NỘi dung và BÀi tập tham khảO Ôn thi tốt nghiệp môn tiếng anh lớP 12 CÁch pháT ÂM "S" cuốI

supermarket siêu thị underachievement đạt dưới mức surface bề mặt

superman siêu nhân subway tàu điện ngầm overexpenditure chi tiêu quá

2) Hậu tố:

a) V + -ion/-tion/-ation/-ition/-sion ---> N

addition sự thêm vào production sản xuất conservation sự bảo tồn

repetition sự lặp lại permission sự cho phép pollution sự ơ nhiễm

b) V + -ment/-ance/-ence/-age/-ing/-al ---> N

employment việc làm attendance sự có mặt difference sự khác nhau

marriage sự kết hôn swimming việc bơi lội arrival sự đến

c) V + -er/-or/-ant/-ee/ ---> N

driver tài xế actor diễn viên nam accountant kế tóan

employee người làm thuê interviewee người được phỏng vấn applicant người xin việc

d) N + -ist/-an/-ian/-ess ---> N

physicist nhà vật lý American người Mỹ librarian thủ thư

actress nữ diễn viên musician nhạc sĩ scientist nhà khoa học

e) Adj + -y/-ity/-ness/-ism/-dom/ -ship ---> N

difficulty khó khăn responsibility trách nhiệm happiness sự hạnh phúc

capitalism Chủ nghĩa tư bản freedom sự tự do friendship tình bạn

3) THE + ADJ ---> NOUN

the poor, the blind, the deaf, the old, the sick, the weak, the unemployed, the disabled, the dead, the young…

II- ĐỘNG TỪ:

1) Tiền tố:

a) dis-/mis-/re-/over-/under-/out- + V ---> V

disagree khơng đồng ý misunderstand hiểu nhầm redo làm lại

overcook nấu quá chín undersell bán rẻ hơn outweigh nặng hơn

b) en- + N/V/Adj ---> V

enable làm cho cĩ thể endanger gây nguy hiểm enrich làm giàu

2) Hậu tố:

Adj/N + -ize/-en/-ate/-fy ---> V

industrialize Công nghiệp hóa widen làm rộng ra originate bắt nguồn

beautify làm đẹp lighten làm nhẹ đi modernize hiện đại hóa

III- TÍNH TỪ:

1) Tiền tố: un-/in-/im-/ir-/il-/dis- + Adj ---> Adj

unlucky không may inexact không chính xác impossible không thể

irregular không có qui tắc illogical không hợp lý dishonest không trung thực

2) Hậu tố:

a) N + -ly/-like/-less/-ish/-y/-ful/-al/-ic/ ---> Adj

daily hằng ngày childlike như con nít treeless không có cây

selfish ích kỷ rainy có mưa peaceful hòa bình

agricultural nông nghiệp scientific khoa học successful thành công

b) V/N + -ive/-able/-ible ---> Adj

attractive hấp dẫn acceptable có thể chấp nhận defensible có thể bảo vệ

eatable có thể ăn được active năng động comprehensible có thể hiểu

Slowly một cách chậm chạp carefully một cách cẩn thận safely một cách an tòan

B- MỘT SỐ CẤU TRÚC NHẬN DIỆN LOẠI TỪ THƯỜNG GẶP:

1. a/ an/ the/ this/ that…

my/ her/ his…/ Mary’s + (adj) + N

many/ some/ a lot of…

Ex: She is a beautiful girl.

2. danh từ chỉ sự đo lường, tuổi tác + (adj)

Ex: This table is two meters long. He’s twenty years old.

3. V (MAKE, KEEP, FIND…) + O ADJ

Ex: We should keep our room clean.

4. Linking verbs (be, become, feel, look, taste, sound, smell, seem, get, appear…) + ADJ

Ex: It becomes hot today.

5. đại từ bất định (something, someone, anything, anybody, everything, nobody…) + ADJ

Ex: Do you have anything important to tell me?

