SubjectVerb Agreement

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Name: …………………………… CHỦ ĐỀ Date: ……. / …… / …… SỰ HÒA HỢP CHỦ NGỮ - ĐỘNG TỪ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BẢNG TÓM TẮT CÁCH CHIA ĐỘNG TỪ THEO CHỦ NGỮ TRONG CÂU STT SUBJECT VERB Danh từ không đếm được (thường ở dạng số ít): Furniture, equipment, traffic, information, knowledge, money, advice, progress, luggage, homework, housework... 1 Số ít Danh từ trừu tượng: friendship, belief, honour, destiny, fate … Danh từ riêng: Tên người, địa điểm …với nghĩa số ít (hình thức có thể là số nhiều) Danh từ đếm được số ít (thường đứng sau a/an/the): a car, the dog … Số ít 2 Danh từ đếm được số nhiều (thường có s/es): some boys, matches, the women … Số nhiều 3 Tên các cuốn sách, tờ báo, câu chuyện, bộ phim, sự kiện .. (hình thức có thể là số nhiều) Số ít 4 V-ing / to-V / Noun-Clause Số ít One/Any/Each/Every/Either/Neither + of + the/these/those/TTSH + N (số nhiều) 5 One/Any/Each/Every/Either/Neither + N (số ít) Số ít Each/Every + N (số ít) + and + Each/Every + N (số ít) Some/many/both/all/a few/several/most/ half/plenty/lots/a lot/ + (of) + (the/these/those/TTSH) + N (số nhiều) Số nhiều a great number/the rest … .. 6 Some/much/all/a little/several/most/half /plenty/lots/a lot/ + (of) + (the/these/those/TTSH) + N (ko đếm được) Số ít a great deal/the rest… The majority/minority + of + the/these/those/TTSH + N (số nhiều) Số nhiều 7 The majority/minority + of + the/these/those/TTSH + N (không đếm được) Số ít 8 A/an/the/TTSH + N1 + giới từ + … N2 …: A box of cigarettes Chia theo N1 Danh từ tập thể như: Congress, family, group, committee, class, organization, team, club, crowd, Government, jury, public … Số ít  chỉ chung/tổng thể 9* Danh từ tập thể như: Congress, family, group, committee, class, organization, team, club, crowd, Government, jury, public … Số nhiều  chỉ các cá nhân/thành viên riêng lẻ None of + the/TTSH + N (không đếm được) Số ít 10 None of + the/these/those/TTSH + N (số nhiều) Số nhiều No + N (số ít/không đếm được) Số ít 11 No + N (số nhiều) Số nhiều 12 Đại từ bất định: Everyone/ everybody/ anything/ nothing/ nobody/ something/ somebody/ no one/ anyone …… Số ít 13 Những N có hình thức số nhiều nhưng nghĩa số ít: News, physics, mathematics, measles, mumps, rickets, the Philippines, the United States… Số ít 14 Các N có hình thức số ít nhưng nghĩa số nhiều: police, military, people, cattle, poultry … Số nhiều 15 Các cụm từ chỉ khoảng cách, thời gian, số tiền, khối lượng…: 2 metres, 3 kilos, 4 million dollars, 5 hours … Số ít Adj dùng như N: The + Adj  tương đương với các N tập hợp số nhiều: Ex: The rich, The poor, The old, The injured… 16 Số nhiều S1 and S2  chỉ cùng 1 người/vật Số ít 17 S1 and S2  chỉ 2 người/vật khác nhau Số nhiều S1 with S2 S1 as well as S2 S1 along with S2 S1 besides S2 18 Chia theo S1 S1 together with S2 S1 accompanied by S2 S1 in addition to S2.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 19 20 21 22. S1 or/nor S2 Either S1 or S2 Not S1 but S2 Not only S1 but also S2 The number of + N (số nhiều) A number of + N (số nhiều) Here / There + be + N Here / There + be + N1 + N2. Neither S1 nor S2. Chia theo S2. Cụm từ gồm N ở dạng khẳng định và N ở dạng phủ định: It was not A, but B…, It was A, rather than B…. 26 27. Phân số/…percent + of + N (số nhiều) Phân số/…percent + of + N (số ít/không đếm được) Các danh từ có 2 bộ phận như: trousers/scales/glasses/scissors/shorts/pants/jeans/pliers  luôn ở số nhiều A pair of + trousers/ scales/glasses/scissors/shorts/pants/jeans/tongs/pliers … Các cụm từ chỉ nhóm/bầy/đàn động vật hoặc gia súc: a flock of birds, a school of fish, a herd of cattle, a pride of lions, a pack of dogs …… Các từ chỉ nhóm/bầy/đàn chuyển thành số nhiều: many flocks of birds, herds of buffaloes... More than one + N(số ít) Many a + N(số ít). 28. Đại từ quan hệ (Relative Pronoun). 23 24 25. 29 30. Both + N (số nhiều) Both of + the/these/those/TTSH + N (số nhiều) Tên các giải thi đấu thể thao, cuộc thi …có hình thức số nhiều. * Một số ví dụ: Everybody who wants to buy a ticket should be in this line. Something is in my eye. Anybody who has lost his ticket should report to the desk. Neither of his pens is able to be used. If either of you takes a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work. No problem is harder than this one. Nobody works harder than John does. None of the money has been found. None of the students have finished the exam yet. No example is relevant to this case. No dogs are allowed in the flower garden. Neither John nor his friends are going to the beach today. Either John or his friends are going to the beach today. Neither the boys nor Carmen has seen this movie before.. Số ít Số nhiều Chia theo N Chia theo N1 Chia theo N ở khẳng định Số nhiều Số ít Số nhiều Số ít Số ít Số nhiều Số ít Số ít Chia theo N/Đại từ mà nó thay thế Số nhiều Số nhiều. Either John or Bill is going to the beach today. Neither the director nor the secretary wants to leave yet. Mary, along with her manager and some friends, is going to a party tonight. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by her wife and children, is arriving tonight. Mary and her manager are going to a party tonight. Mary or her manager is going to answer the press interview. Knowing her has made him what he is. Not studying has caused him many problems. Washing with special cream is recommended for scalp infection. Being friendly is one of his strengths. Writing many letters makes her happy. It is not the faculty members but the president who decides this issue. It was the speaker, not his ideas, that has provoked the students to riot..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> Exercise 1: Choose the best answer 1. Every country (has / have) __________ a national flag. 2. The cattle ( is/ are)_________ going to be sold with the farm. 3. The house is empty. Nobody (live / lives ) _________ there. 