LESSON3:SUBJECT-VERB CONCORD
TASK: PUT THE VERBS INTO THE RIGHT COLUMN:
MAN
AIDS
STUDENT
MEN
WOMEN
LANGUAGES
POLICE
GHI CHÚ:
-DANH TỪ SỐ NHIỀU THÊM –S /-ES
-DANH TỪ SỐ ÍT: KHÔNG THÊM –S /-ES
NGOẠI LỆ: MEN, WOMEN, POLICE, CHILDREN, CATTLE…
2/- SUBJECT –VERB CONCORD:

SUBJECT (plural ) + VERB (plural)
SUBJECT (singular) + VERB (singular)

EITHER S1 OR S2 : hoặc…. hoặc…….
NEITHER S1 NOR S2 + VERB : Cả… lẫn….. đều không
NOT ONLY S1 BUT ALSO S2 : Không những..mà còn..

EX1 : Neither John nor his parents ……….….. to the party yet.

A. has come B. hasn’t come C. have came D. haven’t come

EX2 : Either you or he ………… wrong.

A.is B.are C.were D.have been
Special cases:
have came
is
2.The actress, along with her manager and some friends, ………. going to a party tonight.
A. is B. are C. was D. were

3.The letter ,as well as the post cards, ………… on the table.
A. Is B. are C. were D. have been
2. S1 + AS WELL AS + S2 + VERB
ALONG WITH
WITH
TOGETHER WITH
is
is
* CÁC TRƯƠNG HỢP SAU ĐÂY LUÔN DÙNG ĐỘNG TƯ SỐ NHIỀU:
+ V (SỐ NHIỀU)
A. CHỦ NGỮ LÀ:
-PEOPLE, POLICE, MEN , WOMEN,CATTLE ( gia súc) …….
-A ( LARGE ) NUMBER OF + NOUN (plural)
-THE + ADJ (POOR / RICH / DEAF / BLIND /OLD ……..

EX: The police ………………………...Tom. ( just arrest)

EX: A number of students in my class ……….. good at English. ( be)

EX: The old …………… a lot of experience of life and can deal with most situations.( have)



have just arrested
are
have
-arrest-arrested-arrested
-is–am-are
-have-had-had

* CÁC TRƯƠNG HỢP SAU ĐÂY LUÔN DÙNG ĐỘNG TƯ SỐ ÍT :
V-ING PHRASE
TO –INFINITIVE PHRASE
A CLAUSE
VERB (SỐ ÍT )
EX: COLLECTING STAMPS …………… MY HOBBY.( BE)
EX: TO SEE YOU AGAIN ………………. NICE.(BE)
EX: THAT YOU GET GOOD MARKS IN SCHOOL ………. NECESSARY.(BE)
1. EACH (OF ) / EVERY + NOUN
2.SUBJECT

EX:EACH OF YOU …………….. A SHARE IN THE WORK.(HAVE)
VERB (SỐ ÍT )
HAS
IS
IS
IS
3.CHỦ NGỮ LÀ DANH TỪ HAY NGỮ DANH TỪ:
- CHỈ TÊN THÀNH PHỐ, QUỐC GIA(THE UNITED STATES) ,BỆNH(MEASLES,MUMPS) , MÔN HỌC(PHYSICS / MATHEMATICS), ĐẠI TỪ (EVERYONE, EVERYBODY, NOONE ……..
EX: MATHEMATICS IS DIFFICULT.

-MÓN TIỀN. QUẢNG ĐƯỜNG , KHOẢNG THỜI GIAN….
EX: TWO BILLION DOLLARS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE TSUNAMI.

4.THE NUMBER OF + NOUN (SỐ NHIỀU)… + VERB (SỐ ÍT )
ONE OF THE…….
EX:THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THIS CLASS IS 40.
EX: ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DISEASES IS AIDS.
-HÃY XÁC ĐỊNH CHO ĐƯỢC CHỦ TỪ TRƯƠC
-ỨNG DỤNG QUI TẮC HOÀ HỢP .
EX:THE EXERCISES WHICH YOU ARE DOING________DIFFICULT.
A.IS B.ARE C.WAS D.BE
EX:THE BOYS STANDING OVERTHERE_________HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
A.IS B.ARE C.HAS BEEN D.WAS
EX:THERE________A LOT OF FOREIGNERS COMIMG TO VIET NAM EVERY YEAR.
A.IS B.ARE C.HAS BEEN D.WAS
EX:ONE OF THE DANGEROUS DISEASES_________MEASLES.
A.IS B.ARE C.WERE D.BE
EX:HE NOR HIS FRIENDS _______GOOD AT PLAYING FOOTBALL.
A.IS B.ARE C.WAS D.HAS BEEN
-MẸO LÀM BÀI TẬP HÒA HỢP SỐ NHIỀU-SỐ ÍT GIỮ CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ
Tom with his friends ( is / are ) here now.
The singer and the actor ( is / are )coming now.
Three years in a strange land ( seems / seem ) like a long time for lonely people.
Collecting stamps ( is / are ) my hobby.
Every student (is / are ) willing to join the picnic now.
The number of books in this library ( is / are ) large.
Neither my gloves nor my hat ( goes / go) with this dress.
Several of the students (was / were ) absent yesterday.
The poor living here ( need / needs) help.
Two-thirds of the money( is / are) mine now.
If anyone (call / calls) , tell him I’ll be back later.
That you get very high grades in school ( is / are) necessary.
Not only my classmates but also my sister ( is / are ) here now.
None of the boys ( is / are ) good at English.
There ( is / are) a lot of old people living in this village.
A large number of mistakes ( was / were) found in his writing yesterday.