6. ADV + ADJ

Ex: Your story is very interesting.

7. Hình thức hiện tại phân từ (-ING): Diễn tả nhận thức của người nói về người/việc gì đó.

Ex: That film is interesting. (Bộ phim đó hay.) (Người xem nhận thấy bộ phim hay.)

Hình thức quá khứ phân từ (-ED): Diễn tả cảm giác của người nói do người/việc gì đó đem lại.

Ex: I am confused about the question. (Tôi bị bối rối về câu hỏi.) (Câu hỏi làm tôi bối rối.)

8. Trạng từ thể cách bổ nghĩa cho động từ Ex: She drives carefully

LƯU Ý:

- fast (nhanh), early (sớm), late (trễ), hard (chăm chỉ) vừa là tính từ vừa là trạng từ.

- Phân biệt: late (trễ) lately (gần đây) (= recently)

hard (chăm chỉ) hardly (hầu như không)

- Một số tính từ tận cùng –LY: friendly (thân thiện), lovely (dễ thương), lively (sống động), ...

- Trạng từ tần suất đứng trước động từ thường, sau BE, trợ động từ và modals

Ex: She doesn’t often go with him. He can seldom find time for reading.

1. Your new dress makes you more _____________. (beauty)

2. You should do these exercises _____________. (quick)

3. The industrial __________ will lead to the country’s prosperity. (develop)

4. Some large cities have had measures to minimize air ____________. (pollute)

5. I will come to the party because I accept the _______________. (invite)

6. The ___________ of the Hollywood actor, Jimmy Halton, was announced last night. (die)

7. This company offered a lot of __________ jobs. (attract)

8. We often go to the theater at weekends for ____________. (entertain)

9. He is a famous……………………. (act)

10. You must ................................. the answer you choose. (dark)

11. We have a lot of …………..............……….……… in learning English. (difficult)

12. I felt very …………..............……… when I was a member of our school team. (excite)

13. He speaks English ..................................... (fluency)

14. We are very proud of our………..............………. (friend)

15. He does exercise every morning, so he is very…………..............……….……… (health)

16. Her parents’ …………..............……….……… makes her very sad. (ill)

17. News on TV is very ...................... (inform)

18. What is his ............................? (nation)

19. Everybody loves ................................ beauty. (nature)

28. 
    He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.
    

29. 
    You are old enough to take _______ for what you have done.
    

30. 
    Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation
    

31. 
    They had a ______ candlelit dinner last night and she accepted his proposal of marriage.
    

32. 
    She sent me a _______ letter thanking me for my invitation.
    

33. 
    As an _______, Mr. Pike is very worried about the increasing of juvenile delinquency.
    

34. 
    He was the only _______ that was offered the job.
    

35. 
    Many people have objected to the use of animals in _____ experiments.
    

36. 
    _______ is increasing, which results from economic crisis.
    

37. 
    _______! I have heard of your success in the new project.
    

38. 
    A / an _______ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.
    

39. 
    Almost half of turtles and tortoises are known to be threatened with ____.
    

40. 
    They are going to _______ the pool to 1.8 meter.
    

41. 
    The referee had no hesitation in awarding the visiting team a _______.
    

42. 
    The referee's _______ is the most important in any sport competition.
    

43. 
    Johnny used to be one of the most _______ athletes in my country.
    

44. 
    The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers.
    

45. 
    He was so _______ that he could not even say a word.
    

46. 
    I am really _______ in the way he talks, but the way he behaves.
    

47. 
    Thanks to labor-saving devices, women have more time to take part in _______ activities.
    

TAG QUESTIONS ( CÂU HỎI ĐUÔI )

1. Câu hỏi đuôi gồm có: chủ ngữ (phải là đại từ nhân xưng) và trợ động từ hay động từ đặc biệc.

2. Nếu câu phát biểu ở thể xác định thì câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định và ngược lại.

3. Nếu câu hỏi đuôi ở thể phủ định thì phải dùng hình thức tĩnh lược (contractive form).

Ví dụ:

STATEMENTS	QUESTION-TAGS
He is a good boy, The girl didn't come here yesterday, They will go away, She hasn't left,	isn’t he? did she? won't they? has she?

