Giáo án Tiếng Anh 12 - Subject - Verb agreement

CA 2: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
 §éng tõ ph¶i hoµ hîp víi chñ ng÷
• Chñ ng÷ sè Ýt (He, She, It ,The boy, The camel ,…) ®éng tõ chia sè Ýt . The car was new.
• Chñ ng÷ sè nhiÒu: ®éng tõ chia sè nhiÒu . The books were on the top shelf.
• Pronouns agree with their antecedents in the same way. These women wash their clothes everyday. 
 L­u ý c¸c tr­êng hîp sau: Every man, woman, and child needs love.:
1. Chñ ng÷ lµ 1 danh ®éng tõ, ®t nguyªn thÓ hay 1 mÖnh ®Ò =>§éng tõ chia sè Ýt
 Walking in the rain is not a good idea. To learn a foreign language is necessary.
That you get high grades in the school is very important.
2.Chñ ng÷ lµ 1 nhãm tõ => ph¶i t×m tõ chÝnh => §éng tõ hoµ hîp víi tõ ®ã
A list of new books has been posted in the library The shops along the mall are rather small.
3 .S1 + of,as well as, with, together with, in addition to, along with, accompanied by, no less than,…+S2 =>§éng tõ hoµ hîp víi S1
The professor together with his three students has been called to court.
The mayor as well as his councilmen refuses to endorse the bill.
The students along with their form teacher were at the beach yesterday.
4 .Chñ ng÷ lµ ®¹i tõ bÊt ®Þnh: one, everyone, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, anything, something, nothing, everything =>§éng tõ ®Ó ë sè Ýt
Nobody is at home now. Is there anybody here? Everything has been all right so far.
5. Chñ ng÷ kÐp:
• S1+AND +S2 +…=> §éng tõ chia sè nhiÒu. England, Scotland and Wales form Great Britain.
 John and I are cousins.
 *But: The secretary and accountant hasn't come yet. (Mot nguoi lam hai nhiem vu)
 The great doctor and 'discoverer is no more.
 Whisky and soda has always been his favourite drink.
(Nouns that commonly go together such as: bacon and eggs, bread and, butter, cheese and wine, fish and chips, lemon and oil, tripe and onions, sausages and mash. —»• singular verb) ex: - Fish and chips is a popular meal in Britain.
- Fish and chips make a good meal (If we think of the items as "separate", we use plural verb)
NOTE: "Each" or "every" preceding singular subjects joined by "and" takes a singular verb, ex: Each boy and each girl is to work independently.
• S1+ OR +S2 =>§éng tõ hoµ hîp víi S2: Has your mother or father given you permission to use the car?
 •Either+S1+ or + S2 à V hoµ hîp víi S2 : Neither the students nor their teacher regrets the approach of 
 Neither+ S1+Nor +S2à summer
•. EACH/EVERY/EITHER/NEITHER + singular noun + singular verb
 of + plural noun / pronoun •. ALL / BOTH / FEW /A FEW/ MANY / SEVERAL / SOME + plural noun à PLURAL VERB
 of + plural noun / pronoun
 •. ALL/ SOME /LITTLE/A LITTLE +Non count noun à singular verb
 of+ Non count noun
6. Chñ ng÷ lµ danh tõ tËp hîp dïng nh­ 1 ®¬n vÞ =>V so it ( GROUP / JURY/ ARMY / FAMILY / CLASS /COMMITTEE / TEAM /ENEMY/ COUNCIL...)
 The football team practises every day. The herd of elk is in the meadow 
 The family arrives together at 8.00.
*Danh tõ tËp hîp chØ tõng thµnh viªn =>V so nhieu The football team buy their own uniforms .
 John has just arrived and now the family are all here.
 **C¸c danh tõ nh­: the police, the military, the people, cattle, poultry, clergy,… => V so nhieu 
The police are questioning him. 
