1. Subject-verb Agreement

2. 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

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

4. 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
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were
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was
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5. 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 )

6. 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.)

7. +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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.) +

12. ◆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

13. 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)
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A knife and fork ____ needed. (is are) is
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14. 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
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Here ____ a map and a handbook for you. (is/are) is
＿＿＿

15. 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

16. 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

17. Neither dog _____ big. ( A. is B. are ) A＿＿
Neither of them _____ big. ( A. is B. are )
A / B
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A / B
Neither of the rabbits _____ handsome. ( A. is B. are )
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Neither rabbit _____ handsome. ( A. is B. are ) A
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18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. ◆ 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

26. Homework:
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Part Ⅲ Grammar

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28. 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