SỰ HÒA HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ
1. Khi chủ ngữ gồm 2 hoặc nhiều danh từ nối với nhau bằng "and" thì
==> V chia số NHIỀU.
EX: A boy and a girl are in their school
2. Khi chủ ngữ gồm 2 hoặc nhiều danh từ chỉ khái niệm duy nhất, các
danh từ trừu tượng (news, môn học) ==> V chia số ÍT
Ex: Bread and butter is popular in Europe.
3. Khi chủ ngữ gồm 2 hoặc nhiều danh từ nối với nhau bằng "and"
mà trước mỗi danh từ có các từ: each, no , every ==> V chia số ÍT.
Ex: Each girl and each boy has on apple.
4.Khi chủ ngữ là các đại từ bất định (something, somebody,
someone )==>V chia số ÍT.
5. Khi chủ ngữ là 2 danh từ nối với nhau bởi các cặp liên từ sau:
a. Either + S1 or S2 + V (chia theo S2): Hoặc là hoặc là
b. Neither + S1 nor S2 + V (chia theo S2): Cả S1 và S2 đều không (không
mà cũng không )
c. not only + S1 but also S2 + V (chia theo S2): không những mà
còn
d.
* S1 + accompanied by / a long with + S2 + V(chia theo S1): S1 cùng với
S2
* S1 + as well as + S2 + V(chia theo S1): S1 cũng như S2
* S1 + no less than + S2 + V( chia theo S1): S1 chẳng kém S2
e. The + N1 of + N2 + V (chia theo N1)
f. Both + N1 and + N2
g. N1 + or + N2 + V( chia theo S1)
6. Cấu trúc nhấn mạnh dù N (s) hay không thì + V (số ÍT)
It + is + N + who + V
Was that
7. A number of + N (số NHIỀU) + V(chia số NHIỀU )
THE number of + N (số NHIỀU ) + V (số ÍT)

3. Two thirds of N(số ÍT) / N (số NHIỀU) + V (số ÍT)/ V (số
NHIỀU)
Eg: - Three fourths of the land has been used.
- Three fifths of books have been sold.
- Seven twelfths of the boxes have been delivered.
- Two thirds of the Earth's surface is water.
4. Many a + N(số ÍT) + V (số ÍT)
Eg: - Many a interesting film has been shown on this channel.
- Many an Australian farmer has a helicopter.
- Many a foreign visitor has come to this town.
5. The Adj + V (số NHIỀU)
Eg: - The young are keen on pop music.
- Are the old taken good care of in your country?
6. Five years / Ten kilometres / Two kilos and a half / Two million +
V (số ÍT)
Eg: - 500 years isn't a long period of time in the history of mankind.
- Ten kilometres is too long to walk.
- Two and a half kilos is too small for a new-born baby.
- Five thousand dong is not enough for breakfast.
7. Family / Orchestra/ Class + V(số ÍT): Khi coi danh từ là một tổng
thể
Family / Orchestra/ Class + V(số NHIỀU): Khi coi danh từ là do
nhiều người hợp lại
Eg: - My family lives in Hanoi.
- My family are concerned about my study.
- The orchestra have turned up. Let's sit down.
- An orchestra consists of 3 sections.
8. Two and/ plus two is/makes/ equals four.
Eg: - Six minus three is three.
- Ten substracted by five is five.

15 The couple ________ racing their horses through the meadow. (be)
KEY:
1. Some days before, the family __were__ elated by the news. (be)
2. Nobody __works__ harder than John does. (work)
3. Dieting __is__ very popular today. (be)
4. The study of languages ___is_ very interesting. (be)
5. No problem __is__ harder than this one. (be)
6. Either John or Bill ___is__ going to the beach today. (be)
7. None of the students ___has finished__ the exam yet. (finish)
8. The pants __are___ in the drawer. (be)
9. Our team __is__ going to win the game. (be)
10. Neither the director nor the secretary ___wants__ to leave yet. (want)
11 Mr. Robbins, accompanied by her wife and children, __is__ arriving
tonight. (be)
12 Mary or her manager __is__ going to answer the press interview. (be)
13 Everybody __wants__ to buy a ticket of this live show. (want)
14 No examples __is__ relevant to this case. (be)
15 The couple __are__ racing their horses through the meadow. (be)
EX 2:
1. A seer, so my friends tell me, (predict) _________ events or
developments.
2. The seer, together with three other psychics, ( plan) ________ to make
a number of startling predictions.
3. These predictions, including one about how well you will do on this
practice, (be) ________ not to be believed.
4. My sister, along with her husband and my parents,
(be) ________ driving to a wedding this weekend.
5. Inside my refrigerator (be) ________ a can of Diet Pepsi and an old
English muffin.
6. One of my brothers (be) ________in Atlanta last weekend.