***. COLLECTIVE NOUNS formed by "the + adjective" + PLURAL VERB
 - The sick need medical care and tenderness. The American people don't trust the news 
****. COLLECTIVE NOUNS like FURNITURE / LUGGAGE / INFORMATION / KNOWLEDGE / TRAFFIC / EQUIPMENT / SCENERY / MACHINERY... (never has and "s" added to them) + SINGULAR VERB
 - The furniture was more expensive than I thought. - Traffic is heavy .
 The traffic has increased rapidly in the downtown areas.
7. Chñ ng÷ lµ nhãm tõ chØ sè l­îng (kho¶ng thêi gian, ®o l­êng, träng l­îng, thÓ tÝch sè tiÒn...)=>V so it
Twenty-two inches is a tiny waist measurement. Fifty dollars seems a reasonable price
**Ph©n sè +N(sè Ýt )=> V (sè Ýt) Half of the tables are occupied.
 + N( sè nhiÒu) => V(sè nhiÒu) A quarter of the cake is gone. 
*The majority of+N(sè Ýt)=> V (sè Ýt) The majority of the customers are happy.
 + N(sè nhiÒu) => V(sè nhiÒu)
 8. Tiªu ®Ò s¸ch b¸o, tªn c¬ quan, tæ chøc ®oµn thÓ, quèc gia, dï viÕt ë sè nhiÒu=> ®éng tõ chia sè Ýt	
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales includes many humorous characterizations.
The Malay States is now part of the Federation of Malaysia.
9. C¸c danh tõ chØ bÖnh tËt, m«n häc, m«n thÓ thao, tªn n­íc, thñ ®«…vi du: news, means, series, measles, billiards, mathematics, species, measles, mumps, rickets, mathematics, economics, , linguistics, physics, phonetics, athletics, politics, statistics, Algiers, Athens, Brussels, Marseilles, Naples, the Philippines, the United Nations, the United States, Wales.........) =>®éng tõ sè Ýt 
 The morning news is on at 6 o'clock / Measles is sometimes serious.
10. Nh÷ng danh tõ sau ®©y lu«n ®i sè nhiÒu (glasses, scissors (keo), pants, shorts, jeans, tongs (cai kep), pliers (kim), tweezers (nhip), eye-glasses, ear-rings......) à §éng tõ chia sè nhiÒu
eg: - My trousers are torn . These scissors are dull. 
But:- A pair of glasses costs quite a lot these days. / This pair of scissors is sharp.
11. THE NUMBER OF +N(sè nhiÒu)=> V (sèÝt ) :The number of road accidents is increasing.
12. A NUMBER OF +N (sè nhiÒu) => V (sè nhiÒu ) : A number of spectators were injured
14. No + singular noun + singular verb : No example is right in this case.
plural noun + plural verb : No examples are right in this case. 
15. None of the + non-count noun + -singular verb
plural noun + plural verb ex: - None of the counterfeit money has been found.
 - None of the students have finished the exam yet. 
16. It + be + noun / pronoun (in the subject form) - It is they who provide the modem medical aids. 
17. There + be + noun: - Go and tell them it is I who did it.
- There have not been many large-scale epidemics lately.
