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<b>SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT</b>

<b> (Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ)</b>

 <b>The subject and verb must agree in person and number.</b>
<b>EX: - My mother always gets up early.</b>

<b> - We go to school on time every day.</b>
1.

<b>EX: - You and I enjoy watching football games.</b>
<b> - Both Mr Pike and Mr Brown are engineers.</b>

2.

<b>EX: - Mr John with his children is on holidays.</b>
<b> - I think you as well as Jane are good.</b>
3.

<b>EX:- Either you or I am wrong.</b>

<b> - Neither Tom nor his parents want to leave here.</b>
4.

<b>EX: - Not only she but also we like this film.</b>

<b> - Not only we but also she likes this film.</b>

S1 + and + S2

-> plural V
Both + S1 + and + S2

<b>S1 + with + S2 -> V</b>

as well as
together with
along with

Either or

<b> + S1 + + S2 -> V</b>
Neither nor

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5.

<b>EX: -Every student obeys his teacher.</b>
<b> -Each man has his own responsibility.</b>
6.

<b>EX: - Each of you has an exercise-book.</b>
<b> - Every of us has one already.</b>
7.

<b>EX: -Learning English is difficult.</b>
<b> - To see is to believe.</b>

8.

<b>EX: - The English drive on the left-hand side of the road.</b>
<b> - The poor are helped by government programmes.</b>
9.

<b>EX: - The study of languages is interesting.</b>

<b> - Several theories on this subject have been proposed.</b>
Every

+ singular N -> singular V
Each

Every of personal pronoun

+ -> singular V
Each of plural noun

Gerund phrase

+ -> singular V
To infinitive phrase

The + Adjective -> plural V

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<b>EXERCISE: Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets:</b>

1. John with twenty friends (is/ are) planning a party.
2. Neither Bill nor his parents (is/ are) going to the play.
3. Each student (have/ has) answer the first three questions.
4. Either you or he (make/ makes) breakfast this morning.

5. Every elementary school teacher (have/ has) to take this exam.
6. He as well as his brothers usally (go/ goes) to school on time.

7. Both children and old people (enjoy/ enjoys) holidays.

8. My teachers and friends (is/ are) very kind.
9. Travelling by air (is/ are) very fast.

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