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SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
I. Use the right form of the verbs.
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. Many of the girls in my school (wear)…………….. white shirts.
9. What we need most (be) books.
10. Either your key or my key (be) …………………………………..missing.
11. John or his brothers (be)…………………………………… going to help me tomorrow.
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 right now.
15. Three fourths of the wall (be) ………………painted so far.
16. There (have) …………… been more excitement in this city about a sporting event.
17. The ship with its load of timer (be)……………….leaving the port today.
18. The package of cigarettes (be)…………………….on the table over there.
19. Oranges and cream (be)……………………perishable and should be refrigerated.
20. The newspaper and the dictionary (be)………………………on the table.
21. A good man and useful citizen (have)……………………… passed away.
22. Half of the students (be)………………looking out.
23. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends (seem)
………………at the moment untold loss.
24. There (be)………………….plenty of time. So don’t be so hurry.
25. There (be)…………………..a lot of lakes in Hanoi.
26. I, your master, (command)……………………….you.
27. My wife, not my friends, ( wait)………………………waiting for me at the moment.
28. Early to bed and early to rise (make)………………….a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

29. The English (be) ………. famous for their calmness.
30. The money that (spend) ……………. on education every year (be) ………not enough.
31. The number of employees who (not, finish) ……..………. their work yet (have) …………. . to
work on the weekend.
32. Five kilos of gold (steal) ………………. . from the bank yesterday.
33. Physics (cause) …………………you any trouble at school.
34. That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) ………………. me a lot.
35. When I (see) ……………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) …………. . to steal your
wallet.
36. The plan as well as the proposals (be) ……….……. . to be presented in the coming Monday
meeting.
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II. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. I like a classical music very much. …………………………………………...
2. Cattle was driven hundreds of miles. …………………………………………...
3. That’s a wonderful news. …………………………………………...
4. Has the police arrived yet? …………………………………………...
5. I don’t like hot weather. Thirty degrees are too hot for me. ……………………………………
6. Every girl and boy have to wear uniform at this school. …………………………………………
7. Where is my trousers? Have you seen it anywhere? …………………………………………...
8. There are some water in the bottle. …………………………………………...
9. The trees over the hill is green. …………………………………………...
10. China, a country with many people, grow a lot of rice. …………………………………………
11. The computer lab, with its many computers, are moving into the new building.
…………………………………………...
12. The shoes I bought last month, while comfortable, is out of style.……………………………
13. The number of students who knows the answer are very low. …………………………………
14. Economics are the main subject of her department. …………………………………………...

15. percent of the forest have been destroyed lately.-->……………………………………………
III. Complete the sentences with is/ are, has/ have or dose/do.
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 having 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.
IV. Choose the best answer.
1. A large number of students in this school…….English quite fluently.
A. speaks
B. is speaking
C. has spoken
D. speak
2. Beauty as well as health…..failed her this term.
A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are
3. Not only John but his brothers……also in debts.
A. is
B. have
C. was
D. were
4. The quality of these recordings……..not very good.
A. is

B. are
C. is being
D. has been
5. To what place……..either the man or his son wish to go?
A. is
B. does
C. do
D. are
6. We have had……….homework in Mathematics recently.
A. lots of
B. many
C. several
D. any
7. The use of credit cards in place of cash……increased rapidly in recent years.
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A. have been
B. has been
C. has
D. have
8. Three years in a strange land…….like a long time for lonely people.
A. is seeming
B. are seeming
C. seems
D. seemed
9. For most of these children, poverty………..them from having enough schooling.
A. makes
B. avoids
C. prevents

D. refuses
10. If anyone…….., tell him I’ll come back later.
A. was calling
B. called
C. call
D. calls
11. About 60% of students in this class……from China.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. is
12. The writer and poet……at the meeting yesterday.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
13. The Browns……..here since 1950.
A. are living
B. is living
C. have lived
D. has lived
14. The science classes at this……..difficult.
A. schools are
B. school is
C. school are
D. school’s is
15. She isn ’t used to………….in these bad conditions.
A. work
B. working
C. worked

D. be working
16. One of the……from Italy.
A. student is
B. students are
C. student are
D. students is
17. My mother…………drink much coffee but now she has become addicted to it.
A. didn’t use to
B. didn’t used to
C. wasn’t used to
D. used to
18. You have to pay extra if you take too……with you.
A. much luggages
B. many luggages
C. much luggage D. many luggage
19. ……in your class have tickets for the lecture series?
A. Do any of the student
C. Do any of the students
B. Does any of the student
D. Does any of the students
20. There…..available in his area of specialization.
A. isn’t a lot of job B. aren’t a lot of jobs C. isn’t a lot of jobs D. aren’t a lot of job.
21. Many of the……..not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do
C. participants in the race does
B. participants in the races does
D. participant in the race does
22. The English…….strong traditions.
A. has
B. have much

C. have many
D. has much
23. ……moved to that city recently.
A. A number of Vietnamese have
C. The number of Vietnamese have
B. A number of Vietnamese has
D. The number of Vietnamese has
24. Each of the reference……available in the school library.
A. books on that list is B. books on that list are C. book on that list is D. book on that list are
25. There ……in the world today.
A. is many new computer company
C. are many new computers companies
B. is many new computers company
D. are many new computer companies

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26. The doctor who has visited dozens of countries and has helped thousands of patients all around
the world………over there.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
27. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
A. are
B. will be
C. has become
D. is
28. Each student………. answered the first three questions.