A. Choose the best answers to the following questions.
1. The Vietnamese people ----------- a heroic people.
	A. is 	B. are	C. was	D. were
2. Miss White------------ her parents is going to pay a visit to the Great Wall.
	A. and	B both 	C. as well as	D. or
3. The Vietnamese ----------hard-working and brave. 
	A. is 	B. are	C. be 	D. being
4. A good deal of money ------------- spent on the books. 
	A. have	B. has	C. have been	D. has been
5. The manager or his secretary ------------ to give you an interview.
	A. is 	B. are	C. were 	D. have
6. Mary is one of the girls who-------------often late for school.
	A. is 	B. are 	C. comes	D. get
7. Two hours -------------- not long enough for this rest.
	A. have 	B. has 	C. is 	D. are
8. Ninety percent of the work -------------- been done. 
	A. is 	B. are 	C. has	D. have
9. Those who ----------------- to go with me, please raise your hand.
	A. want	B. wants	C. wanting	D. are wanting
10. Salt and water ------------ to wash the wound 
	A. is used	B. are used 	C. was used	D. were used
11. The news ------------- bad last night.
	A. were	B. was 	C. has 	D. has been
12. Three-fifths of the police-------------in the school near the town.
	A. has trained	B. have trained	C. has been trained	D. have been trained	
13. ------------ not only you but also he going to Japan?
	A. Are	B. Is 	C. Were	D. Was
14. All the books on the shelf ----------------to me.
	A. belong	B. belongs	C. belonging 	D. is belonging
15. The trousers you bought for me ------------ me.
	A. don’t fit	B. doesn’t fit 	C. fits 	D. fit not
16. Mumps _________ usually caught by children.
	A. are	B. was	C. is 	D. were
17. The United States _________ between Canada and Mexico.
	A. lying	B. lies	C. lain	D. lie
18. Physics_________ us understand the natural laws.
	A. helps	B. help	C. have helped	D. helped
19. The police _________ the robber.
	A. were arrested	B. has arrested	C. have arrested	D. was arresting
20. The cattle __________ in the field.
	A. is grazingB. grazes	C. has grazed	D. are grazing
21. Either you or he ____________ wrong.
	A. are	B. were	C. have been	D. is
22. John as well as Mary __________ very kind.
	A. were	B. are	C. is	D. have been
23. The doctor with the nurses ___________ exhausted after the operation.
	A. were	B. was	C. have been 	D. are being
24. Five miles ___________ not very far.
	A. is	B. are	C. were	D. have been
25. ____________ ten years too long?
	A. Are	B. Is	C. Are being	D. Were
26. Neither his parents nor his teacher ____________ satisfied with his result.
	A. are beingB. were	C. is	D. are
27. Each boy and each girl ___________ a book.
	A. are havingB. have had	C. have	D. has
28. Writing a lot of letters ___________ her tired.
	A. makes	B. make	C. have made	D. are making
29. ___________ everybody ready to start now?
	A. Are being	B. Is being	C. Is	D. Are
30. None of the butter in the fridge ____________ good.
	A. is being	B. is	C. have been	D. are
31. None of the students ___________ the test yet.
	A. have finished	B. has finished	C. finished	D. is finishing
32. A pair of shoes ____________ under the bed.
	A. have been	B. are	C. are being	D. is 
33. 200 tons of water ___________ last month.
	A. was used	B. had been used	C. were used	D. is used
34. In the hotel, the bread and butter _____________ for breakfast.
	A. is served	B. are served	C. serves	D. serve
35. ___________ were nice to me when I was in England.
 	A. The Brown’s	B. Brown’s	C. The Browns	D. Browns
B. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct.
36. Neither his parents nor his teacher are satisfied with his result when he was at high school. 
37. Daisy was the only one of those girls that get the scholarship.
38. Working provide people with personal satisfaction as well as money.
39. Either the doctor or the nurses takes care of changing the patients’ 
bandages.
40. Every student who majors in English are ready to participate in the 
oratorical contest.
41. One hundreds eight thousand miles is the speed of light.
42. The guest of honour, along with his wife and children, were sitting at the first table when we had a party yesterday. 
43. The audience was enjoying every minute of the performance.
44. All the books on the top shelf belongs to me.
45. Five thousand pounds were stolen from the bank.
46. Happiness and success depends on yourself.
47. The loss of her husband and two of her sons were too much for her.
48. David and his brother was indicted yesterday on charges of grand theft.
49. Current research on AIDS, in spite of the best efforts of hundreds of scientists, leave serious questions unanswered.
50. Everyone have to plan a program that fits into the day’s schedule andthat allows for good exercise and appropriate rest.