BÀI TẬP VỀ SỰ HÒA HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGƯC VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ

(Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise)

I.Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

II. Choose the answers from the options given in the brackets.
1.    One of my friends ……………………….. gone to France. (has / have)
2.    Each of the boys ………………………. given a present. (was / were)
3.    Neither of the contestants ……………………….. able to win a decisive victory. (was / were)
4.    Oil and water ……………………….. not mix. (do / does)
5.    He and I ……………………….. at Oxford together. ( was / were)
6.    Slow and steady …………………….. the race. (win / wins)
7.    Neither Peter nor James …………………….. any right to the property. (has / have)
8.    No prize or medal ………………….. given to the boy, though he stood first in the examination. (was / were)
9.    Either Mary or Alice …………………… responsible for this. (is / are)
10.    Neither the Minister nor his colleagues ………………………… given any explanation for this. (have / has)

III.
1. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
a. speaks            b. is speaking                c. has spoken            d. speak
2. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
a. are                 b. will be                c. has become              d. is
3. Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
a. has                b. have                    c. is                              d. are
4. Bread and butter ………. what she asks for.
a. is                  b. are                       c. will be                      d. have been
5. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
a. has               b. have                    c. have to                      d. must
6. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
a. make            b. is making            c. makes                      d. made
7. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
a. has               b. have                     c. is having                 d. are having
8. Five dollars ………all I have on me.
a. are               b. is                          c. will be                     d. have
9. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
a. are               b. is                          c. has been                  d. have been
10. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
a. was             b. are                      c. is                             d. were       
11. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
a. is                 b. are                        c. will be                   d. have
12. Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
a. need            b. needs                    c. is needing             d. has need
13. Peter, together with his uncle, ……………fishing.
a. have gone    b. has gone              c. go                           d. goes
14. The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
a. has               b. is having              c. are                          d. have
15. The number of the months in a year …………twelve.
a. was               b. were                    c. are                           d. is
16. The picture of the soldiers………. . back many memories.
a. will bring      b. brings                 c. bring                        d. have brought
17. These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.
a. brightens       b. brightening         c. brighten                   d. being brightened
18. The quality of the recordings ………. . not very good.
a. is                    b. are                      c. is being                    d. has been
19. This house as well as that one………. . for sale, which will you have?
a. are                  b. is                         c. have                         d. has
20. To what place ………either the man or his son wish to go?
a. is                    b. does                     c. do                             d. are
21. Twenty miles………. a long way to walk.
a. are                  b. was                      c. is                               d. were
22. What he told you………. . to be of no importance.
a. seems              b. seem                   c. must seem                 d. have seemed
23. Mathematics………. . not always an exact science.
a. was                  b. are                      c. is                               d. were
24. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,………. . proposed some changes of the rules.
a. have                   b. has                          c. are                                   d. is
25. The flock of birds…………. . circling overhead.
a. gets                    b. are                          c. is                                d. get
26. The levels of intoxication…………. from subject to subject.
a. has been varied  b. have been varied    c. varies                         d. vary
27. The majority of the students………. . him to be innocent.
a. was made           b. believe                   c. makes                          d. make
28. The pair of the pliers………. . on the table.
a. was                     b. were                       c. put                               d. puts
29. The use of credit cards in place of cash………. . increased rapidly in recent years.
a. have been           b. has been                 c. has                               d. have
30. Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
a. has                      b. have                       c. are                                d. is

V.  Correct the sentences if necessary. Check (√) s any that are already correct:
1. The Chinese has an interesting history.
2. English is one of the most popular language in the world.
3. The scissors on the table is my sister’s.
4. Linguistics is my major field of study.
5. There are good furniture in this showroom.
6. The cattle is grazing in the meadow.
7. The interrogation, conducted by the police officers, have lasted for several hours.
8. The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening.
9. The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the podium.
10. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense.
11. 20 percent of the forest have been destroyed lately.
12. The witnesses saw that most of the fire in the hills was extinguished.
13. Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animals preserve.
14. All of the students in the class taught by Professor Roberts is required to turn in their term papers next Monday.
15. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests are still in the refrigerator.
16. We believe that some of the employees is going to be devoted to quality control.
17. It is impossible to believe that somebody actually admire that man.
18. Each of the doctors in the building needs to have a separate reception area.
19. The president felt that no one were better suited for the position of chief staff advisor.
20. Everybody participating in the fund-raiser are to turn in the tickets by 8. 00. 

