Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ trong tiếng Anh (Subject and verb agreement)

C.SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT
(Sự hịa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ)
Trường hơp dùng động từ ở dang số ít
_ Khi chủ ngữ là những danh từ có hình thức số nhiều nhưng thực tế chúng là những danh từ số ít ( những danh từ đề cập đến các môn học, chứng bệnh, danh từ riêng ).
	+ News
	+ Diseases : measles, mumps, rickets,
	+ Subject : Linguistics , Economies , Physic , Phonetics , pholitics,.
	+ Proper nouns : Algiers, Athens , Brussels, Marseilles, The United States, The United Nations, Wales,
	Ex1. Mathematics is fun.
	Ex2. The United States lies between Canada and Mexico.
_ Khi chủ ngữ la danh tử chỉ tiền bạc, thời gian, khỏang cách.
	Ex. Three years is a long time to wait.
_ Khi chu ngữ la 1 đại từ bất định : each, any, one, everyone, someone, anyone, every, either, neither, another, something..
	Ex1. Each of the boys has a bicycle.
	Ex2. Someone has taken my pencil.
_ Khi chủ ngữ la 1 mệnh đề.
	Ex. That you get high mark in school is very good.
_ Khi những chủ ngữ đều ở số ít được nối kết với nhau bằng : with, as well as, together with, along with, no less than,.thì động từ ở ngôi thứ 3 số ít.
	Ex1. The old man with his dog passes my house every morning.
	Ex2. Mr. Johnson as well as his assistants has arrived.
Trương hợp dùng động từ ở dạng số nhiều.
_ Khi hai hay nhiều chủ ngữ được nối kết với nhau bằng : and
	Ex. Lan and Tam are classmates in this school year.
_ Khi chủ ngữ la 1 đại từ : several, both, many, few, all, some.
	Ex. Several of the students are absent.
_ Khi chủ ngữ là 1 danh từ được thành lập bởi mạo từ The+Adjective để chỉ 1 nhóm người có chung 1 đặc điểm hay phẩm chất : The poor, The rich, The blind,.
	Ex. The poor living here need help.
Động từ có thể dùng số ít hoặc số nhiều tùy trừơng hợp.
_ Hai chủ ngữ nối kết với nhau bằng : EitherOr , Neither.Nor , Or , Not only..But also thì động từ phù hợp với chủ ngữ thứ 2.
	Ex1. Neither her mother nor her father wants her to be a teacher.
	Ex2. Either he or I am going to to come.
_ The number of : động từ ở ngôi thứ 3 số ìt.
 A number of : động từ ở ngôi thứ 3 số nhiều.
	Ex1. The number of books in the library is large.
	Ex2. A number of students are ready for the exam.
_ Một danh từ tập hợp như : family, group, team,la tập hợp nhiều cá nhân trong cùng đơn vị, tùy theo ý nghĩa ma động từ ở dạng số ít hay số nhiều.
	Ex. The family is the basic unit of society.
	 The family have the same ideas.
_ Khi danh từ đứng sau các thành ngữ chỉ phân số hay tỷ lệ ma làm chủ ngữ ( one third of the........, Half of the., All of the..) thì động từ có thề ở ngôi thứ 3 số ít hay ngôi thứ 3 số nhiều tùy theo danh từ làm chủ ngữ đó số ít hoặc số nhiều.
	Ex1. One third of the oranges are mine.
	 One third of the milk is enough.
 	Ex2. All of the students have been rewarded.
	 All of the money has been spent.
EXERCISEs
I>USE THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB
Three months (be)is a long time to wait.
Five dollars (be)is too much to pay for that book.
A number of books are(be) on the table.
The number of students in this class is(be) limited to thirty.
It (be)is my two brothers who are(be) hurt.
It (be)is the children playing upstairs.
Neither of the answers are (be) correct.
Neither (be)is to blame. 
Everybody (have)has a good time.
Either your key or my key is (be) missing.
John or his brothers are(be) going to help me.
Bread and butter (be) is all he asked for.
The author and lecturer are (be) arriving today.
My old friend and colleague, George is (be) in town.
The pen and paper are (be) on the desk.
Jim and Joe are(be) roommates.