1. 
   Phần đuôi của “ I am” là “ aren’t I “ .
   

b. Imperatives and Requests ( Câu mệnh lệnh và câu yêu cầu):

+ Có phần đuôi là “won’t you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời mời: Eg:Take your seat, won’t you? + Có phần đuôi là “will you?” khi câu phát biểu diễn tả lời yêu cầu hoặc mệnh lệnh phủ định

Eg: Open the door, will you? ( Xin vui lòng mở cửa) Don’t be late, will you ? (Đừng đi trễ nha)

c. Phần đuôi của câu bắt đầu bằng “ Let’s ...” : là “shall we ?”

Eg: Let’s go swimming, shall we?

Nhưng phần đuôi của “Let us / Let me” là “will you”

4. 
   Nothing, anything, something, everything được thay là thế bằng “ It” ở câu hỏi đuôi:
   

No one, Nobody, anyone, anybody, someone, somebody, everybody, everyone được thay thế bằng “They” trong câu hỏi đuôi.

Eg: Someone remembered to leave the messages, didn’t they?

Lưu ý: Nothing, Nobody, No one được dùng trong mệnh đề chính, động từ ở câu hỏi đuôi sẽ phải ở dạng thức xác định. (Vì Nothing, Nobody, No one có nghĩa phủ định)

Eg: Nothing gives you more pleasure than listening to music, does it ?

4. 
   This/ That được thay thế là “It”. Eg: This won’t take long, will it?
   
5. 
   These/ Those được thay thế là “They”. Eg: Those are nice, aren’t they?
   

Eg: He seldom goes to the movies, does he?

8. 
   Nếu câu phát biểu có dạng : You ‘d better → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : hadn’t you ?
   

You used to → câu hỏi đuôi sẽ là : didn’t you ?

III. Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi:Ý nghĩa của câu hỏi đuôi phụ thuộc vào ngữ điệu diễn đạt nó:- Nếu ta hạ giọng, có nghĩa là ta thực sự đặt câu hỏi cho người đối thoại và ta muốn người nghe đồng tình với mình- Nếu ta lên giọng câu hỏi đuôi thì ta muốn hỏi lại người nghe

EXERCISE : Add tag questions to the following.

1/ They want to come,………………….?

2/ Elizabeth is a dentist, ……………….. ?

3/ They won’t be here, …………………?

4/ That is your umbrella, ………………….?

5/ There aren’t many people here yet, …………….. ?

6/ He has a bicycle,……………………?

7/ Peter would like to come with us to the party, ……………………..?

8/ Those aren’t Fred’s books, ………?

9/ You have never been to Paris,…………?

10/ Something is wrong with Jane today, ………… ?

11/ Everyone can learn how to swim, ……………… ?

12/ Nobody cheated in the exam, ………………….. ?

13/ Nothing went wrong while I was gone, ………… ?

14/ I am invited, ………………….?

15/ This bridge is not very safe,……………..?

16/ These sausages are delicious, …………….?

17/ You haven’t lived here long, …………?

18/ The weather forecast wasn’t very good, ……………. ?

19/ He^’d better come to see me, .............. ?

20/ You need to stay longer, ................................?