VI  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 to have 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.

 VII.  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 in the mail for you today.
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 courage and endurance (be) tried to the utmost.
17. No news (be) good news.
18. A good man and useful citizen (have) passed away.
19. The jury (be) divided in their opinions.
20. The cost of all these articles (have) risen.

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(Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise)
I. .Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject
1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn't know the answer.
7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, want to win.
11. Either answer is acceptable.
12. Every one of those books is fiction.
13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14. Is the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20. The committee debates these questions carefully.
21. The committee lead very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.

II. Choose the answers from the options given in the brackets.
1.    One of my friends ……………………….. gone to France. (has / have)
2.    Each of the boys ………………………. given a present. (was / were)
3.    Neither of the contestants ……………………….. able to win a decisive victory. (was / were)
4.    Oil and water ……………………….. not mix. (do / does)
5.    He and I ……………………….. at Oxford together. ( was / were)
6.    Slow and steady …………………….. the race. (win / wins)
7.    Neither Peter nor James …………………….. any right to the property. (has / have)
8.    No prize or medal ………………….. given to the boy, though he stood first in the examination. (was / were)
9.    Either Mary or Alice …………………… responsible for this. (is / are)
10.    Neither the Minister nor his colleagues ………………………… given any explanation for this. (have / has)

III.
D1. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
a. speaks            b. is speaking                c. has spoken            d. speak
A2. A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
a. are                 b. will be                c. has become              d. is
A3. Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
a. has                b. have                    c. is                              d. are
B4. Bread and butter ………. what she asks for.
a. is                  b. are                       c. will be                      d. have been
A5. Each student………. answered the first three questions.
a. has               b. have                    c. have to                      d. must
C6. Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
a. make            b. is making            c. makes                      d. made
A7. Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
a. has               b. have                     c. is having                 d. are having
B8. Five dollars ………all I have on me.
a. are               b. is                          c. will be                     d. have
B9. John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
a. are               b. is                          c. has been                  d. have been
C10. Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
a. was             b. are                      c. is                             d. were       
A11. Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
a. is                 b. are                        c. will be                   d. have
A12. Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
a. need            b. needs                    c. is needing             d. has need
B13. Peter, together with his uncle, ……………fishing.
a. have gone    b. has gone              c. go                           d. goes
A14. The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
a. has               b. is having              c. are                          d. have
D15. The number of the months in a year …………twelve.
a. was               b. were                    c. are                           d. is
B16. The picture of the soldiers………. . back many memories.
a. will bring      b. brings                 c. bring                        d. have brought
C17. These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.
a. brightens       b. brightening         c. brighten                   d. being brightened
A18. The quality of the recordings ………. . not very good.
a. is                    b. are                      c. is being                    d. has been
B19. This house as well as that one………. . for sale, which will you have?
a. are                  b. is                         c. have                         d. has
B20. To what place ………either the man or his son wish to go?
a. is                    b. does                     c. do                             d. are
C21. Twenty miles………. a long way to walk.
a. are                  b. was                      c. is                               d. were
A22. What he told you………. . to be of no importance.
a. seems              b. seem                   c. must seem                 d. have seemed
C23. Mathematics………. . not always an exact science.
a. was                  b. are                      c. is                               d. were
B24. Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,………. . proposed some changes of the rules.
a. have                   b. has                          c. are                                   d. is
C25. The flock of birds…………. . circling overhead.
a. gets                    b. are                          c. is                                d. get
D26. The levels of intoxication…………. from subject to subject.
a. has been varied  b. have been varied    c. varies                         d. vary
B27. The majority of the students………. . him to be innocent.
a. was made           b. believe                   c. makes                          d. make
A28. The pair of the pliers………. . on the table.
a. was                     b. were                       c. put                               d. puts
C29. The use of credit cards in place of cash………. . increased rapidly in recent years.
a. have been           b. has been                 c. has                               d. have
C30. Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
a. has                      b. have                       c. are                                d. is

