(LT+BT) S - V agreement (Hoà hợp chủ ngữ - động từ)

sll HoA HgP GIfrA cHU NGII vA DeNc
l. Chfi ng& li

rtl

(suBJECT-vERB AGREEMENT)

danh tir s6 it, d4i tir s5 it, ilQng tir nguyGn th6, danh il6ng tir, cflu phg

VD:

)

DQng

tir

s6

it

The book is on the table.

To work hard is necessary.
Playing football is not easy with me.
2. Chfr ngir

ldr

VD:

danh tir s6 nhidu, rl4i tir s6 nhidu

ldr

VD:

p

danh tir kh6ng tl6m tlugc

)

EQng

DQng

tir s6 it

Cereal is my favorite food.

"or" hoic "nor"

)

DQng

tir chia theo chfr ngfr gin nh6t

My parents or my brother is staying at home now.

5. Chfr ngfr tlugc n6i nOi c6u trric "either ... or

)

tir s5 nhi6u

to school by bus.

4. chfr ngfr duo. c n6i uai

VD:

DQng

Children like to play toys.
We

3. Chfr ngfr

)

...", "neither ... nor..." hofc..not only ... but also ...,,

tir chia theo chfr ngfr gin nhdt

VD:

Either my parents or ! am going to the supermarket to buy food for lunch.
Neither the teacher nor the students write on the blackboard.

Not only Julie but also Georgette wants to visit grandma.
6. Chfi ngfr

bit tliu b0i "either" ho{c "neither" nhung kh6ng eli voi "or" ho{c ..nor,, )

VD:

tir

s6

it

Neither of them works in this company.

7. Chfr ngir duqc n6i UOt "both ... and

VD:

DQng

..." ho{c Uit aau bing "both',

)

DQng

tir s6 nhi6u

Both Lan and Nam are going to the swimming pool.

8. Cric chfr ngf,r tluqc n5i b6ri cic li6n tir: of, as long as, as well as, with, together with, except, in
addition to, no less than ) EQng tt chia theo chfr ngfr thri, nh6t dri'ng trufc c:lc li6n tt

VD:

The study of languages requires time.

My father

as

well as the other people in my family is very friendly.

Ford in addition to Mercedes Benz is lowering its car prices to encourage better sales.
9. Hai chfr ngfr n6i vcri nhau

bing '(and"

li 2 chfr th6 kh{c nhau )

DQng

t}

s6 nhiiiu


VD:

The secretary and the treasurer were present. (Ddy

10. Hai chfr ngii niii

VD:

vni nhau bing *and'

VD:

A number of + Danh tir

sT

tir s5 it

ki6m bric si)

tir s6 it

DQng

)

DQng

tir sd nhidu

tIAu blng *each (of)

/ every + danh tir, everyone, everAbody, everything,
something, anything, anyone, anybody, no one, nobody, nothing" ) DQng tir s5 it

VD:
VD:

tir s5 nhi6u

)

DQng

tir s5 nhidu

Many students like playing games nowadays.

* Danh tir s6 it )

15. Many + a

VD:

DQng

tir s5 it

Many a student doesn't want to study all day at school.

tir: majorif of, some of, none of, all of, no, cic luqng tir chi ph6n s6,

16. C6c chfr ngfr c6 cric luqng

trim,...

VD:

t

DQng

tir chia theo danh tir ilftng tling sau (xem quy tic 1,2,3\

Some of my friends are very good at English.
Some of the information he told us was not reliable.

No further information is provided for you unless you are a VIP.
No people are allowed to swim in this lake.
Two third of students in my class are girls.
Two third of water in this bottle is drunk by Peter.
17. Chn ngir lir cgm

VD:
18. The +

tir chi ti6n bgc, thni gian, do ludrrg, khoing c6ch

19. Chri ngfr

DQng

)

DQng ttr s6 nhi6u

The deaf are the people who are not able to hear.

li

cfc danh tir t$p th6 (nhu family, committee, team, class,...)

- Ntiu danh tir chi

VD:

)

Five dollars to buy this shirt is very cheap.

tinh tir (chi mQt nh6m ngutri)

VD:

someone,

Everyone in my class,lg very intelligent.

14. Many + Danh

phAn

ld ca

DQng

A number of good students in my class have decreased this year.

Chi ngir bit

somebody,

)

tir

niy

+

2 ngudi kh6c nhau)

The number of addicted people has increased recently.

