Subject - Verb Agreement

* Nouns followed by sing.Verbs: S + sing.V - Các Dtừ trừu tượng và Dtừ không đếm được food drinks time, weather air water furniture work progress advice knowledge equipment money, lugg

SUBJECT - VERB AGREEMENT

General rule : - sing S + sing V Ex: The student comes on time

- plural S + plural V Ex: The students come on time

* Nouns followed by sing.Verbs: (S + sing.V)

- Các Dtừ trừu tượng và Dtừ không đếm được

food

drinks

time,

weather

air water furniture work

progress advice knowledge equipment

money, luggage homework housework

merchandise innings billiards traffic,

- news(tin tức), information (thông tin)

-Các căn bệnh : measles (bệnh sởi), mumps(quai bị), rickets(còi xương…

- Các môn học : linguistics(ngôn ngữ học), politics(chính trị học), economics(kinh tế học), physics,

phonetics(ngữ âm học), statistics(thống kê học), mathematics …

- Tên nước :The United States, The United Nations , The Philippines, Marseilles, Wales…

* Nouns followed by plural Verbs:(S + pl.V) people, police, cattle, poultry (gia cầm), clergy (tăng lữ), vermin (sâu bọ), shorts # trousers, pants(quần dài nữ), scissors, glasses, Jeans, pliers(kìm), tongs(nhíp), compasses…

1- Hai chủ ngữ nối với nhau bằng liên từ AND thì động từ theo sau số nhiều Nhưng nếu hai chủ ngữ nối với nhau bằng AND nhưng chỉ chung 1 người , 1 vật, hoặc 1 ý niệm chung thì động từ số ít.

Noun and Noun (the same person/thing) > sing.V + My sister and I are watching TV

+ Curry and chicken is my favorite dish

Noun and Noun (different person/thing) > pl V + The director and the actor are coming

+ The director and scriptwriter is coming

2-

Both noun and noun > pl.V + Both my sister and I are tall

3- Khi 2 chủ ngữ nối với nhau bằng WITH / AS WELL AS / ALONG WITH thì động từ hợp theo chủ ngữ thứ nhất.

together with (= Mary doesn’t take a trip to Thailand with us.)

Noun + along with + Noun > V + Mai as well as her friends is good

as well as

in addition to

Each + sing.Noun + and + Each + sing.Noun -> sing.V

5- Every/Each/ One + of + pl.Noun > sing.V +Each of these students has a report 6- (Neither) nor + Neither you nor I am good at English.

(Either) + N1 + or + N2 -> V + He or you have taken my book.

Not only but also + Not only my children but also my wife likes it

7- (đại từ bất định) Every / Some/No / Any (one,body,thing) -> sing.V

8- Both / All / Several / Many -> pl.V Ex: Both are correct

9- The number of + pl.N > sing.V

A number of = A lot of + pl.N > pl.V

The number of schoolboys in my class is 20

A number of the applicants have already interviewed

10- Nhóm từ diễn đạt Thời gian, Khoảng cách, Đo lường, Số lượng… -> sing.V

Ex: + Ten miles seems a long walk to her.

+ Twenty five dollars is too much to pay for this book.

11-There/ Here + be + Noun (+ and + Noun ) -> V +There is a desk and some chairs in

the room

12- Khi diễn đạt 1 bộ phận, một phần trong tổng thể, động từ tuỳ thuộc vào Danh từ chính.

Many/plenty + of + Noun ->V white shirts

V-ing phrase -> sing.V + Growing flowers is my hobby

An idea/ opinion + Before meal is not time for sweets

14- Khi trong câu có chứa Mệnh đề quan hệ:

Noun + of + Noun + Relative Clause -> V + One of the girls who come from Canada

(who/which/that + v) has bought that coat

15- Collective nouns: Family, Committee (uỷ ban), Crowd, Parliament (quốc hội Anh), Congress (quốc

hộiMĩ), team (đội) …

+ Chỉ 1 tổng thể, 1 đơn vị trọn vẹn -> sing.V + Chỉ các thành viên trong tập hợp đó -> pl.V

+His family is a large one with 6 persons.Ex: + My family have dinner together.

+ The team wins the game easily

16- the + Adj -> pl.V Ex: The rich are not always happy.

