Subject - Verb concord

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Review 4

I, Subject and verb agreement

Giving the correct verb form:

1 The pictures in the magazines (be) very beautiful

2 The shops along with this street (open) until 9 PM

3 Either he or you (be) intelligent

4 Two kilometers (be) a long distance for me

5 The rich also (cry)

6 Mathematics (be) my major subject

7 Buying a new house (be) a good idea for us now

8 Neither the teacher nor her students (be) in the playground

9 An inflation rate of only per cent (make) a big difference to exports

10 Around 10 per cent of the forest (be) destroyed each year

11 More people (live) in Asia than ion any other continent

12 The news form the United State (seem) ver6y encouraging

13 Arranging flowers (be) my specialty

14 Japanese (be) very difficult for English speakers to learn

15 The professor and students (agree) on that point

16 Getting to know students from all over the world (be) one of the best parts of her job

17 Most children (like) to go to the zoo

18 The poor (not, be) helped by government programmes

19 There years (be) a long time to be without a job

20 The weather in the Southern States (get) very hot during summer

21 The production of dyes, perfumes and explosives (make) a lot of progress

22 The number of schoolboy in my class (be) twenty

23 A large number of the applicants (already, be interview)

24 The secretary and accountant of the company (not come) yet

25 So far everything (be) alright

26 His family (be) rich?

27 The crowd (be) wild with excitement

28 Twenty five dollars (seem) too much to pay for this book

29 There (be) the cattle in the field

30 He looks sad because no one (understand and believe) him

31 Many teachers and students (be) at the lecture last night

32 To my opinion, living happiness for 10 years (be) not a long time

33 Physics (study) mechanics, heat, light, sound and electricity

34 His silence (mean) that he agrees with us

35 Their news (come) to us once a year

36 The police (make) many enquiries about the murder up till now

37 All the equipment in his laboratory (import) from Japan.

38 His knowledge of butterflies (be) very wide

39 There (be) anybody at home?

40 One of the girls (go) to visit that old man every Sunday

41 Mumps usually (cause) a mild fever

42 His family (sit) in the first row now

43 Everybody (try) to do their beat at present

44 Much progress (make) in the world of science

45 The development of synthetic fabrics (bring) new challenges to chemical engineers

46 Furniture made in this workshop (be) expensive but very good

47 Vegetables will grow if there (be) enough water

48 My home work (do) already

49 The information that a computer (give) us often (help) save a lot of time in making a plan

50 All of the food served in this restaurant yesterday (be) excellent

51 Neither you nor I (be) responsible for the bad result

52 Mr.Thomson with his wife and his three children (be) abroad

53 Neither Henry nor his friends (come) yet

54 Measles (be) a dangerous disease

55 I don’t like the people who (show) no interest in anything

56 Mathematics (teach) to us by Mr.Tuan now

57 The news about the earthquake in Philippines (already broadcast) on radio several times so far

58 The United Nation (play) an important role in preserving peace in the world

59 Linguistics (be) the study of the way in which languages work in the world

60 Bread and butter (be) his favorite

61 The picture of the soldiers (bring) back many memories

62 Nothing (be) better than going to the play tonight

63 There (be) some scientists at the meeting yesterday

64 Mathematics (be) my favorite subject

65 Wheat (use) to make flour

66 Fortunately the news (not be) as bad as we expected

67 Her children (play) football when I came

68 Up to now nothing (hear) from the search party

69 Writing many letter often (make) her happy

Subject – Verb agreement

I, Choose the best answer:

1 There is garbage left behind in the carpark

2 The furniture in the apartment new and about three thousand dollars

3 All the water used up last night and we going to fill up the containers now

4 Clair one of my cousins who recently graduated from university

5 The troop of soldiers proudly into the parade ground (thao trêng).

6 One of the pupils absent since last weekend

7 Neither the girls nor their mother how to find the trickster (kÎ lõa g¹t) who had

cheated them of all their savings

8 The girl was alone at home There was with her

9 of us was given a beautifully wrapped present by grandmother

10 Neither Jeffry nor his classmates the project yet

11 his friends has a driving license

12 One hundred dollars a lot of money to give to a little boy

13 The tea is very sweet You have put in too sugar

14 Good health the result of good dietary habits and regular exercise

15 No one of the trees in his garden fruit

16 Helen, as well as her brothers how to play the violin well

17 Neither of my uncles any children yet

18 The water in the kettle boiling for the past hour

19 Most of the soup finished by the whole family There isn’t much left for you

A is B was C has been D have been

20 John, together with his friends, how to play basketball

21 She should tell that sincerely when he offered to help look after the injured kitten

22 All this week, the children food from the canteen

A has been eating B has eaten C have been eating D am eating

23 Terry, as well as the other scouts for a promotion at the end of this year

24 The furniture in our classrooms removed We have to sit on the floor for our lessons now

25 Both the prisoners and the police were after them

26 A pair of trousers missing Has anyone taken it by mistake?

27 Most of the water collected in the pails during last week’s rainstorm evaporated

28 The savages constantly among themselves trivial matters

29 Either Peter or his brother climbed Mount Everest

30 Both the girls just been scolded by the principal for playing truant

31 Yesterday, the farmer discovered that one of the ducklings missing

32 All the cakes in the shop by the lady who lives in the villa by the sea

33 The couple listening to music, especially classical music

34 This pair of spectacles a gift from my grandparents

35 Neither the girl nor her brother to do the laundry

36 John nor James speaks any French at all

37 The herd of goats grazing in the fields now

38 of the girls has committed the offence you have mentioned

A Both B Any C Neither D Some

39 Roland, together with Emilia, going to the picnic neat week

40 They, together with their friends, to stop toilering around town from now on

II, Insert the prepositions:

1 Can you supply me all I need?

2 I have looked two tickets the theatre

3 I’m always tired the end of the day

4 I spoke to him the telephone this morning

5 This will come in very useful her

6 He is always getting debt

7 What is at the cinema today?

8 If you don’t look out, you will get trouble

9 Don’t stare her, it is very rude

10 This road is new me

11 Mary is very brave She’s not afraid anything

12 “Thanks for leading me that grammar book, it is full good information”, said Van

13 I’m surprised the amount of money you have

14 She is usually very unfriendly and dislikes contact other people

15 Lan is a talented photographer who likes taking pictures children

16 There has been a big increase the price of land recently

17 Don’t ask Kevin to decide He’s not very good making decisions

18 Some people say that Sue’s unpleasant, but she has always been very nice me

III, Use the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1 That is not a proper (conclude)

2 In to documentary films, there’re some interesting programmes on television tonight (add)

3 She is thinking of English (learn)

4 Do you like to solve puzzles? (mathematics)

5 The to the problem will be difficult to find (solve)

6 Do you like , Nam?

7 Yes, I’d like to become a (mathematical)

8 Is there any to treat her so badly? (necessary)

9 compounds are often used for fertilizers (chemist)

10 In order to take this course, you should have a of higher mathematics (know)

11 I like your new machine May I borrow your (calculate)

12 The industrial will leas to the country’s prosperity (develop)

13 We don’t know the of this garden (long)

14 Her on maths surprises me (know)

15 Please let me know if you get into any (difficult)

16 This snake is very (danger)

17 They finished their work (perfect)

18 The task was too for them (ease)

19 Don’t worry! I’m all right (perfect)

20 He’s never had any accidents He is a driver (care)

21 The restaurant is now under new (manage)

22 Her was very strange (behave)

23 What a very old man his father is (learn)

IV, Finish each of the following sentences in such a ways that it means exactly the a\same

as the sentences printed.

1 We didn’t have enough money, so we didn’t go on holiday

Since

2 The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming

The children

3 That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eats there

No one

4 I didn’t go because of the heavy rain

Because

5 Because my brother has never been abroad before, he finds this trip very exciting

My brother

6 He went abroad to study international trade

Because

7 You should listen to yourself in English on cassette player to improve your pronunciation Because

8 She doesn’t understand English, so I’ll write in Spanish

Because

9 Mary looks happy because of having got good marks

Because

10 What do you study English for?

What ?

V, Pronunciation.