VD:
13.

cirng 1 chfr the

The singer and doctor is coming. (Nguoi

11. The number of + Danh

12.

li

li

I

don vi

tip

th6

His iamii-v is rich.

)

DQng

tir s5 it

tri sii it


- N6u danh tir chi tirng c6

VD:

nhin

)

DQng tr)r s6 nhi6u

His family are having dinner.

20. chc danh tir lu6n o d?ng s6 nhidu nhung c6 nghia s5

it

)

D0ng tir s6 it

VD: The news is good.
Mathematics is an important subject.
21. Trong c6u

dio, chri ngfr chinh

al,frog sau tlQng

tir +

EQng 1i, chia theo chri ngil rlrtng sau

VD: There is a dog near the house.
There were no schools in this area before liberation.

22. Population vri.i nghia dAn s5

)

DQng tir s6

it

VD: The population of China is largerthan that of Japan.
Population vri,i nghia s6 nguli

VD:

)

OQng

tir

s5 nhi6u

One third of the population here are workers.

B. BAI TAP
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer

l.

The magazines on the table

A. is

B.are

2. Everybody

B.are

Each person in class

A. is

5.

is

There

A. is

6.

There

A. is

7.

B.are

8.

Tomatoes

A. need

C.were

D.have been

C.have been

D. are going to be

C.behaves

D.used to

C.were

D.have been

C.was

D.has been

C.were

D. have been

C.is needing

D. are needing

patient.

B.are
some money on the table.

B.are
some bills for you to pay

.

B. are

This information about taxes

A. is

D.has been taken

ready to begin.

4. Every teacher at this school
A.

C.was taken

on time for class.

A.is

3.

for you.

helptul.

B. are
lots of shunshine to grow.
B.needs


A.Have

B.Has
some people already

10. There

A. is
I

l.

C.Do

in line for the movie.

B.are

C.was

The vegetables in the bowl on the table

A.looks

D.has been

fresh.

B.smells

12. Everyone in the class

D.Does

C.is

D.are

attention.

A.pay

B.were paying

C.is paying

D.are paying

C. was

D. has been

C.is needing

D. are needing

13. The dishes on the counter

A. is
14. Each

B. are

person

to bring identification.

A. need

B.needs

hiking every weekend in the summer.

15. The people next door

A. have gone

16.

B.are going

My father and mother

c.go

for the same company.

A. work

B.works

17. The pictures on the

wall

A. is

C.is going to

C.was'

in my class

18. The students who

A.is - come

C.are

two studentsin my class who
B.is - speaks

A.is - is

B.is - are

D.has been

- come

C.are- speak

B.covers

22.The United States of America

A. consist
23. Two hours

B.consists

D.are- speaks

from Vietnam.
C.are - is

21. Most of the mountain peaks in the Himalayan range

A. cover

D.are- comes

Portuguese.

talking to the teacher

20. The student who

D.has worked

from many countries.

B.is- comes

A. is - speak

work

of my father's family

B.are

19. There

D.goes

D.are - are

with snow the year around.

C.is covered

D.are covered

of fifty separate states.
C.is consisting

D.are consisting

too long to wait, don't you think?

A. is

B.are

C.were

D.have been

A.

C.isn't

D.aren't

A. speak and understand

B. speaks and understands

C. speak and understand

D. Speak and.und'erstands

Portuguese spoken in Brazil?

24.

hasn't
B.haven't
25. A lot of Brazillians_ Spanish.


26.

Why
A. is

27. Geography

the police standing over there?
B.are

_

C.was

fascinating. Mathematics

A.is - is

D.were

fascinating

B.is - are

C.are - is

D.are - are

C.have

D.has

the population of Canada?.

28. What

A.is

B.are

29.The most common name for dogs in the United States

is

B.are

30. Most of the water in the world
A.

"Roger".

C.were

D.have been

salt water. What percentage of the water in the world

fresh water.

A.is - is
3 1.

B.is - are

The study of

language

A. is

C.are

-

is

D.are - are

very interesting.

B.are

C.were

D.have been

32. Several theories on this subject
A.are proposed
C. has been

B. was proposed

proposed D. have been proposed

33. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children,

A. arrives

B.arriving

34. Everyone who

B. doesn't purchase C. hasn't purchase

A.don't purchase

Bill

B.have

36. Everybody in our class

A. seems to be

gone

37. Writing many letters

B.makes

A. is

D. seems is

C.have made

D.are making

C.was

D.has been

too much to pay for that shirt.

is

A number of students

Either John or his wife
A.make

C. seem be

seven.

