process.
36. The girl, as well as the boys, (has/have) learnt to ride.
37. The bat together with the ball (was/were) stolen.
38. The newspaper and the dictionary (be) on the table.
39. Here (be) bread and the dictionary.
40. Here (be) bread and butter for breakfast.
41. The ship with its load of timer (be) leaving the port today.
42. Noone (be) eager to be examined the first.
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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
43. It (be) her lies that ( irritake) me so much.
44. Three fourths of the wall (be) painted.
45. Two fifths of the members (be) present.
46. Two times two (make) four.
47. Two 2’s (make ) four.
48. Two plus two (be) four.
49. How many (be) six and five?
50. Nine from fourteen (be) five.
51. Twenty years (be) not a long period of time in human history.
52. Five dimes (make) fifty cents.
53. Five dollars (be) a small sum.
54. “ The three Musketeers” (be) written by Alexandre Dumas.

55. You don’t have to say much , a word or two (be) sufficient.
56. These (be) one or two things I’d like to talk over with you.
57. The number of new books in our library (be) ever growing.
58. A number of new books in our library (be) displayed at the book show.
59. Our only guide ( be) stars.
60. There (be) a lot of traffic on this road.
II. Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

The weather in the southern states ( gets, get) very hot during the summer.
The result of Dr. Noll’s experiment( was,were) published in a scientific journal.
Bob and his friends( is,are) coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night.
Every man, woman, and child (is,are) protected under the law.
Washing the dishes (is, are) the children’ job
A lot of the students (is, are) already here.
Some of the furniture in our apartment (is, are) secondhand
Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken.
At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (is, are) about people who lived in
the 19th century
10. One of the coutries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy.
11. Some of the cities I would like to visit (is, are) Rome and Vience
12. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book.

13. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book.
14. None of the students ( was,were) late today.
15. the number of students in this room right now (is, are) twenty.
16. A number of students in the class ( speaks,speak) English well.
17. There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper.
18. There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article.
19. The United States (is, are) lacated in North America.
20. Economics (is, are) Don’s favourite subjects.
21. Ten minutes (is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise.
22. Most people (likes,like) to go to the zoo.
23. The police (is, are) coming. I’ve already called them.
24. Japanese (is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn.
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25. the Japanese (has, have) a long and interesting history.
26. The old in my country (is, are) cared for by their children and grandchildren.
27. This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (is, are) easy.
28. The extent of Jane’s knowledge on various complex subjects ( astounds. Astound: lam kinh
ngac) me.
29. The subjects you will be studying in this cource (is, are) listed in the syllabus.
30. Massachutes and Connecticut (is, are) located in New England.
31. Only the black Widow spider, or all of the spiders in the United States, ( has,have) caused
death among human being.
32. The professor and the student ( agree, agrees) on that point.
33. Almost every professor and student at the Universary ( approves, approve) of the choice or
Dr.Brown as the new president
34. Each girl and boy in the sixth- grade class( has,have) to do a science project.
35. Getting to know students from all over the world (is, are) one of the best parts of my job.