V.  Correct the sentences if necessary. Check (√) s any that are already correct:
1. The Chinese has an interesting history.(HAVE)
2. English is one of the most popular language in the world.(+S)
3. The scissors on the table is my sister’s.(ARE)
4. Linguistics is my major field of study.V
5. There are good furniture in this showroom.(IS)
6. The cattle is grazing in the meadow.(ARE)
7. The interrogation, conducted by the police officers, have lasted for several hours.(HAS)
8. The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a party this evening.(ARE)
9. The president, surrounded by secret service agents, is trying to make his way to the podium.V
10. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt at the taxpayers’ expense.V
11. 20 percent of the forest have been destroyed lately.(HAS)
12. The witnesses saw that most of the fire in the hills was extinguished.V
13. Some of the animals from the zoo was released into the animals preserve.(WERE)
14. All of the students in the class taught by Professor Roberts is required to turn in their term papers next Monday.
(ARE)
15. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests are still in the refrigerator.(IS)
16. We believe that some of the employees is going to be devoted to quality control.V
17. It is impossible to believe that somebody actually admire that man.(+S)
18. Each of the doctors in the building needs to have a separate reception area.V
19. The president felt that no one were better suited for the position of chief staff advisor.(WAS)
20. Everybody participating in the fund-raiser are to turn in the tickets by 8. 00. (IS)
 
VI  Complete the sentences with is / are, has / have or dose /do.
1. Either John or you ………. . to be responsible for the unfinished work.HAVE
2. David, as well as his friends, …………collecting waste paper to recycle.IS
3. John and Helen ……. . not admit to have broken the window.DO
4. Neither Tom nor his friends………. . lost the keys.HAVE
5. Both Peter and his girlfriend………. working for a bank.ARE
6. Neither the library nor the bookstore…………the book I need.HAS
7. Tom as well as his two close friends ………not in class today.IS
8. Both Ron and Bob ………passed the exam successfully.HAVE
9. One of the staffs………. to report the problem to the manager.HAS
10. Either the girl or her parents…………going to be present at the party.ARE

 VII.  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.GOES
2. Many of the girls in my school (wear) white shirts.WEAR
3. Three kilos of potatoes (make) the basket heavier.MAKES
4. Some of the tables in the classroom (be) broken.ARE
5. Bacteria of the harmful kind (cause) diseases.CAUSE
6. What we need most (be) books.IS
7. The English (be) proud and independent people.ARE
8. The United States (have) a population of 250 million.HAS
9. There (be, not) any letters in the mail for you today.ARENT
10. Everyone in both cars (be) injured in the accident last night.WAS
11. The books borrowed from the library (be) on my desk. ARE
12. The boy who won the two medals (be) a friend of mine.IS
13. Bread and butter (be) our daily food.IS
14. The quality of the candies (be) poor.IS
15. Gold, as well as platinum, (have) recently risen in price.HAS
16. His courage and endurance (be) tried to the utmost.IS/WAS
17. No news (be) good news.IS/WAS
18. A good man and useful citizen (have) passed away.HAS
19. The jury (be) divided in their opinions.ARE/WERE
20. The cost of all these articles (have) risen.HAS

Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, is arriving tonight.

If either of you takes a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the work.
None of the counterfeit money has been found
Neither the boys nor Carmen has seen this movie before.