The boxes of candy are (be) on the table.
The package of cigarettes is (be) on the table.
Oranges and cream are (be) perishable and should be refrigerated.
Oranges and tangerine is (be) delicious.
Most of the members (be) happy.
Half of the students (be) looking out.
Some of the sugar (was/were) spilt on the floor.
There (be) plenty of time.
There (be) a lot of lakes.
I, your master, (command) you.
My wife, not my friends, ( is waiting/are waiting) for me.
Early to bed and early to rise (make) a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Either the mayor or the eldermen (be) to blame.
Not John but his brothers (be) to blame.
A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss of wealth, a loss of friends (seem) at the moment untold loss.
A cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance.
Her principal anxiety (was/were) her children.
Nobody not John and William (was/were) there.
Man, no less than the lower forms of life (be) a product of the evolutionary process.
The girl, as well as the boys, (has/have) learnt to ride.
The bat together with the ball (was/were) stolen.
The newspaper and the dictionary (be) on the table.
Here (be) bread and the dictionary.
Here (be) bread and butter for breakfast.
The ship with its load of timer (be) leaving the port today.
Noone (be) eager to be examined the first.
It (be) her lies that ( irritake) me so much.
Three fourths of the wall (be) painted.
Two fifths of the members (be) present.
Two times two (make) four.
Two 2’s (make ) four.
Two plus two (be) four.
How many (be) six and five?
Nine from fourteen (be) five.
Twenty years (be) not a long period of time in human history.
Five dimes (make) fifty cents.
Five dollars (be) a small sum.
“ The three Musketeers” (be) written by Alexandre Dumas.
You don’t have to say much , a word or two (be) sufficient.
These (be) one or two things I’d like to talk over with you.
The number of new books in our library (be) ever growing.
A number of new books in our library (be) displayed at the book show.
Our only guide ( be) stars.
There (be) a lot of traffic on this road.
II>Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
The weather in the southern states ( gets, get) very hot during the summer.
The result of Dr. Noll’s experiment( was,were) published in a scientific journal.
Bob and his friends( is,are) coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night.
Every man, woman, and child (is,are) protected under the law.
Washing the dishes (is, are) the children’ job
A lot of the students (is, are) already here.
Some of the furniture in our apartment (is, are) secondhand
Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken.
At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (is, are) about people who lived in the 19th century
One of the coutries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy.
Some of the cities I would like to visit (is, are) Rome and Vience
Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book.
Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book.
None of the students ( was,were) late today.
the number of students in this room right now (is, are) twenty.
A number of students in the class ( speaks,speak) English well.
There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper.
There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article.
The United States (is, are) lacated in North America.
Economics (is, are) Don’s favourite subjects.
Ten minutes (is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise.
Most people (likes,like) to go to the zoo.
The police (is, are) coming. I’ve already called them.
Japanese (is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn.
the Japanese (has, have) a long and interesting history.
The old in my country (is, are) cared for by their children and grandchildren.
This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (is, are) easy.
The extent of Jane’s knowledge on various complex subjects ( astounds. Astound: lam kinh ngac) me.
The subjects you will be studying in this cource (is, are) listed in the syllabus.
Massachutes and Connecticut (is, are) located in New England.
Only the black Widow spider, or all of the spiders in the United States, ( has,have) caused death among human being.
The professor and the student ( agree, agrees) on that point.
Almost every professor and student at the Universary ( approves, approve) of the choice or Dr.Brown as the new president
Each girl and boy in the sixth- grade class( has,have) to do a science project.
Getting to know students from all over the world (is, are) one of the best parts of my job.
Annie had a hard time when she was coming home from the store because the bag of groceries ( was,were) too heavy for her to carry.
where ( do, does) your parents live?
Why ( was,were) Susan and Alex late the meeting?
(Is, are) having the respondsibility for taking care of pets good for young children?
Some of the fruit in this bowl (is, are) rotten
Some of the apples in that bowl (is, are) rotten
Half of the students in the class (is, are) from Arabic- speaking countries.
Half of this money ( belong, belongs) to you.
A lot of students in the class (is, are) from Southeast Asia.
A lot of clothing in those stores (is, are) on sale this week.