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences by adding tag questions

1. You will go to Hanoi, _________?

2. She can swim well, ___________?

3. The car does not look nice, ________?

4. There are a lot of students in your class, ____________?

5. Mary and Peter can’t lift this bag, ______________?

6. Do it right now, ____________?

7. I am duty today, _____________?

8. Everybody looks happy today, _____________?

9. Nothing will influence his paln, ____________?

10. The boys have not finished their exercises, ____________?

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer:

1. Let’s have a picnic on the beach, __________?

A. will you B. shall we C. aren’t you D. don’t we

2. Don’t tell him about this, _____________?

A. shall we B. don’t you C. will you D. won’t you

3. He must be there, _________?

A. must he B. mustn’t he C. doesn’t he D. didn’t he

4. I am right, _________?

A. am I B. am not I C. aren’t I D. aren’t you

5. He never been to English before, __________?

A. is he B. hasn’t he C. has he D. isn’t he

6. She loves him very much, __________?

A. doesn’t she B. does she C. didn’t she D. did she

7. Tom went to the coutryside yesterday, __________?

A. doesn’t he B. did’t he C. did he D. didn’t Tom

8. She had to do the shopping, ________?

A. hadn’t she B. had she C. did she D. didn’t she

9. They seldom go to the theatre, ____________?

A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they

10. No one died in that accident, ___________?

A. didn’t he B. did he C. didn’t they D. did they

Exercise 3: Error identification:

1. Nothing can change her decision, can they?

A B C D

2. Mr. Smith never smokes cigarettes, doesn’t he?

3. There weren’t many people at the meeting, were they?

A B C D

4. Nobody is a better cook than his mother, is she?

5. Let’s go for a long walk, will we?

A B C D

HOMEWORK:

Complete the blanks with tag questions:

1. Don’t drop it, ___________?

2. You may travel this week, __________?

3. She rarely goes to parties, ___________?

4. Someone took her book, ___________?

5. You’d better give up smoking, ___________?

6. This is the second time you have been here, ____________?

7. The weather was hot, ________________?

1. 
   No one is better cook than his mother, ______?
   A. is she B. isn’t she C. are they D. aren’t they
   
2. 
   Do it right now, ______?
   A. will you B. shall you C. do you D. don’t you
   
3. 
   There are no easy ways to learn a foreign language, _______?
   A. are they B. are there C. aren’t they D. aren’t there
   
