CHUYÊN ĐỀ 3 SỰ HÒA HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ (AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUBJECTS AND VERBS)
30 câu hỏi
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Look! The cattle………..on the meadow.
has grazed
have grazed
is grazing
are grazing
Chọn D
The fishing boat sank but luckily all the crew………..able to save themselves.
have been
is
are
were
Chọn D
Wealth………..to the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things.
refer
are referring
is referring
refers
Chọn D
The news from the destroyed villages………..so bad.
was
were
are
have been
Chọn A
The number of participants of the international conference………..still increasing.
are
be
is
were
Chọn C
The Netherlands………..a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe.
is
are
has been
have been
Chọn A
Four times four divided by two………..eight.
makes
make
have made
are making
Chọn A
Two-fifths of the vineyard………..by fire last night.
destroys
destroy
was destroyed
were destroyed
Chọn C
Forty percent of the students………..in favor of changing the policy.
is
are
has been
was
Chọn B
The boy, with his two companions,………..the cherry tree now.
has split
have split
is splitting
are splitting
Chọn C
The secretary and cashier of our club………..Ms. Young.
is
are
were
have been
Chọn A
Each student and each teacher………..ready for the school activities.
are
is
have been
were
Chọn B
Rice and chicken, my favorite dish,………..
has usually cooked
have usually been cooked
are usually cooked
is usually cooked
Chọn D
Giải thích:
- ‘usually’ => chia thì hiện tại đơn => loại A, B
- rice and chicken ở đây là một món ăn => nó được coi là chủ ngữ số ít => đi với to be ‘is’
Dịch: Cơm gà, món ăn yêu thích của tôi, được nấu thường xuyên.
The English………..strong traditions.
has many
have much
have many
is usually cooked
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:
Ta có: “The English”: người Anh nói chung, nên là chủ ngữ số nhiều. Loại A và D.
Danh từ “traditions” là danh từ đếm được số nhiều, chọn C.
Dịch: Người Anh có nhiều truyền thống mạnh mẽ.
The first two problems………..very difficult but………..is not.
are - the rest
is - the other
are - another
are - the last
Chọn D
Neither the employees nor the boss………..the solution.
find
have found
has found
are finding
Chọn C
Not only the students but also their instructor………..to the principal’s office.
is calling
call
have been called
has been called
Chọn D
The facilities at the new research library, including an excellent microfilm file,……….. wonderful.
are
is
has been
was
Chọn A
Most of the milk ________ bad except three bottles of milk which ________ still in the refrigerator.
have gone - are
has gone - is
have gone - is
has gone - are
Đáp án: D
Giải thích:
"Most of the milk" là một danh từ không đếm được, do đó, động từ đi kèm là "has gone".
"three bottles of milk" là một cụm danh từ đếm được, nên động từ đi kèm là "are".
Dịch: Hầu hết sữa đã hỏng ngoại trừ ba chai sữa vẫn còn trong tủ lạnh.
The department members, but not the chairman,………..not to work on Valentine's Day.
wants
want
is wanting
are wanting
Chọn B
Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
More than half of the children in the 1356 - member district qualifies for reduced- price
More than
of the
qualifies
reduced- price
Đáp án: C
Giải thích:
Kiến thức: Sự hòa hợp giữa chủ ngữ và động từ (Subject-Verb Agreement).
Chủ ngữ của câu là “More than half of the children”, trong đó từ chính của cụm chủ ngữ là “children” (số nhiều). Động từ “qualifies” (thêm -s cho ngôi thứ ba số ít) không phù hợp với chủ ngữ số nhiều. Thay vào đó, phải dùng “qualify” (dạng nguyên mẫu) để phù hợp với chủ ngữ số nhiều.
Sửa: qualifies → qualify
Dịch: Hơn một nửa số trẻ em trong khu vực gồm 1356 thành viên đủ điều kiện để được giảm giá.
The weather reports all showed that there were a tremendous storm front moving in.
reports all
showed
were
moving
Chọn C
There is twenty-six bones in the human foot, fourteen of which in the toes.
is
the human foot
which
the toes.
Chọn A
Scientists say that the Earth is unique because no other planet has conditions which enables the existence of intelligent life.
say
other planet
enables
intelligent life.
Chọn C
Neither my traveler’s cheques nor the money I had with me were sufficient to pay the bill.
traveler’s cheques
I had
were
to pay
Chọn C
The combination of two programmes are causing serious problems in the technical field.
of
are causing
in
field.
Chọn B
A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, are considered a basic part of the education of every child.
basic
history
are
child.
Chọn C
His commercial activity, which is trading in cars, have already bought him a fortune
commercial
which is
have already
a fortune
Chọn C
Before bridges were built, all transport across major rivers in the United States were by ferry boat.
were built,
across
in
were
Chọn D
Echoes occur when sound waves strike a smooth surface and bounces backwards.
when
smooth
bounces
backwards.
Chọn C