A. has
B. have
C. have to
D. must
29. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
A. make
B. is making
C. makes
D. made
30. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
A. has
B. have
C. is having
D. are having
31. Five dollars ………all I have onme.
A. are
B. is
C. will be
D. have
32. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
A. are
B. is
C. has been
D. have been
33. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
A. was
B. are
C. is
D. were
34. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.

A. is
B. are
C. will be
D. have
35. Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
A. need
B. needs
C. is needing
D. has need
36. Peter, together with his uncle,……………fishing.
A. have gone
B. has gone
C. go
D. goes
37. The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
A. has
B. is having
C. are
D. have
38. The number of the months in a year…………twelve.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. is
39. The picture of the soldiers………. . back many memories.
A. will bring
B. brings
C. bring
D. have brought
40. These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.

A. brightens
B. brightening
C. brighten
D. being brightened
41. What he told you………. . to be of no importance.
A. seems
B. seem
C. must seem
D. have seemed
42. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,………. . proposed some changes
of the rules.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
43. The flock of birds…………. . circling overhead.
A. gets
B. are
C. is
D. get
44. The levels of intoxication…………. from subject to subject.
A. has been varied
B. havebeen varied
C. varies
D. vary
30. Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
A. has
B. have
C. are
D. is

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KEY
I. Use the right form of the verbs.
1. Three months (be) is a long time to wait.
2. Five dollars (be) is too much to pay for that book.
3. A number of books (be) are on the table over there.
4. The number of students in this class (be) is limited to thirty.
5. It (be) was my two brothers who (be) were hurt.
6. It (be) is the children playing upstairs.
7. Neither of the answers (be) is correct. (Neither of + N so nhieu + V so it)
8. Many of the girls in my school (wear) wear white shirts.
9. What we need most (be) is books.
10. Either your key or my key (be) is missing.
11. John or his brothers (be) are going to help me tomorrow.
12. Bread and butter (be) was all he asked for. (2 danh từ chỉ cùng 1 món ăn)
13. The author and lecturer (be) is arriving today. (chỉ cùng 1 người)
14. My old friend and colleague, George (be) is in town right now.
15. Three fourths of the wall (be) has been painted so far.
16. There (have) ……has …. been more excitement in this city about a sporting event.
17. The ship with its load of timer (be) is leaving the port today.
18. The package of cigarettes (be) is on the table over there.
19. Oranges and cream (be) are perishable and should be refrigerated.
20. The newspaper and the dictionary (be) are on the table.
21. A good man and useful citizen (have) has passed away.
22. Half of the students (be) are looking out.
23. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends (seem) seems at
the moment untold loss. (When each of a number of singular noun subjects is considered
separately, the verb is in the singular.)

24. There (be) is plenty of time. So don’t be so hurry.
25. There (be) are a lot of lakes in Hanoi.
26. I, your master, (command) command you.
27. My wife, not my friends, ( wait) is waiting for me at the moment.
28. Early to bed and early to rise (make) makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
29. The English (be) ……are…. famous for their calmness.
30. The money that (spend) ……is spent……. on education every year (be) …is……not enough.
31. The number of employees who (not, finish) …haven’t finished………. their work yet (have) …
has……. . to work on the weekend.
32. Five kilos of gold (steal) …was stolen……. . from the bank yesterday.
33. Physics (cause) …causes………you any trouble at school.
34. That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) ……encourages……. me a lot.
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35. When I (see) …saw………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) …was trying…. . to
steal your wallet.
36. The plan as well as the proposals (be) …is ……. . to be presented in the coming Monday
meeting.
II. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. I like a classical music very much. ………bỏ “a”…………………………………...
2. Cattle was driven hundreds of miles. …………was  were………………………………...
3. That’s a wonderful news. …………… bỏ “a”……………………………...
4. Has the police arrived yet? …………has - Have………………………………...
5. I don’t like hot weather. Thirty degrees are too hot for me. ……are  is……………………
6. Every girl and boy have to wear uniform at this school. …have has…………………………
7. Where is my trousers? Have you seen it anywhere? …is are /it  them…………………...
8. There are some water in the bottle. ……areis……………………………………...
9. The trees over the hill is green. ………isare…………………………………...
10. China, a country with many people, grow a lot of rice. …grow  grows……………………