4. 
   He seldom goes to the library, ______?
   A. doesn’t he B. is he C. does he D. isn’t he
   
5. 
   Let’s go for a long walk, ______?
   A. will we B. shall we C .don’t you D. do you
   
6. 
   I think he will join us, _____?
   A. doesn’t he B. won’t he C. will he D. don’t I
   
7. 
   The film is good, _______________?
   

8. 
   You are going to the party, ____________?
   

9. 
   He can speak English, _________________ ?
   

10. You don’t know him,__________________ ?

A. do you B. don’t you C. are you D. aren’t you

11. Lan speaks Chinese very well, __________?

A. does she B. doesn’t she C. is she D. was she

12. John has worked hard, _________________?

A. does he B. did he C. has he D. hasn’t he

13. They invited him to the party, ___________?

A. do they B. don’t they C. did they D. didn’t they

14. They are leaving here tomorrow________?

A. do they B. are they C. aren’t they D. did they

15. I’m a bit late, ______?

16. No one is indifferent to praise, ______?

17. Somebody has left these socks on the bathroom floor, ______?

18. James owns a restaurant, ______?

19. You aren’t too busy to talk, ______?

20. The ticket to London doesn’t cost a lot, ______?

21. You don’t need me any more, ______?

22. Nobody knows who invited the wheel, ______?

23. Harry was working in Bristol then, ______?

24. You’ll be home before midnight, ______?

25. David is bringing some wine, ______?

26. Don’t leave anything behind, ______?

27. That isn’t Bill driving, ______?

28. Nobody likes the play, __________?

A. do they B. don’t they C. didn’t they D. did they

29. The children can read English, __________?

A. can’t they B. can they C. they can D. they can’t

30. Your grandfather was a millionaire, ______?

A. was he B. is he C. wasn’t he D. isn’t he

31. Your brother’s here, ______?

A. is he B. are he C. isn’t he D. aren’t he

32. That was Ann on the phone, ______?

A. was it B. was that C. wasn’t that D. wasn’t it

33. Tom didn't see her, ______?

A. did Tom B. did he C. do Tom D. does he

34. Mary wasn't angry, ______?

A. was she B. is she C. wasn’t she D. was Mary

35. Susan doesn't like oysters, ______?

A. did she B. does she C. doesn’t she D. she does

II. Add question tags to the following statements:

1. He hardly ever makes a mistake, _______ ?

2. Nobody likes the play, _______ ?

3. He isn’t here, _______ ?

4. This is your pen, _______ ?

5. Somebody wanted a drink, _______ ?

6. You’ve been to Ha Noi, _______ ?

7. He used to live here, _______ ?

8. Those aren’t your books, _______ ?

9. Neither of them offered to help you_______ ?

10. Nothing went wrong yesterday, ___________ ?

11. Mrs. Brown usually remembered her husband’s birthdays, _______ ?

12. It is not a very good book, _______ ?

13. This won’t take long, _______ ?

14. You don’t need me any more, ______?

15. It never works very well, _______ ?

SUBJECT AND VERB AGREEMENT ( SỰ HÒA HỢP GIỮA CHỦ NGỮ VÀ ĐỘNG TỪ )

Có nhiều nguyên tắc hòa hợp trong điểm ngữ pháp này, tuy nhiên chúng tôi chỉ chọn lựa một số nguyên tắc cơ bản và phổ biến nhất để các em học sinh dễ nắm bắt và vận dụng.

1. 
   Nguyên tắc chung:
   

- Hình thức của động từ số nhiều: are/were/have/động từ có hình thức giống như nguyên mẫu.

B. Một số nguyên tắc hồ hợp cơ bản:

1. Chủ ngữ gồm hai hoặc nhiều phần nối với nhau bằng and  V số nhiều

Eg: My brother and sister live in Boston.

2. Chủ ngữ gồm 2 phần nối với nhau bằng either… or, neither… nor, not only…but also  V hòa hợp với phần gần nó nhất.

Eg: Either Thursday or Friday is ok.

3. Chủ ngữ có thêm phần as well as, with, together with, along with  V vẫn chỉ hòa hợp với phần S đầu tiên.

Eg: George, together with his friends, is buying a race horse.

4. Chủ ngữ là cụm từ chỉ sự đo lường (được xem như là một tổng thể)  V là số ít.

Eg: Thirty pounds seems a reasonable price.

5. Nếu có 1 cụm từ hay mệnh đề theo sau một danh từ làm chủ ngữ  V chỉ hòa hợp với danh từ đầu tiên.

Eg: The house between the two bungalows is empty.

The house they used to live in is now empty.

6. Chủ ngữ là 1 cụm từ hay 1 mệnh đề  V số ít.

Eg: Through the trees is the nearest way.

Opening my presents was exciting.

7. Every one of, each of, one of + danh từ số nhiều  V số ít.

Eg: One of these letters is for you.

8. A (large) number of, the majority of, a lot of, some of + danh từ số nhiều  V số nhiều.

Eg: The majority of people have complained.

* The number of  V số ít

9. Each, every + danh từ số ít  V số ít Eg: Each book and magazin is listed in the card catolog

10. None of, neither of, either of + danh từ số nhiều  V số ít.

Eg: None of the students has failed the test

* Có thể dùng V số nhiều nhưng không trang trọng (informal English)

11. Đại từ bất định như Something, everything, nothing…  V số ít

Eg: Someone was waiting at the door

12. Danh từ không đếm được  V số ít. Eg: This water is not safe enough to drink.

13. Một số danh từ có hình thức số nhiều nhưng mang nghĩa số ít  V số ít.

Eg: Mathematics is one of my core subjects

14. There is/was + danh từ số ít.

There are/were + danh từ số nhiều.

Eg: There are twenty five students in my class

There was an accident last night.

