ON thi TNPTTH Subject and verb agreement I. Singular verb (Động từ được chia số ít nếu chủ ngữ rơi vào một trong những trường hợp sau đây) 1. S= He/she/it/ N so it/N kđđ ( furniture, water, traffic, progress, knowledge, homework….) Eg: She is a very good teacher This book is very interesting The furniture was more expensive than we thought 2. S = Noun + Noun (cùng đề cập đến 1 người hoặc 1 vật) Eg: My best friend and adviser, John, is coming tonight 3. S = Each/every + Nsốit and Each/every + Nsốit Eg: Each boy and each girl has a book 4. S= Every/ Any/ No/Some + (thing, body, one) Eg: Everything looks bright and clean 5. S = N số ít nhưng hình thức số nhiều như từ chỉ môn học, bệnh tật, bang…(news, physics, economics, politics, linguistics, measles, mumps, the United States, Wales…) Eg: Physics is more difficult than chemistry 6. S = N chỉ khoảng cách, thời gian, tiền bạc Eg: Four week is a long time to wait to hear from him Twenty dollars is an unreasonable price for the necklake 7. S = a title of a book, an article, a story ( chủ ngữ là tên 1 cuốn sách, 1 bài báo, 1 câu chuyện) Eg: “Tom and Jerry” is very well known all over the world 8. S is used as a clause, gerund (khi chủ ngữ được dùng như 1 mệnh đề, 1 danh động từ ) Eg: That you get very high grades in school is necessary 9. S = One of + N số nhiều Eg: One of my friends is going to visit Hanoi next week II. Plural verb (động từ được chia số nhiều nếu chủ ngữ rơi vào một trong những trường hợp sau đây) 1. S = They/ we/ You/ N đếm được số nhiều Eg: They often come to class late We were listening to music at 7p.m yesterday 2. S = Noun and Noun (2 danh từ chỉ người, vật khác nhau) Eg: My sister and my brother are students 3. S = The + Adj Eg: The unemployed have no money to buy houses 4. Some, a few, both, many, a lot of + N số nhiều Eg: Many books I read yesterday are famous III. Singular or plural verb 1. S = Either or Neither + N1 + nor + N2  V2 Not only but also Eg: Not only my brother but also my sister is here Neither her friends nor she has arrived 2. S= A number of + N số nhiều  V số nhiều The number of + N số nhiều  V số ít Eg: The number of students in the class is very small A number of applicants have been interviewed Teacher: Nguyen Thu Trang ON thi TNPTTH 3. S = N1 + as well as/together with/with/along with/accompanied by/ + N2  V1 Eg: My son,together with his friends, is going to travel around the world The students, as well as their teacher, have not arrived yet 4. S = All/some/plenty/half/most/the rest/none/ a lot/ lots/ No + Of + N số ít  V số ít + N số nhiều  V số nhiều Eg: None of the money has been found None of the students have finished the exam yet 5. S = There + (be) + N  V phụ thuộc vào N Eg: There is a fly in the room There are 47 students in my class 6. S = N1 + OF + N2  V1 Eg: The house of the boys is very beautiful IV. Exercise: * Put the verb in brankets into the correct form 1. Every boy and girl in this room (know) the answer 2. A number of the students (fail) in the exam 3. Half of the money (belong) to Mr Lam 4. The pilot along with his passengers (be) rescued last night 5. Two weeks (go) fast when you are on vacation 6. Many of the girls in my school (wear) white shirts 7. Three kilos of potatoes (make) the basket heavier 8. Some of the tables in the classroom (be) broken 9. Bacteria of the hamful knid (cause) diseases 10. What we need most (be) books 11. The English (be ) proud and independent people 12. The United States (have) a population of 250 million 13. There (not be) any letters in the mail for you today 14. Physics (seek) to understand the mysterious of the physical world 15. Both the boss and his colleagues (be) robbed last night 16. My mothet together with her friends often (jog) in this park 17. Five hundred miles (be) a long distance 18. Neither you nor I (be) here yesterday 19. In the middle of the room (be) four chairs and a table 20. Everyone in both cars (be) injured in the accident last night 21. The books borrowed from the library (be) on my desk 22. The boy who won the two medals (be) a friend of mine 23. Bread and butter (be) our daily food 24. The quality of the candies (be) poor 25. Gold, as well as platium, (have) recently risen in price 26. I don’t think either of them (be) at home 27. Both of these oranges (be) bad 28. Everything I like (be) not available in the shops 29. I find that everywhere (be) booked up 30. The Tv news (is/are) at 10p.m Teacher: Nguyen Thu Trang ON thi TNPTTH * Choose the right answer: 1.The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories 2. Anything (is/are) better than going to the play tonight 3. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday 4. There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night 5. Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions 6. Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning 7. The army (has/have) eliminated this section of the training test 8. The numbers of students who have withdrawn from the class this quarter (is/are) appalling 9. These pictures as well as photograph (brighten/brightens) the room 10. Gymnastics (is/are) my favourite sport 11. The trousers you bought for me (doesn’t/ don’t) fit me 12. Where (do/does) your family live? 13. Three days (isn’t/aren’t) long enough for a good holiday 14. What he told you (seem/seems) to be of no importance 15. Measles (is/are) cured without much difficulty nowadays 16. Neither the moon nor stars (is/are) visible in this dark night 17. Wheat (is/are) used to make flour 18. The staff (was/were) opposed to any change 19. Fortunately the news (wasn’t/weren’t) as bad as we expected 20. I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees (is/are) too warm for me Teacher: Nguyen Thu Trang . ON thi TNPTTH Subject and verb agreement I. Singular verb (Động từ được chia số ít nếu chủ ngữ rơi vào một trong những trường hợp. cập đến 1 người hoặc 1 vật) Eg: My best friend and adviser, John, is coming tonight 3. S = Each/every + Nsốit and Each/every + Nsốit Eg: Each boy and each girl has a book 4. S= Every/ Any/ No/Some. class late We were listening to music at 7p.m yesterday 2. S = Noun and Noun (2 danh từ chỉ người, vật khác nhau) Eg: My sister and my brother are students 3. S = The + Adj Eg: The unemployed have