4. The old in my country( are/ is) _________ taken care of by their children. 5. Both of Ann’s sisters (is / are) _________ married. 6. Either my answer or your anwers (is / are) __________ wrong. 7. A number of students (is / are) __________ going to the class picnic. 8. Mr. Green, along with his friends (is / are) _________ arriving here tonight. 9. The results of her experiment (was/ were) _________ published in a journal. 10. There ( is/ are) __________ some interesting pictures in today’s newspaper. 11. Each learner of English (need / needs) __________ a good dictionary. 12. He as well as the other students (have / has) _________ learned how to install this. 13. Tom and I didn’t eat anything. Neither of us (was / were) _________ hungry. 14. Ann has got two sisters. Both of them (is / are) _________ married. 15. The captain as well as the passengers (was / were) __________ frightened. 16. My brother and my sister (is / are) _________ engineers. 17. Neither my brothers nor my sister (is / are) ________ too fond of puppet – show. 18. Working for 12 hours a day(make / makes ) _________ her very tired. 19. Ten miles ( is/are) __________ not a long distance. 20. The number of the days in a week ( is / are ) __________ seven. 21. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) ………..………planning a party. 22. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings)…………….…. back many memories. 23. The quality of this recordings (is/are) ………………..not very good. 24. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) …………………been proven to be extremely harmful. 25. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) ………………..increased rapidly in recent years. 26. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are)………………. going to the play tonight. 27. Anything (is/are) ………………..better than going to another movie tonight. 28. A number of reporters (was/were)………………. at the conference yesterday. 29. Your glasses (was/were)………………. on the bureau last night. 30. The committee (has/have)…………………. already reached a decision. Exercise 2: 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. 5. The officers (try) ………….…a lot to win the boss’s heart recently. 6. Five kilos of gold (steal) …………..…. . from the bank yesterday. 7. Physics (cause) ……………….…me many troubles at school. 8. Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) …………………. to deliver the speech. 9. That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) …………………. me a lot..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 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. 15 kilometers (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 that I have just rented (have) ……………..……. been lost. 15. The plan as well as the proposals (have) ………..…. . to be discussed in the meeting next Monday. 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. If nobody (have) ………………..…. . bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer. Exercise 3: 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 for you yesterday. 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 wife and children (have) …………………. a vacation in Hawaii now. 17. No news (be) ………………… good news. 18. Old McDonald, a good man and useful citizen (just/pass) ………………… away. 19. The jury (have) …………………different ideas in his case. 20. The cost of all these goods (rise) …………………….. recently. Exercise 4: Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each following sentence. 1. His choice of words ______ very good. A. are B. be C. is D. being 2. The boy, with his two companions, _________ the cherry tree now. A. has split B. have split C. is spliting D. are splitting 3. Neither the mother nor the children __________ aware of the danger. A. were B. was C. is D. has been 4. Pollution together with water erosion _________ its toll on the building. A. are taking B. is taking C. have taking D. have taken.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 5. The battery, along with the alternator and starter, ___________ up the electrical system of car. A. have made B. made C. makes D. make 6. The news…………….. quite alarming. A. are B. have C. was D. were 7. Four miles……………. on the odometer. A. have been recorded B. has been recorded C. have recorded D. has recorded. 8. Thirty-five dollars…………..too much for this shirt. A. is B. are C. were D. being 9. Neither the local environmentalists nor the mayor………….a plan that will satisfy everyone. A. has B. have C. are D. is 10. Three swimmers, Paul, Ed, and Jim………..now in competition for medals. A. is B. has been C. had been D. are 11. It ………………these questions that are diffcult. A. are B. is C.was D. has 12. The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file …….…. among the best in the country. A. are B. is C. has been D. was 13. The letter was not mailed in time, and……………. A. neither is the package B. neither was the package C. neither the package is D. neither the package was 14. Fruit and vegetables……………good for you. A. is B. are C. does D. done 15. The staff……………in the conference room at the moment. A. are meeting B. were meeting C. meet D. is meeting 16. Many parts of our own beautiful city………..to look like mini garbage dumps. A. is starting B. do starting C. are starting D. has starting 17. Both viruses and genes ………made from nucleoproteins. A. are B. is C. were D. has 18. Much of what you were told…………inaccurate. A. are B. was C. did D. done 19. None of the work………….completed. A. have been B. are be C. have done D. has been 20. Both the whale and the manatee……….federal protection. A. needs B. need C. is need D. needing.

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