15. Một số danh từ có hình thức số ít nhưng mang nghĩa số nhiều  V số nhiều.

Eg: The police are investigating the crime.

16. The + tính từ làm chủ ngữ  V số nhiều. Eg: The sick are well cared in the hospital

I. SUBJECT AND VERB IN A SENTENCE MUST AGREE IN PERSON AND NUMBER:

Ex: Her dress is beautiful.

Those cars are very modern.
II. CÁC CHỦ TỪ CÓ ĐỘNG TỪ CHIA SỐ ÍT

1. 
   Chủ ngữ gồm nhiều danh từ nối với nhau bằng “And” nhưng chỉ cùng một người, một vật
   
2. 
   Chủ ngữ là một khoảng thời gian/ tiền bạc/ khoảng cách/ trọng lượng.
   
3. 
   Chủ ngữ bắt đầu là That hoặc V-ing
   
4. 
   Chủ ngữ là một nhóm từ/ tên một quyển sách, bài báo, câu chuyện, bộ phim/ câu trích dẫn (thường trong ngoặc kép)
   
5. 
   Chủ ngữ là News (tin tức), Môn học: mathematics, physics, Bệnh: mumps, measles, Địa danh: The Philippines…
   
6. 
   Danh từ không đếm được: furniture, water, traffic, knowledge, homework…
   
7. 
   C
   Each, every, either, neither + N(số ít)
   
   Each, every, either, neither + of + N (số nhiều)
   hủ ngữ là những đại từ bất định.
   

III. CÁC CHỦ TỪ CÓ ĐỘNG TỪ CHIA SỐ NHIỀU

1. S1 + and + S2 + V(số nhiều) Ex. Lan and Tam are classmates in this school year.

2. Khi chủ ngữ là 1 đại ngữ: several, both, many, few, all, some.

Ex. Several of the students are absent.

3. Danh từ được thành lập bởi mạo từ The + Adjective để chỉ 1 nhóm người: The rich, The blind,….

1. Hai chủ ngữ được kết nối với nhau bằng: Either……or; Neither…….nor; Or; Not only…..but also thì động từ phù hợp với chủ từ thứ 2

2. A number of + N(số nhiều) + Verb số nhiều The number of + N(số nhiều) + verb số ít.
3. Với các từ sau: giới từ (of, on, with..) along with (cùng với), together with, as well as (cũng như), like (như là), accompained by (được đi kèm bởi), plus (cộng với) ==> thì động từ phù hợp với chủ từ thứ 1

4. One third ./ two third // half / all / some, + N đếm được + Verb số nhiều

1. One of ____________ a goldfish bowl on her kitchen table.

a. my friend keep b. my friend keeps c. my friends keep d. my friends keeps

2. Every ____________ love.

a. man, woman and child needs c. man, woman and child need

b. men, women and children needs d. men, women and children need

3. One of the girls who ____________ in this office ____________ my niece

a. works / is b. work / is c. works / are d. work / are

4. Neither Lan nor her parents ____________ the film.

a. like b. Likes c. is like d. are like

5. Each ____________ the same as the day before.

a. days was b. day was c. days were d. day were

6. More men than ____________ left handed.

a. woman are b. woman is c. women are d. women is

7. Every one of the students ____________ on time for class

a. is b. are c. were d. have been

8. There ____________ some money on the table.

a. are b. were c. have been d. is

9. This information about taxes ____________ helpful

a. were b. have been c. is d. are

10. The vegetables in the bowl on the table ____________ fresh.

a. looks b. smells c. are d. is

11. Writing ____________ her happy

a. letter makes b. letters makes c. letter make d. letters make

12. None of the money robbed from the banks last year ____________ yet.

a. has been found b. have been found c. has found d. have found

13. My father and mother ____________ for the same company.

a. works b. work c. is working d. has worked

14. The elderly ____________ this kind of music, but the young ____________.

a. don’t like / does b. doesn’t like / does c. don’t like / do d. doesn’t like / do