36. Annie had a hard time when she was coming home from the store because the bag of
groceries ( was,were) too heavy for her to carry.
37. where ( do, does) your parents live?
38. Why ( was,were) Susan and Alex late the meeting?
39. (Is, are) having the respondsibility for taking care of pets good for young children?
40. Some of the fruit in this bowl (is, are) rotten
41. Some of the apples in that bowl (is, are) rotten
42. Half of the students in the class (is, are) from Arabic- speaking countries.
43. Half of this money ( belong, belongs) to you.
44. A lot of students in the class (is, are) from Southeast Asia.
45. A lot of clothing in those stores (is, are) on sale this week.
46. One of my best friends (is, are) coming to visit me next week.
47. Each boy in this class ( has,have) his own notebook.
III. Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
1. Every one of the students (is, are) required to take the final test.
2. None of animals at the zoo (is, are) free. All of them (is, are) in enclosures
3. A numbers of students at the university (is, are) approximately 10,000.
4. One of the chief materials in bones and teeths (is, are) calcium.
5. ( Do, does) all of the children have their books?
6. ( Do, does) all of this homework have to finished by tomorrow?
7. Why ( was,were) some of the students excutes from the examination?
8. Why ( was,were) one of the students excutes from the examination?
9. What percentage of the earth’s surface (is, are) covered by water?
10. What percentage of the people in the world (is, are) illiterate?
11. ( Do, does) any of you know the answer to that question?
12. There (isn’t, aren’t) any letters in the mail for you today.
13. There (isn’t, aren’t) any mail for you today
14. There (is, are) a lot of problem in the world
15. There (is, are) a fly in this room. Where’s the flyswatter?
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16. There (is, are) over 600,000 kinds of insects in the world.
17. How many kinds of birds (is, are) there in the world?
18. Why (isn’t, aren’t) there a hospital close to those villages?
19. There (is, are) a green pen on Tim’s desk.
20. There (is, are) a blue pen and a yellow notebook on Sue’s book.
21. There (is, are) some pens and a notebook on Jack’s desk
22. The United States ( has,have) a population of 250 million
23. The new about Mr. Hogan (is, are) surprising
24. Massachutts (is, are) a state in the Northeastern part of the United State.
25. Physics(seek,seeks) to understand the mysteries of the physical world.
26. Statistics (is, are) a branch of mathematics
27. The Statistics in that report on oil production (is, are) incorrect
28. Fifteen minutes (is, are) maximum length of time allowed for the exam.
29. Twenty dollars (is, are) an unreasonable price for the necklace.
30. Many people in the world (do,does) not have enough to eat.
31. The police (is, are) prepared in case there is a riot.
32. The English (is, are) proud, independent people.
33. English (is, are) not my native language.
34. Many Japanese ( commutes, commute) to their places of work.
35. Portugues (is, are) somewhat similar to Spainish, (isn’t, aren’t) it?
36. The poor (is, are) helped by government program
37. John, along with twenty friends (is, are) planning a party.
38. The picture of the soldiers (bring, brings) back many memories.
39. The quality of these recordings (is, are) not very good.
40. If the duties of these officers (isn’t, aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish
the project.
41. The effects of ciggarette smoking ( has,have) been proven( chung minh) to be extremely

harmful.
42. “ The use of credit card in place of cash ( has,have) increased rapidly in recent years.
Advertisement on TV (is, are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
43. living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is, are) at an all time high.
44. Mr. Jones, accompanied(cung voi) by several members of the committee, ( has,have)
proposed some changes of the rules.
45. The levels of intoxication (vary, varies) from the subject to subject.
46. neither Bill nor Mary (is, are) going to play tonight.
47. Anything (is, are) better than going to another movie tonight.
IV. Choose the best answer
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
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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
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 many 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
V. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D:
1. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
a. speaks
b. is speaking
c. has spoken
d. speak
2. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
a. are
b. will be
c. has become
d. is
3. Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
a. has
b. have
c. is

d. are
4. Bread and butter ………. what she asks for.
a. is
b. are
c. will be
d. have been
5. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
a. has
b. have
c. have to
d. must
6. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
a. make
b. is making
c. makes
d. made
7. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
a. has
b. have
c. is having
d. are having
8. Five dollars ………all I have on me.
a. are
b. is
c. will be
d. have
9. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
a. are
b. is
c. has been

d. have been
10. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
a. was
b. are
c. is
d. were
11. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
a. is
b. are
c. will be
d. have
12. Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
a. need
b. needs
c. is needing
d. has need
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13. Peter, together with his uncle, ……………fishing.
a. have gone b. has gone
c. go
d. goes
14. The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
a. has
b. is having
c. are
d. have
15. The number of the months in a year …………twelve.