B. are

A.is going
41 .

D. are going

... very friendly.

38. The number of days in a week

40.

D.haven't purchase

her happy.

A.make

A.

C. is going

.
B. seems to

_

D.are arriving

to the beach today

A.go

39. Seventy dollars

C.is arriving

ticket should be in this line.

a

35. Neither John nor

tonight.

B.are

C.were

D.have been

to the class picnic.
B.are going

C.has gone

D.was going

breakfast each morning.

B.makes

--

C.is making

D.are making


minutes
A.isn't

4z.Fifty

enough time to finish this test.

B.aren't

C.haven't

been

D.weren't

43. None of the counterfeit money
C.has been found
found
a party.
44. John, along with twenty students,
A.plan
B.have planned C.is planning
45. Anybody who
their ticket should report to the desk.
A. loses
B.is losing
C.has lost
46. None of the students
the exam yet.
A.is finishing
B.are finishing
C.have finished
47.The effects of that crime
likely to be devastating
A.is
B.are
C.has been
48. The majority of students him to be innocent.
A.believe
B.believes
C.is believing

49. Skating more popular every day.
A.become
B.is becoming C.are becoming
50. I _
some people who
my sister.
A.meet - know
B. met - knows
D. meet -has known
C. met - know

A.is

51 .

found

B.were

The quality of these

recordings_

A. is not
52. Writing many

letters

not

D.are planning

D.have lost

D.has finished

D.have been

D.are believing

D.have become

very good.
C. were

not

D. have not been

her happy

makes
C. have made
53. A number of reporters_ at the conference yesterday
A. was
B. is
C. were
54. The crowd at the baseketball game
will with excitement.
A. is

B. were
C. was
55. Each student
answered the first three questions.
B. has
A. have
C. is
56. The young
the future in their hand.
' B. has
A. have
C. are having
57. Half of the students _
English.
A. is
B. are
C. have been
58. I he prcture of the soldiers
back many memories.
A.

make

B. are

D.have been found

B.

D. are making

D. have been

D. has been

D. are

D. is having

D. has been


A. bring
59.

B. brings

" Gulliver's Travel"
A. is

D. has brought

C. has been

D. have been

an amusing book.

B. are

60. Neither the director nor the secretary

A. want

C. have brought

to leave yet.

B. wants

C. is wanting

D. are wanting

Exercise 2: Give the correct answer

1.

The use of vitamin supplements and herbs (be)

becoming increasingly popular

among Americans.

2. While many studies claim that vitamins

and herbs can improve health, there (be)

a

lot of controversy about their safety.
J.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (do)

4.

Most experts (believe)

5.

Still, anyone who (take)

not regulate vitamins and herbs.

that herbal supplements are mild and somewhat harmless.

too much of a vitamin or herb could suffer negative side

effects.

6.

For example, some medical problems (have)

been linked to overuse of ephedra, an

herb taken by people to lose weight.
7.

Some research (suggest)

8.

People who (take)

that Vitamin C may help prevent cancer.
more than 1,000 miligrams of vitamin C daily may experience

diarrhea or kidney stones.

9.

Advertisers say that the herb "kava kava" (reduce)

10. Using large amounts of kava kava (be)

anxiety and insomnia.
not wise as muscle, eye or skin problems

could result.
I

l.

The danger of long-term use of vitamins and herbs (be)

12. There (be)

still unknown.

a lot of evidence that vitamin-rich foods are beneficial.

13. However, whether the use of supplements (be)
14. Most people (be)
15.

helpful or not is still being debated.

able to get all the vitamins they need in the foods they eat.

A daily diet that (contain)

foods from the 4 groups should supply all the nutrients a

person needs.
16. Eating 5 servings

of fruits and vegerables daily (be)

said to provide all the essential

vitamins we require.
17. The best way

to get the necessary vitamins and minerals (be)

naturally, through a

healthy diet.

18.

Talking to your doctor before. taking supplementq (be) _

_

advisable.


Exercise 3: Circle the correct form of verb

1.

Your friend (talkaolks) too much.

2. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.
3. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well.
4. Bill (drive-driues) a cab.
5. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.
6. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
7. He (cook-coaftsl dinner for his family.
8. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day.
9. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend.
10. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high.
1

l.

Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis.

12. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet.
13. Neither
14.

of the men (is-are) here yet.

(Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave?

15. Several of the sheep (is-ore) sick.
16. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present.
17.

Nobody in the class (hos-have) the answer.

18. Each
19.

Allof

of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations.
the milk(is-ore) gone.

20. Most of the seats (was-were) taken.
21. Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often.

22.Either the cups or the glasses (ore-is) in the dishwasher.
23. Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work.

24.There (is-ore)

a

dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage.

25. Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party.

26.Here into the main ring of the circus (come-comes,) the trained elephants.
27 .

Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise.

28. The committee (work-works) hard for better schools.
29. There (is-ore) many things to do before the holidays.
30. The

jury (was-were) polled for their verdicts.

31. Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects.
32. Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here.
33. The United States (is-are) a country of contrast.


34.

A magazine and

a book (was-were)

lying on the floor.

35. The family (is-are) occupied with their individuar problems.
36. Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.
37. one hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people.

.

38. She (doesn't-don,/ Iook very well today.
39. Twenty minutes (is-ore) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work.

40.It (doesn't-don,t) seem so cold today.
41. Gymnastics (is-are) easy for Angela.
42. Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper.
43. A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar.
44. They (d o e s n, t-d o n, t). think they, I I wi n the game toni ght.
45. He

(don't-doesn,t) speakvery well.

61. Everybody (wos-were) asked to be quiet.
62. rn a marathon, few of the starters (inishes-Jinish) the race.
63. Sixty days (is-are) not enough time to complete the project.
64.

All of the workers (is-are) receiving their bonus

65. On our street (is-are) many tall trees.

66.|t (don't-doesn,t) make any difference.
67. The value of cars and motorcycle s (has-hove) increased.
68. The principal and her husband (is-are) honored guests.

69. Either the pitcher or the base runner s (wos-were) caught napping.
70. One of my friends (believe-believes) in E.S.p.
71. Have you ever heard the expression, "No news (is-are) good news?,,

72. There (was-were) several dents in the car.
73. Either Luis or Horace (pay-pays) the

bills in our house.

74. Aboy and a girl (were-was) here to see you.
75. The box ofapples (is-are) on the porch.
76. Some of the job applicants (is-ore) expected to pass the difficult screening test.

77.The army (is-are) conducting maneuvers in March.
78. Here (come-comes) the family now.

'

79. Neither of us (l's-are) goingto work.
80.

(Doesn't-Don't) they know when to quit?

81.

Thirty minutes (is-are) the time limit for the test.

82. I he class (is-are) tumingin their registration torms today.

83. Beyond the mountains (is-are) a fertile valley.
84. Annie and her brothers (is, ore) at school.
85. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
86. The dog or the cats (is, ore) outside.
87. Either my shoes or your coat (is, ore) always on the floor.
88. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
89. One of my sisters (is, ore) going on a trip to France.
90. The man with all the birds (live,lives) on my street.
91. The movie, including all the previews, (take, lakes) about two hours to u,atch.

92.The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
93. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
94. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
95. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

96. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
97 .

Eight dollars (is, ore) the price of a movie these days.

98. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
99. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistake (if needed)

l.

Sara and Desmond is organizing the food.

2. Many of my classmates

are arriving early to decorate the party room.

3. The party start at 8:00
4.

Each of us are bringing a small gift that cost less than $10 for another person.

5.

Mike, like many other students, have been trying to decide on the best gift to buy.

6.

Mike doesn't want to get something serious; he like to make people laugh.

7. Unfortunately,

all the funny things is too expensive.

8. Soo Min is making a cake, and Maria is buying some special chips.


9'

Calcium, which is one of the world's most common elements, are important for growing
strong
bones and teeth.

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I

l.

Each of us.plan to give a report.

12. Several of these books look brand new.

13. The president and host greets guests at the door.

14. The parking pass and the ticket lies on the desk.

15. Neither the book nor the tapes was returned.

16. The number of errors are small.

17.

A number of the power lines are down because of the wind.

18. The

council is favor of athletic activities.

19. The group of administrative assistants are meeting in the board room.

20. Mathematics are

difficult for

some students who have been out of school for a few years.

21. C. B. Jones is the one who do the paintings.

22.

aily one of the executives

attends the meeting.

23. All coworkers but Dave needs to be here for the in-service.

24. Our CEO, together with boarci members, hires ail empioyees.


25. Attending the seminar is accountants from Wisconsin.

26. Neither the assistant nor the managers has the invoice number.