The majority believes that we are in no danger

The majority of the students believe him to be innocent.
The crowd was wild with excitement.
- Measles is a dangerous disease for pregnant women.
Twenty dollars is too much to pay for this book.
Some of the voters are still angry.
A large percentage of the older population is voting against her. Two-fifths of the vineyard was destroyed by
fire.
Two-fifths of the troops were lost in the battle.

Five years is the maximum sentence for that offence.

: None of the students have finished the exam yet.

No example is relevant to this case.
: Either John or his friends are going to the beach today.

No examples are relevant to this case.

Answer : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise

1. Annie and her brothers are at school.

2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats are outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.

6. Benito doesn't know the answer.

7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, takes about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, want to win.

11. Either answer is acceptable.

12. Every one of those books is fiction.

13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.

14. Is the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.

17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants are at the cleaner's.

19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!

20. The committee debates these questions carefully.

21. The committee lead very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, are in this case.

ii.
Answers
1.    One of my friends has gone to France.
2.    Each of the boys was given a present.
3.    Neither of the contestants was able to win a decisive victory.
4.    Oil and water do not mix.
5.    He and I were at Oxford together.
6.    Slow and steady wins the race.
7.    Neither Peter nor James has any right to the property.
8.    No prize or medal was given to the boy, though he stood first in the examination.
9.    Either Mary or Alice is responsible for this.
10.    Neither the Minister nor his colleagues have given an explanation for this.
iii.
“My family is visiting me for the holidays.”
“The basketball team has a new coach.”
“The police are investigating the murder.”
“Police have arrested three suspects.”
“Half of the students are from another country.”
“Half of the class is from another country.”
“Some of these facts are incorrect.”
“Some of this information is incorrect.”
“40% of the people don’t support the new law.”
“40% of the country doesn’t support the new law.”
1. A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
a. speaks            b. is speaking                c. has spoken            d. speak

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Đáp án (Answers):
I) 1. D.  A number of luôn kết hợp với động từ số nhiều.
2. A                 3. A                 4. B.  bread và butter được xem là những chủ thể riêng biệt.
5. A                 6. C                 7. A
8. B. Các danh từ chỉ thời gian, tiền bạc, khoảng cách thường kết hợp với động từ số ít.
9. B                 10. C               11. A               12. A               13. B               14. A
15. D. The number of luôn kết hợp với động từ số ít.                             16. . B
17. C.  Động từ kết hợp với chủ từ these pictures, không kết hợp với danh từ theo sau as well as.
18. A               19. B               20. B               21. C               22. A
23. C. Tên các môn học kết hợp với động từ số ít.                      24. B               25. C
26. D               27. B               28. A               29. C.  Động từ kết hợp với chủ ngữ đơn use.
30. C
II)
1. are                                      8. was chosen; was chosen; were              15. is
2. is spent; is                         9. encourages                                                16. has           
3. hasn’t finished; has                     10. saw; was trying                          17. has           
4. is closed                            11. have                                            18. has
5. have tried                          12. is                                                   19. is  
6. was stolen                        13. has                                                   20. has
7. does physics                     14. have cause                                                                                 
 III)
1. has-have                            8. is-are                                              15. are-is       
2. language-languages               9. √                                                      16.  √
3. is-are                                  10. √                                                   17. admire-admires
4.  √                                         11. have-has                                      18. √  
5. are-is                                  12.  √                                                 19. were-was
6. is-are                                  13. was-were                                     20. are-is
7. have-has                            14. is-are
 IV)
1. have                         4. have                       7. is                             10. are
2. is                             5. are                          8. have
3. do                           6. has                          9. has
 V)
1. goes                       8. has                          15. has           
2. wear                        9. aren’t                     16. is (was)   
3. makes                     10. was                       17. is (was)               
4. are                          11. are                        18. has
5. cause                      12. is                           19. are (were)
6. is                             13. is                           20. has
7. are                          14. is

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