One of my best friends (is, are) coming to visit me next week.
Each boy in this class ( has,have) his own notebook.
III>Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
Every one of the students (is, are) required to take the final test.
None of animals at the zoo (is, are) free. All of them (is, are) in enclosures 
A numbers of students at the university (is, are) approximately 10,000.
One of the chief materials in bones and teeths (is, are) calcium.
( Do, does) all of the children have their books?
( Do, does) all of this homework have to finished by tomorrow?
 Why ( was,were) some of the students excutes from the examination?
Why ( was,were) one of the students excutes from the examination?
What percentage of the earth’s surface (is, are) covered by water?
What percentage of the people in the world (is, are) illiterate?
( Do, does) any of you know the answer to that question?
 There (isn’t, aren’t) any letters in the mail for you today.
There (isn’t, aren’t) any mail for you today
There (is, are) a lot of problem in the world
There (is, are) a fly in this room. Where’s the flyswatter?
There (is, are) over 600,000 kinds of insects in the world.
How many kinds of birds (is, are) there in the world?
Why (isn’t, aren’t) there a hospital close to those villages?
There (is, are) a green pen on Tim’s desk.
There (is, are) a blue pen and a yellow notebook on Sue’s book.
There (is, are) some pens and a notebook on Jack’s desk
The United States ( has,have) a population of 250 million
The new about Mr. Hogan (is, are) surprising
Massachutts (is, are) a state in the Northeastern part of the United State.
Physics(seek,seeks) to understand the mysteries of the physical world.
Statistics (is, are) a branch of mathematics
The Statistics in that report on oil production (is, are) incorrect
Fifteen minutes (is, are) maximum length of time allowed for the exam.
Twenty dollars (is, are) an unreasonable price for the necklace.
Many people in the world (do,does) not have enough to eat.
The police (is, are) prepared in case there is a riot.
The English (is, are) proud, independent people.
English (is, are) not my native language.
Many Japanese ( commutes, commute) to their places of work.
Portugues (is, are) somewhat similar to Spainish, (isn’t, aren’t) it?
The poor (is, are) helped by government program
John, along with twenty friends (is, are) planning a party.
The picture of the soldiers (bring, brings) back many memories.
The quality of these recordings (is, are) not very good.
If the duties of these officers (isn’t, aren’t) reduced, there will not be enough time to finish the project.
The effects of ciggarette smoking ( has,have) been proven( chung minh) to be extremely harmful.
“ The use of credit card in place of cash ( has,have) increased rapidly in recent years.
Advertisement on TV (is, are) becoming more competitive than ever before.
living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, (is, are) at an all time high.
Mr. Jones, accompanied(cung voi) by several members of the committee, ( has,have) proposed some changes of the rules.
The levels of intoxication (vary, varies) from the subject to subject.
neither Bill nor Mary (is, are) going to play tonight.
Anything (is, are) better than going to another movie tonight.
IV.
1: Each of youa share in the work. A. to have 	B. have 	C. having 	D. has 
2: We need more sugar. There issugar in the pot. A. little	 B. much 	C. any 	D. many 
3: His pronunciation causes me a lot of _____.A. difficult 	B. difficultly 	C. difficulties 	D. difficulty
4.There are small.between British and American English. 
A. differences 	B. difference 	C. differently 	D. different 
5: Each student ................... the lesson very well.A. understand B. understands	 C. understanding 	D. to understand 
6. Can you see anybody in that classroom?	- Yes. There _______ a teacher and fifty students there.
A. have been	B. has been	C. is	D. are
7. ________ students in this class have trouble finding time to work out.
	A. Many of	B. A great deal of	C. Mostly all	D. Few
8: I'd like to go on a holiday, but I haven't got many money.
 A B C D 
9: There is _____ water in the bottle.A. many 	B. a number of 	C. few 	D. a little
10: He felt very sad because he had ______ friends in the village. 
A. a few 	B. few 	C. little 	D. a little 
11: Peter earned a large number of money last year.
 A B C D 
12: "Would you like to have ______ coffee?”A. little 	B. many 	C. some 	D. few
13. When I came in, everyone were watching a film. 
 A B C D