Subject-verb Agreement

An elephant and a cock_____ running. An elephant is running. A cock is running, too. An elephant and a cock_____ running. are An elephant with a cock_____running. is

A B +Verb but like with except besides including as well as along with rather than together with A B +Verb

Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentences. Tom, along with his friends,_____ skating every Saturday. (go/goes) The students as well as the teacher_____ moved by the film. (was/were) Everyone except Tom and John_____ there when the meeting began. (was/were) goes ＿＿＿ were ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ was ＿＿＿＿＿＿

Decide if the following sentences are true or false Decide if the following sentences are true or false. If it is false, correct the error. ＿ She as well as her two sisters like music. ( F ) likes The father, rather than the brothers, has been to London. ( T ) The teachers with all their students are at the talk show. ( T ) No one but Mary and Helen were there last night. ＿＿ was ( F )

The butterfly family ____ a large one. (is/are) (We refer to the family as a whole.) Now the family ____ flying back home. are (We refer to the individual members of the family.)

+V.(pl.) Collective nouns pl.(the members) +V. singl.(as a whole) cattle police people club team class group enemy crowd family company government +V.(pl.) Collective nouns pl.(the members) +V. singl.(as a whole)

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences. ◆ Our family____ not poor any longer. (is/are ) ◆ What ____ the group want for their lunch? (do/does) ◆The government ____ holding a meeting now to discuss the problem. (is/are) ◆Class One____ planting trees on the hills then. (was/were) is do are were

are watching a football match Complete the following sentences. ◆ In summer people ______________________. (喜欢游泳) ◆ The team _____________________________. (正在看足球赛) ◆ The company__________________________ (已经花了很多钱) on that project . like swimming are watching a football match has spent a lot of money

Choose the correct verb form. No man and no animal_____ found on the moon. (is/are) More than one student_____ failed the exam. (have/has) Many a young man_____ sent to the mountainous areas. (was/were) is has was

each A and each B every A and every B +Verb(singl.) more than one no A and no B each A and each B every A and every B +Verb(singl.) many a more than one n.(singl.) +

◆Every boy and every girl in this town ____ him. (A. know B. knows) knows ◆ Each man and each woman ____ equal right under the law. (A. has B. have) has

is The writer and professor ____ going to give us a talk on writing. (is/are) (the writer and professor:the same person) was Bread and butter ____ what they used to have for breakfast. (was/were) ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ A knife and fork ____ needed. (is are) is ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

Not only you but also he ____ wrong. (is/are) is ＿ Neither you nor he ____ right. (is/are) is ＿ There ____ two shops and a cinema beside the railway station. (is/are) are ＿＿＿＿＿ Here ____ a map and a handbook for you. (is/are) is ＿＿＿

A or B Not A but B Either A or B Neither A nor B Verb Not only A but also B Verb Here There A and B +Verb A , B and C

Choose the correct verb forms. about Helen Thayer. (have/has) ◆Either the boy or the girl _____read the story about Helen Thayer. (have/has) ◆Not only the nurses but also the doctor _____ very kind to the patient. (is/are) ◆Neither he or I _____ the answer. (know/knows) ◆There _____ a young woman and three children. (come/comes) ◆Here _____ so many books and so much food for you. (is/are) has is know comes are

Neither dog _____ big. ( A. is B. are ) A ＿＿ Neither of them _____ big. ( A. is B. are ) A / B ＿＿＿＿ A / B Neither of the rabbits _____ handsome. ( A. is B. are ) ＿＿＿＿ Neither rabbit _____ handsome. ( A. is B. are ) A ＿＿＿

A. are B. is C. were D. is used to be C none neither n.(U)→ V.(singl.) pl. singl. n.(C) V. +n.(singl.)+V.(singl.) ◆None of these people ___ doctors. A. has B. is C. are D. was ◆Neither of them ___ a good singer. A. are B. is C. were D. is used to be C B

Three hundred yuan _____ (is/are) a large sum of money, but none of the money _____ (is/are) mine.Ten years _____ (have/has) passed since I lost job, so I am very poor now. Every day, I walk to the market to find something to eat. Eight miles _____ (is/are) really a long way for me, but I have no other choice. is is has is

time money weight distance A + Verb(singl.) ◆Fifty kilograms ___ not too heavy to be carried. A. is B. be C. were D. are ◆Ten minutes ____ an hour when one is waiting for a phone call. A. seemed B. to seem C. seems D. seeming A C

+ n. + Verb some of plenty of a lot of most of the rest of all (of) half (of)

A lot of students _____ waiting outside. (is / are) are The rest of the money _____ to you. (belong/belongs) belongs Most of the scientists in the institute in Canada _____ Chinese. (is/are) are

Two boxes of milk _____ went bad. (has /have) have + n. + Verb Classifier pair of kind of type of glass of box of A pair of shoes _____ enough. (is not/are not) is not Two boxes of milk _____ went bad. (has /have) have

Choose the best answer: ◆His family, which___ rather a large one,___ very fond of their old house. A. were;were B. was;were C. were;was D. was;was ◆Nobody but Jane___ where the diamond necklace is. A. know B. knows C. have known D. is known ◆The singer and dancer___ our evening. A. is come B. are coming to C. were coming D.is coming to ◆Many a boy ___ to swim before he can read. A. learns B. learn C. learning D. have learned ◆Five hundred dollars a month___ enough to live on. A. are B. is being C. is D. are being B B D A C

◆ Neither of the films___ interesting ◆ Neither of the films___ interesting. Neither Joan nor I___ interested in them. A. are;is B. is;are C. was;was D. am;am ◆Mary, along with her parents,___ to Paris. A. have moved B. has moved C. are moving D. have been moving ◆The manager or his assistant___ planning to go. A. was B. were C. be D. will ◆___ there any police around? A. Are B. Is C. Was D. Have ◆There___ a cat, two dogs and five cocks on the grass now. A. has B. was C. have D. is C B A A D

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Choose the correct verb forms. I don’t think three days ____ enough for such a trip. (is/are) Either your brother or your parents ____ to attend the meeting tomorrow afternoon. (are/is/was/were) Eight hours of sleep ____ enough. (is/are) Many a person ____ that kind of opportunity. (have/has) Every flower and every bush ____ to be cut down. (is/are) Everyone except Tom and John ____ there when the meeting began. (is/are/was/were) Neither of us ____ to go to the park. (want/wants) Class One ____ all out on the playground watching the football match. (is/are) is are is has is was want wants/ are