11. The computer lab, with its many computers, are moving into the new building. …are  is…
12. The shoes I bought last month, while comfortable, is out of style.…is  are………………
13. The number of students who knows the answer are very low. …knowsknow/are  is……
14. Economics are the main subject of her department. …areis…………………………
15. 20 percent of the forest have been destroyed lately  have has
III. Complete the sentences with is/ are, has/ have or dose/do.
1. Either John or you …have ……. . to be responsible for the unfinished work.
2. David, as well as his friends, …is ………collecting waste paper to recycle.
3. John and Helen …do …. . not admit having broken the window.
4. Neither Tom nor his friends…have ……. . lost the keys
5. Both Peter and his girlfriend…are ……. working for a bank.
6. Neither the library nor the bookstore…has ………the book I need.
7. Tom as well as his two close friends … is ……not in class today.
8. Both Ron and Bob …have ……passed the exam successfully.
9. One of the staffs…has ……. to report the problem to the manager.
10. Either the girl or her parents…are ………going to be present at the party.
III. Choose the best answer.
1. A large number of students in this school…….English quite fluently.
A. speaks
B. is speaking
C. has spoken
D. speak
2. Beauty as well as health…..failed her this term.
A. has
B. have
C. is
D. are
3. Not only John but his brothers……also in debts.
A. is
B. have

C. was
D. were
4. The quality of these recordings……..not very good.
A. is
B. are
C. is being
D. has been
5. To what place……..either the man or his son wish to go?
A. is
B. does
C. do
D. are
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6. We have had……….homework in Mathematics recently.
A. lots of
B. many
C. several
D. any
7. The use of credit cards in place of cash……increased rapidly in recent years.
A. have been
B. has been
C. has
D. have
8. Three years in a strange land…….like a long time for lonely people.
A. is seeming
B. are seeming
C. seems
D. seemed

9. For most of these children, poverty………..them from having enough schooling.
A. makes
B. avoids
C. prevents
D. refuses
10. If anyone…….., tell him I’ll come back later.
A. was calling
B. called
C. call
D. calls
11. About 60% of students in this class……from China.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. is
12. The writer and poet……at the meeting yesterday.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
13. The Browns……..here since 1950.
A. are living
B. is living
C. have lived
D. has lived
14. The science classes at this……..difficult.
A. schools are
B. school is
C. school are
D. school’s is

15. She isn ’t used to………….in these bad conditions.
A. work
B. working
C. worked
D. be working
16. One of the……from Italy.
A. student is
B. students are
C. student are
D. students is
17. My mother…………drink much coffee but now she has become addicted to it.
A. didn’t use to
B. didn’t used to
C. wasn’t used to
D. used to
18. You have to pay extra if you take too……with you.
A. much luggages
B. many luggages
C. much luggage D. many luggage
19. ……in your class have tickets for the lecture series?
A. Do any of the student
C. Do any of the students
B. Does any of the student
D. Does any of the students
20. There…..available in his area of specialization.
A. isn’t a lot of job B. aren’t a lot of jobs C. isn’t a lot of jobs D. aren’t a lot of job.
21. Many of the……..not expect to win.
A. participants in the race do
C. participants in the race does
B. participants in the races does

D. participant in the race does
22. The English…….strong traditions.
A. has
B. have much
C. have many
D. has much
23. ……moved to that city recently.
A. A number of Vietnamese have
C. The number of Vietnamese have
B. A number of Vietnamese has
D. The number of Vietnamese has
24. Each of the reference……available in the school library.
A. books on that list is B. books on that list are C. book on that list is D. book on that list are
25. There ……in the world today.
A. is many new computer company
C. are many new computers companies
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B. is many new computers company
D. are many new computer companies
26. The doctor who has visited dozens of countries and has helped thousands of patients all around
the world………over there.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
27. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
A. are
B. will be

C. has become
D. is
28. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
A. has
B. have
C. have to
D. must
29. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
A. make
B. is making
C. makes
D. made
30. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
A. has
B. have
C. is having
D. are having
31. Five dollars ………all I have onme.
A. are
B. is
C. will be
D. have
32. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
A. are
B. is
C. has been
D. have been
33. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
A. was
B. are

C. is
D. were
34. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
A. is
B. are
C. will be
D. have
35. Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
A. need
B. needs
C. is needing
D. has need
36. Peter, together with his uncle,……………fishing.
A. have gone
B. has gone
C. go
D. goes
37. The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
A. has
B. is having
C. are
D. have
38. The number of the months in a year…………twelve.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. is
39. The picture of the soldiers………. . back many memories.
A. will bring
B. brings

C. bring
D. have brought
40. These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.
A. brightens
B. brightening
C. brighten
D. being brightened
41. What he told you………. . to be of no importance.
A. seems
B. seem
C. must seem
D. have seemed
42. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,………. . proposed some changes
of the rules.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is
43. The flock of birds…………. . circling overhead.
A. gets
B. are
C. is
D. get
44. The levels of intoxication…………. from subject to subject.
A. has been varied
B. havebeen varied
C. varies
D. vary
30. Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
A. has

B. have
C. are
D. is
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