Nội dung text 8 - Sự tương hợp giữa chủ từ và động từ.pdf
2 A number of my students are keen on learning English. (Một số học sinh trong lớp tôi thích học tiếng Anh.) 9. All / Some / Plenty / None / Half Most / A lot / Percentage + OF + Singular Noun + Singular Verb + Plural Noun + Plural Verb Ex: One third of the population is unemployed. (Một phần ba dân số bị thất nghiệp.) One third of the villagers are unemployed. (Một phần ba dân làng bị thất nghiệp.) 10. There + BE + Noun Ex: There are two sides to every problem. (Mọi vấn đề đều có hai mặt.) There is a picture on the wall. (Có một bức tranh trên tường.) 11. Collective Noun (family, team, staff,...) + Singular verb (xem như một đơn vị) Plural verb (chỉ từng cá nhân tạo nên tập thể) Ex: Our company has debated these questions carefully. (Công ty của chúng tôi thảo luận những vấn đề này rất cẩn thận) The company lead very different lives in private. (Mỗi người trong công ty có đời sống riêng tư khác nhau.) 12. People / Police / Cattle / Poultry / The + adjective + Plural verb Ex: The police are searching to find the thieves. (Cảnh sát đang lục soát tìm những tên trộm.) The poor need help. (Người nghèo cần được giúp đỡ.) 13. Một số danh từ có dạng số nhiều nhưng có nghĩa số ít: maths, physics, economics, linguistics,... / measles, mumps, rickets,... / billards, darts,... / the Philippines, the United States,... / news + Singular verb Ex: Mathematics is divided into branches. (Toán được chia thành nhiều ngành học.) Rickets is common in some developing countries. (Bệnh còi xương phổ biến ở một số quốc gia đang phát triển.) 14. Time (thời gian) / Money (tiền) / Distance (Khoảng cách) / Measurement (sự đo lường) / Titles (tựa đề) + Singular verb Ex: “To build a fire” was written by Jack London. (Tác phẩm “To build a fire” do Jack London viết.) Ten dollars is a high price to pay. (10 dollar là cái giá cao phải trả.) Five years is the maximum sentence of that offence. (5 năm là mức án cao nhất cho tội trạng đó.) 15. Động từ số ít (singular verb) thường được dùng sau số thập phân, phân số và cụm từ chỉ số lượng và sự đo lường. Ex: Three quarters of a ton is too much. (3 / 4 tăn là quá nhiều.) Nhưng động từ số nhiều (plural verb) được dùng khi nói về số lượng người hoặc vật.
4 A. make B. has made C. have made D. are making 18. The Philippines ________ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean. A. comprises B. comprise C. is comprising D. are comprising 19. The Netherlands ________ a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe. A. is B. are C. has been D. have been 20. There ________ a book, a pen, and three pencils on the table. A. is B. are C. were D. has 21. There ________ three pencils, a pen, and a book on the table. A. is B. are C. was D. have 22. Four times four divided by two ________ eight. A. makes B. make C. have made D. are making 23. Two-fifths of the troops ________ in the battle last year. A. have lost B. loses C. was lost D. were lost 24. Two-fifths of the vineyard ________ by fire last night. A. destroys B. destroy C. was destroyed D. were destroyed 25. Forty percent of the students ________ in favor of changing the policy. A. is B. are C. has been D. was 26. The number of students attending the lecture yesterday ________ one hundred and twenty-two. A. is B. are C. was D. were 27. Four years ________ a required time for a student to complete his university education. A. is B. are C. has been D. were 28. One thousand dollars ________ really a large sum of money for me. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 29. The secretary and cashier of our club ________ Ms. Young. A. is B. are C. were D. have been 30. Each student and each teacher ________ ready for the school activities. A. are B. is C. have been D. were 31. Each and every student and instructor in this institute ________ for a new facility by next year. A. hope B. hopes C. are hoping D. were hoped 32. Rice and chicken, my favorite dish, ________ by my mother. A. has usually cooked B. have usually been cooked C. are usually cooked D. is usually cooked 33. The members and the chairman ________ together recently. A. meets B. are just meeting C. have just met D. has just met 34. My sisters and Susan ________ friends since they met together at the party. A. have become B. has become C. is becoming D. comes 35. My friends and my mother ________ each other. A. not likes B. does not like C. is not liking D. do not like