9. Neither of the two politicians (expect) __expects______ to lose the
race.
10. Neither Senator Smith nor her administrative assistants
(return) ____return____ phone calls.
11. Neither her administrative assistants nor Senator Smith
(return) __returns______phone calls.
12. Each of the twins (have) __has______ some unusual habits.
13. The first type of driver that I find annoying (be)_is the speeders.
14. She is one of the students who always
( answer)___answer_____ correctly.
15. Sara is the only one of the students who always
(answer)__answers______ correctly.
EX 3: : Lựa chọn dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc:
1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/are) planning a party.
2. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many memories.
3. The quality of this recordings (is/are) not very good.
4. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/has) been proven to be
extremely harmful.
5. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/has) increased rapidly in
recent years.
6. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight.
7. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.
8. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.
9. Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.
10. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.
Đáp án
1. is 2. brings
3. is 4. have
5. has 6. is
7. is 8. were

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to
watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)
Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only
one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press
cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
KEY:
1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don't want to see that movie.

9. As a result of the conflict, there (is, are) bloodshed and chaos.
10. Do you think that the manager and our supervisor (understands,
understand) the problem?
11. Neither my sister nor my brothers (is, are) planning to drive down
from New York for my seventh marriage.
12. One of my shoes (is, are) missing.
13. Christopher or Laura (email, emails) me almost every day.
14. Maria's regular salary together with tips (are, is) just enough for her to
survive.
15. Under my son's bed (was, were) three Rollingstone magazines.
KEY:
1. There (is, are) an empty cup and a paper bag on the floor.
Note: The subjects are cup and bag.
2. My sister as well as two of my brothers (lives, live) in Florida. Note:
The subject is sister. As well as two of my brothers is simply a
prepositional phrase, and prepositional phrases are never the subjects of
sentences.
3. The professor, together with twenty-five students, (is, are) happy that
the term was almost over.
4. My grandmother and grandfather (look, looks) alike.
5. Either my brothers or my younger sister (is, are) owed my
thanks. Note: When subjects are joined by or or nor, the verb agrees
with the nearest subject. The nearest subject here is the singular
wordsister.
6. One of her six children (run, runs) five miles every day.
7. Each of the students (spend, spends) six hours studying for classes
every day of the week. Note: The subject of this sentence is Each,
not of the students, and Each is singular.
8. Neither of the boys (is, are) willing to study during the
weekends. Note: The subject of this sentence is Neither, and

10. One of the clerks (do, does) much better work than the other one.
11. The serving platter with the flowers and vines on it (is, are) pretty.
12. Neither my brothers nor my sister (is, are) going to the beach with me
this weekend.
13. Laura, together with Sally and Jon, (is, are) going to Port St. John this
weekend.
14. The plumber with his young helper (was, were) at the door only 10
minutes after Maria called.
15. Neither the scouts nor the scoutmaster (was, were) found until the
second day of the search.
KEY:
1. One of my old fillings (need, needs) to be replaced.
2. The young widow with her five small children (want, wants) to get on
the bus.
3. In the back of the closet (is, are) some old paperback novels you might
like to have.
4. The Chevy with the blue tinted windows (need, needs) washing.
5. Geoffrey (doesn't, don't) have time to finish his work.
6. Along the river's edge (is, are) found many different kinds of wild
flowers.
7. Every one of the employees (seem, seems) ready for a vacation.
8. Each of the Academy Award winners (was, were) well-paid.
9. Some of the sweaters that are supposed to be new (have, has) torn
seams.
10. One of the clerks (do, does) much better work than the other one.
11. The serving platter with the flowers and vines on it (is, are) pretty.
12. Neither my brothers nor my sister (is, are) going to the beach with me
this weekend.
13. Laura, together with Sally and Jon, (is, are) going to Port St. John this
weekend.

3. Details of the accident (was, were) not released.
4. The stereo, together with the phone and the CD layer, (go, goes) dead
during electrical storms.
5. Maria and Stephanie (play, plays) Dream Phone on Saturday
mornings.
6. Here (is, are) Tom and Jerry.
7. Directions for the recipe (is, are) on the back of the box.
8. In the safety-deposit box at the bank (is, are) is an extra key to my
house and some important papers.
9. All of the cookies (taste, tastes) stale.
10. In the locker room (is, are) a few old weights.
11. Neither that Internet site nor the article from Time magazine (was,
were) helpful to my research.
12. All of the snow (has, have) melted.
13. Larissa or her cousins (is, are) coming to Dalton to visit.
14. Either the articles on the Internet or the one in library (seem, seems)
to have relevant information.
15. The article, together with the web pages, (is, are) too much for me to
read today.