UNIT 7: SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT A. GRAMMAR: 1. A singular subject a singular verb; a  plural subject a plural  verb.
(Chủ ngữ số ít đi với động từ số ít; chủ ngữ ở số nhiều đi với động từ chia số nhiều)
Ex: The lunch menu daily. (CHANGE)
The ferries have restaurants that open for all three meals. (BE)
2. A gerund phrase/ noun clause as the subject a singular verb 
(Cụm danh động từ, mệnh đề danh từ động từ chia số ít)  Ex:
Reading a book me want to fall asleep. (MAKE)
What I remember about her a willingness to negotiate. (BE)
3. Expressions of time, distance, price and weight singular verb 
(Diễn đạt về thời gian, khoảng cách, giá cả, cân nặng… Động từ chia số ít) 
Ex: Ten dollars too much for a lunch. (BE)
Seven years a long time to wait. (BE)
4. Singular expressions of quantity s
 ingular verbs; plural expressions of quantity plural verbs
(Biểu thức diễn đạt ít về số lượng động từ số ít; Biểu thức  diễn đạt nhiều về
số lượng động từ chia s  ố nhiều)
Singular expressions of quantity
Plural expressions of quantity (singular Verb) (plural Verb) One/ each + singular N
Many/ several/ few/ both (+ of the) + One/ each of + plural N plural N Every +singular N A number of + plural N The number of + plural N
A couple/ variety of (=MANY) + plural N
Someone/ anything/ everything/ on one... Ex:
Every person at this meeting exhausted now. (LOOK)
Many schools football teams. (HAVE)
A variety of methods used to obtain information. (BE)
5. For subjects with the expressions of quantity indicating a part of the whole,
their verbs agree in number with the nouns after of the
(Đối với những chủ ngữ có biểu thức số lượng chỉ một phần của tổng thể thì
động từ của chúng hòa hợp về số lượng với các danh từ đứng sau of the)
all, most, any, some, half, a lot/ + of the Singular noun singular verb 
lots, part, the rest, percent, Plural noun plural verb  + fraction Ex:
Half of the annual profit to paying taxes and insurance fees. (GO)
Nearly half of the employees at K company to work by bus. (TRAVEL)
Two-thirds of the land been sold. (HAVE)
6. Two subjects are connected by AND plural verb 
(Hai chủ ngữ kết nối bởi AND chia động từ ở số nhiều)  Ex:
The president and the director on the plan now. (WORK)
7. Two subjects are connected by A or B  The will agree with verb B Either A or B Neither A nor B Not A but B Not only A but (also) B
Ex: Two vans or a bus needed to take those children somewhere. (BE) 8. A, along with B/ with B  The verb will agree with A A, as well as B A together with B A in addition to B Ex:
Mr. Clarion, along with his partners, THINKS the new machine will work. (THINK) B. PRACTICE:
1. The recent meeting between the two companies_____that a deal is near. A imply B implies C was implied D implying
2. As the members of management have come to realize, the ______of implementing
the new business proposition has to be studied further. A prospect B prospective C prospects D prosperous
3. A decrease in the supply of clean water sources_______sales in water purification products. A aid B aids C aiding D was aided
4. A variety of colours ____________to be used in the painting, but we will not know
which ones until it is cleaned. A appear B appears C is appeared D are appeared
The students go to class on time.
The student goes to class on time.
5. Every employee_________to consider what his or her prospects are for career
advancement and personal growth, and HRD will provide counseling services to assist them. A have needed B needs C needing D to need
6. All of the consultants’ suggestions about the company’s position regarding the
upcoming merger_____into consideration by the CEO. A is taking B was taken C will take D have been taken
7. Mr. Burns and the secretary of our Arlington branch______to the weekend gathering. A is coming B are coming C comes D has come
8. The chef’s assistant and I _______a special menu for this evening’s wine tasting
event, which will be attended by some top sommeliers. A am preparing B prepares C are preparing D has prepared
9. The federal government, along with the cooperation of leading industrial
companies, ______to create more jobs for skilled workers. A is pushing B are pushing C pushing D have been pushing 10.
Files that _____in the main facility are being removed in an effort to
computerize all records and data. A were stored B have stored C was stored D stores 11.
Each year, we send representatives from our firm to job fairs that ____at
college campuses throughout the country. A held B are held C are holding D was held 12.
The number of users who ____support has increased since the company
released the latest version of it software. A require B requires C is required D are required 13.
A customer has called to complain that the product he ordered last month _______not yet arrived. A is B are C has D have 14.
Questions ___________the recent changes in employee benefits and eligibility
should be addressed to Mr. Henderson in personnel. A concerning B concern C concerned D concerns 15.
The flu epidemic will probably ____________an increase demand for over the counter remedies. A stimulates B stimulated C to stimulate D stimulate 16.
The tips listed on the first page of every issue ____buyers determine what
computer accessories they really need and where to buy them. A help B helping C is helping D to be helping 17.
The number of individuals being recruited by the company this summer for
temporary jobs _____to exceed fifty. A is expected B are expecting C expects D expecting 18.
With cooperate ownership increasing in the Eastern hemisphere, many ____that
labor jobs will triple over the next five years. A predicting B to predict C predict D has predicted