a. was
b. were
c. are
d. is
16. The picture of the soldiers………. . back many memories.
a. will bring b. brings
c. bring
d. have brought
17. These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.
a. brightens
b. brightening
c. brighten
d. being brightened
18. The quality of the recordings ………. . not very good.
a. is
b. are
c. is being
d. has been
19. This house as well as that one………. . for sale, which will you have?
a. are
b. is
c. have
d. has
20. To what place ………either the man or his son wish to go?
a. is
b. does
c. do
d. are
21. Twenty miles………. a long way to walk.
a. are

b. was
c. is
d. were
22. What he told you………. . to be of no importance.
a. seems
b. seem
c. must seem
d. have seemed
23. Mathematics………. . not always an exact science.
a. was
b. are
c. is
d. were
24. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,………. . proposed some
changes of the rules.
a. have
b. has
c. are
d. is
25. The flock of birds…………. . circling overhead.
a. gets
b. are
c. is
d. get
26. The levels of intoxication…………. from subject to subject.
a. has been varied b. have been varied c. varies
d. vary
27. The majority of the students………. . him to be innocent.
a. was made
b. believe

c. makes
d. make
28. The pair of the pliers………. . on the table.
a. was
b. were
c. put
d. puts
29. The use of credit cards in place of cash………. . increased rapidly in recent years.
a. have been
b. has been
c. has
d. have
30. Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
a. has
b. have
c. are
d. is
VI. Supply the correct tenses and form of the verbs in parentheses:
1. The English (be) ………. famous for their calmness.
2. The money that (spend) …………. on education every year (be) ………not enough.
3. The number of employees who (not, finish) …………. their work yet (have) ………. . to
work on the weekend.
4. The office (close) …………on the weekend.
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5. The office (try) ………a lot to win the boss’s heart recently.
6. Five kilos of gold (steal) ………. . from the bank yesterday.
7. Physics (cause) …………you any trouble at school.

8. Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) …………. to deliver the speech. So who (choose)
………. ?- Daisy and Ann (be) ……….
9. That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) …………. me a lot.
10. When I (see) …………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) ……. . to steal your
wallet.
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. Nobody (have) ………. . bought that car from the dealer
VII. 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 animals preserve.
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 the refrigerator.
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.
VIII. Complete the sentences with is / are, has / have or does /do.
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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
1. Either John or you ………. . to be responsible for the unfinished work.
2. David, as well as his friends, …………collecting waste paper to recycle.
3. John and Helen ……. . not admit to have broken the window.
4. Neither Tom nor his friends………. . lost the keys.
5. Both Peter and his girlfriend………. working for a bank.
6. Neither the library nor the bookstore…………the book I need.
7. Tom as well as his two close friends ………not in class today.
8. Both Ron and Bob ………passed the exam successfully.
9. One of the staffs………. to report the problem to the manager.
10. Either the girl or her parents…………going to be present at the party.
IX. 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 United States (have) a population of 250 million.
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. The cost of all these articles (have) risen.
X. Circle the best answer.
1. One of ____________ a goldfish bowl on her kitchen table.
a. my friend keep

c. my friend keeps

b. my friends keep

d. my friends keeps

2. Every ____________ love.
a. man, woman and child needs

c. man, woman and child need

b. men, women and children needs

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

4. Neither Lan nor her parents ____________ the film.
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d. work / are


a. like

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
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

c. letter make

d. letters make

11. Writing ____________ her happy
a. letter makes

b. letters makes

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

13. My father and mother ____________ for the same company.
a. works

b. work

c. is working

d. has worked

14. The elderly ____________ this kind of music, but the young ____________.
a. don’t like / does b. doesn’t like / does c. don’t like / do

d. doesn’t like / do

XI. 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.
7. Ten miles (be) ___________ too far to walk.
8. Not only John but also his friends (want) ___________ to buy this race horse.
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
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(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.
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.
XII: Find the incorrect part A, B, C and D.
1. Each of the rooms have its own bathroom.
A

B

C

D

2. Everybody who have a fever must go home immediately
A

B

C

D

3. Twenty five dollars are all I can afford to pay for this recorder
A

B

C

D

4. All of the windows in my house was broken in the earthquake.
A

B

C

D

5. The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to the party.
A

B

6. Living expenses in this country are high.
A

B

C

D

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C

D