SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT

I. Singular verb (Động từ số ít):
1. Hai danh từ cùng chỉ một người, một vật, một thứ:
EX: The writer and poet is coming tonight. ( Nhà văn kiêm nhà thơ sẽ đến tối nay.)
2. Each / Every / either/ neither +{ danh từ số ít} / { of + danh từ số nhi ều } Động từ số ít
Each of children has a toy. ( Mỗi trẻ đều có một đồ chơi.)
3. Someone, somebody, no one, nobody, anyone, anybody, everyone something, nothing, anything, everything
EX: Everything looks bright and clean. (Mọi thứ có vẻ sáng sủa và sạch sẽ.)
4. Các danh từ chỉ môn học, tên bệnh và tên quốc gia kết thúc là ‘s’:
NEWS (bản tin), PHYSICS (môn lý), ECNOMICS (kinh tế học), MATHEMATICS (toán), POLITICS (chính trị học), ATHLETES (môn điền kinh), MEALES (bệnh sởi), MUMPS (bệnh quai bị), the PHILIPINES (nước Phi), the United States (nước Mỹ)....
EX: Physics is more difficult than chemistry. (Môn lý thì khó hơn môn hoá)
5. Các danh từ không đếm được: FURNITURE (đồ đạc), TRAFFIC( giao thông), KNOWLEDGE (kiến thức), HOMEWORK... (bài tập)
EX: The furniture is m ore expensive than we think. ( Món đồ thì đắt hơn chúng ta nghĩ)
6. Các từ chỉ số lượng thờigian, khoảng cách và tiền:
EX: For weeks is a longer time to wait him. ( 4 tuần là m ột khoảng thời gian dài để chờ cậu ấy)
Three thousand dollars is a big sum of money. (3000 US$ là một khoản tiền lớn.)
II. Plual verb (Động từ số nhiều):
1. Hai danh từ chỉ hai người, hai vật, hai thứ khác nhau:
Ex:Water and oil do not mix. ( Nước thì không hoà tan với dầu ăn)
2. Tính từ được dùng như danh từ : The + ADJ: the poor (người nghèo), the sick(người bệnh), the rich,
Ex:The rich are not always happy. ( Người giàu không phải lúc nào cũng hạnh phúc.)
3. Các danh từ PEOPLE (người ta), POLICE (cảnh sát), CATTLE (súc vật)
Ex:The police have arrested the thieves ( Cảnh sát vừa bắt bọn ăn trộm)
4. Các từ A FEW, BOTH....
Ex: A few books I read are famous. ( m ột số sách tôi đã đọc thì nỗi tiếng)
III. Singular or plual verbs (Số nhiều hoặc số ít):
1. The number of + DT số nhiều Động từ số ít
A number of + DT số nhiều Động từ số nhiều
Ex: The number of students in this class is small. A number of children like cakes.
2. NO + DT số ít Động từ số ít
NO + DT số nhiều Động từ số nhiều
Ex: No student is in the hall. No students are on the schoolyarD.
3. All / some/ none /plenty/ half/ most/ a lot / lots + OF+ DT số ít Động từ số ít
All / some/ none /plenty/ half/ most/ a lot / lots + OF+ DT số nhiều Động từ số nhiều
Ex: None of the boys is good at English.
4. There ( be) + N: There is a fire in this room
5. The committee (uỷ ban), group (nhóm), team (đội), class (lớp), family (gia đình)
IV. Hợp với chủ ngữ gần: (Danh từ liên kết bởi cặp từ nối song song)
1. EITHER OR
2. NEITHER + N1 + NOR + N2 + verb
3. NOT ONLY BUT ALSO
Ex: Not only my brother but also my sister is here.
V. Hợp với chủ ngữ xa: (Danh từ đựơc bổ nghĩa bởi cụm giới từ)

WITH / ON THE/ OF THE/ IN...
TOGETHER WITH
N1+ INCLUDING + N2 + VERB ACCOMPANIED BY boring. IN ADDITION TO
The woman with all the dogs walks down my street.
AS WELL AS
One of the boxes is open
The book, including all the chapters in section, is anxious.
The team captain, as well as his players, is boring.
The woman with all the dogs walks down my street.
The people who listen to that music are few.
I. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school. are
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.is
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.is
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor. is
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.don’t
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.doesn’t
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.are
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.lives
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.takes
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.want
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.is (either va neither la so it neu no ko duoc dung voi or va nor)
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.is
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.knows
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?is
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.is
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.is
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?s]is
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.is
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!were,is
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.debates
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.leads
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.greets
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.are
24. The man with his son (walk, walks) down my street.walks
25. One of the students (are, is) late.is
II. Complete the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject
1. .She and her friends (be) ............................ at the fair.are
2. The book or the pen (be) ............................ in the drawer.is
3. The boy or his friends (run) ............................ every day.runs
4. His friends or the boy (run) ............................ every day.runs
5. He (not like) ............................ it. They (not like) ............................ it.doesn’t like,they don’t like
6. One of the boxes (be) ............................ open is
7. The people who listen to that music (be) ............................ few.are
8. The team captain, as well as his players, (be) ............................ anxious.is
9. The book, including all the chapters in the first section, (be) ............................ boring.is
10. The woman with all the dogs (walk) ............................ down my street.walks
11. Each of these hot dogs (be) ............................ juicy.are is
12. Everybody (know) ............................ Mr. Jones. knows
13. Either (be) ............................ correct. is
14. The news (be) ............................ on at six.is
15. Five dollars (be) ............................ a lot of money.is
16. Dollars (be) ............................ often used instead of rubles in RussiA. is
17. These scissors (be) ............................ dull.are
18. Those trousers (be) ............................ made of wool.are
19. There (be) ............................ many questions.are
20. There (be) ............................ a question.is
21. The team (run) ............................ during practice.runs
22. The committee (decide) ............................ how to proceeD. decides
23. The family (have) ............................ a long history.has
24. My family (have) ............................ never been able to agree.has
25. The President, accompanied by his wife, (be) ............................ traveling to IndiA. is
26. All of the books, including yours, (be) ............................ in that box.are
27. The football team, including the goal keeper (be) ............................ 11 players.is
28. The news (be) ............................ on TV is very informative.is