 One

 Every

 Many a

 One of

 Every one of

 Neither of + pl noun + both sing and pl V

 Either of

 Two/three…

 Both

 A couple of

 A few

 A large number of + pl noun + pl V

 A great many

 Several

 Many

 A number of

 The number of + pl noun + sing V

(số lượng)

 A little

 Little

 A great deal of

 A great amount of

 Not any

 No

 Some

 A lot of

 Plenty of + pl Noun + pl V

 Most

 All

 The majority

 Of

 Half of

+ pl Noun + sing./pl V

Rewrite, using the coordinators given in the parentheses :

1 He does this work Or I do this work (either or)

2 He wasn’t an idler He wasn’t a gambler (neither nor)

3 He couldn’t stand up He couldn’t lie down (neither nor)

4 This prize will mean an honor for him It will mean an honor for us (not only but also)

5 She did it because she liked it And also because she wanted to kill the time (both and)

6 My brother receives a scholarship, and you do, too (as well as)

7 The United States chooses its spacemen carefully So does Russian (not only but also)

8 My friend doesn’t want to be present at the party I don’t either (neither nor)

9 His explanation is not clear The example he gives is not clear (both and)

10 Mr Green is arriving here tonight His friends are , too (and)

11 She is in Paris He is in Paris , too (either or)

12 She makes a report I make a report (either or)

13 He isn’t likely to be present at the meeting I’m not either (neither nor)

14 The U.S chooses its spacemen carefully Russia chooses its spacemen carefully (not only but also)

15 I have to do this work My friend has to do this work (not only but also)

16 He has to learn how to use this electric equipment The other students have to learn how to use this electric equipment (as well as)

17 Mr Green is arriving here tonight His friends are arriving here tonight (along with)

18 Air is needed to make plants grow Water is , too (not only but also)

19 My brother is an engineer My parents are also engineers (both and)

20 The dog isn’t fed The cats aren’t either (neither nor)

22 My answer is wrong Yours is wrong, too (both and)

23 Minh has your book, or Nam has your book Is that right ? (either or) -> Yes ,

24 My friends are here My sister is here Too (along with )

25 Bread is sold in this shop Butter is, too ( and )

26 The cook isn’t in the yard The hens aren’t either (neither nor)

27 He hasn’t heard of this before You haven’t heard of this before (neither nor)

28 No boy is allowed to play in the schoolyard No girl is allowed to play in the schoolyard

29 The hens are calling for food The pigs are, too (either or)

30 I myself have gone to the party My girlfriend has gone to the party (along with)

Finish each of the sentences , beginning with the words given:

1 My sister has already got married So has my brother,

-> Both my sister

2 She doesn’t like being criticized I don’t like being criticized

-> Neither

3 She is not very beautiful, but she is also very intelligent

-> Not only

4 You receive a scholarship and my brother does

-> You as well as

5 My friend had excellent ideas He did a good job, too

-> My friend not only

6 He wasn’t an idler He wasn’t gambler.

-> He was neither

Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1 Neither of these documents (be) translated into English

2 To the persons living in happiness, ten years (be / not) a long time

3 The majority of students in my school (study) English

4 The crowd (be) wild with excitement

5 A pair of jeans (be) in the washing-machine

6 Money as well as workers (be) needed

7 There (be) only) a few people at the meeting last night

8 It is her or I who (be) to go

9 The staff (not/ be) happy with their new condition working

10 Mathematics (teach) to us by Mr Minh now

11 My homework (do) already

12 Neither Henry or his friends (not / come) yet

13 The united Nation (play) an important part in preserving in the world

14 A large number of high school students (not / matter) the basic English grammar

15 The horse and carriage (be) at the door

16 The number of pupils who (get) poor marks since the beginning of this semester (be) appalling

17 Each boy and each girl (have) a seat

18 None of us (be) perfect

19 Where your family (live) ?

20 Can I borrow your scissors ? Mine (be / not) sharp enough

21 The study of languages (make) me funny

22 The majority (believe) that we are in no danger

23 Everybody (try) to do their best at present

24 That you take a computer course (be) very necessary

25 Mumps usually (cause) a mild fever

26 You can use my phone if yours (not/work)

27 Collecting old coins and paper notes (be) one of my hobbies when I was young

28 His silence (mean) that he agrees with us

29 No news (be) good news

30 A number of workers (ask) for a rise since last month

31 Five thousand pounds (steal) in the robbery last night

32 His family (sit) in the living room now

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

34 Ten tons of rice (cost) a lot of money

35 Measles (be) a dangerous disease

36 Whatever (happen), remember to be calm

37 The ideas in that book (be) interesting

38 Her children (play) football when I came

39 The old in my country (care for) by their children and grandchildren

40 The Chinese (have) an interesting history

41 The teacher, along with his students, (watch) the procession at the moment

40 The fact that he (have) a good job (surprise) all of us

41 Two thirds of these students (like) mathematics

42 Collecting stamps (take) up most of his time.

43 Looking at the painting which (paint) by famous artists always ( help) him to relax himself

44 There (be) many courses in this school All (be) compulsory