1. The news about Mr Hogan (be) surprising.

2. Fifty minutes (be) the maximum length of the time allowed for the exam.

3. Many people in the world (not have) enough food to eat.

4. The poor (need) help from the community.

5. Listening to loud music at rock concerts (cause) hearing loss in some teenagers these days.

6. There (be) a lot of sheep in the field.

7. Ten miles (be) too far to walk.

8. Not only John but also his friends (want) to buy this race horse.

9. A number of students (recently participate) in intensive language programs abroad.

10. Sarah, along with 20 students, (plan) a party now.

11. The number of students who (withdraw) from class since the term began (be) quite high.

12. There (be) at least one window in every room.

13. A lot of students in my class (speak) and (undrstand) Spanish.

14. The trousers Lan’s bought (not, go) best with her shirt.

15. The information she gave me (be not) valuable.

16. The number of days in a week (be) seven.

17. Either you or he (have) to do the task.

18. Two years without a job (be) too long to be.

19. Every girl and boy (be) required to have certain immunizations before enrolling in public school.

20. Neither of John’s parents (be) English.

Exercise 3: Find the incorrect part A, B, C and D.

1. Each of the rooms have its own bathroom.

A B C D

2. Everybody who have a fever must go home immediately

3. Twenty five dollars are all I can afford to pay for this recorder

A B C D

4. All of the windows in my house was broken in the earthquake.

5. The actress, along with her manager and some friends, are going to the party.

A B C D

6. Living expenses in this country are high.

1. Both you and the boy overthere (is / are) good at English.

2. Most of the beer (are / is) spoilt.

3. Either my sister or the neighbours (is / are) looking after the dog.

4. The black and white hat (look / looks) good on you.

5. George,together with some of his friends, (have / has) just bought a race-horse.

6. One-third of these books (belongs / belong) to you.

7. There (has / have) been a lot of changes in our country since the liberation.

8. None of the pupils in my class (has / have) failed the test.

9. Each of these boys (has / have) a try .

10. The number of letters each of us (receives / receive) (is / are) increasing.

11. Opening my presents (was / were) exciting.

12. Someone (was / were) waiting at the door when I came home.
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer

1. There …… a lot of expensive furniture in our uncle’s house.

A. have been B. are C. is D. were

2. Each of you …… responsible for this.

A. are B. being C. is D. be

3. Bill together with his brothers …… to the beach every morning.

A. going B. goes C. are D. gone

4. Either the monitor or the athletes …… to blame for the bad result.

A. be B. are C. is D. to be

5. Every man and woman …… responsible for what he or she does.

A. is B. are C. be D. have been

6. The results of Dr. Frank’s experiment …… announced on TV last night.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

7. Fifty minutes …… the maximum length of time allowed for the exam.

A. is B. be C. are D. were

8. A number of sheep …… eating grass now.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

9. Measles …… sometimes a serious disease.

A. is B. are C. being D. be

10. The effects of cigarette smoking …… been proven to be extremely harmful.

A. has B. have C. is D. are

11. The exercise on agreement of subjects and verbs …… easy.

A. are B. have C. has D. is

12. Making cakes and pies …… Mrs. Reed’s specialty.

A. are B. were C. is D. be

13. Lee, accompanied by her brother on the piano , …… very well received at the talent show.

A. are B. were C. have been D. was

14. About 60% of students in this class …… from China.

A. are B. was C. were D. is

Exercise 6: Find the mistake

1. All of the windows in our house was broken in the earthquake.

A B C D

2. Neither Mary’s parents nor she have been this movie before.

3. Twenty dollars are all I can afford to pay for that recorder

A B C D

4. The number of students who knew the answer to the last question on the exam were very low.

5. When I came in, everyone were watching a film.

A B C D

Exercise: Put the verb in brackets into the correct form

1. Half of the money (belong) _________________ to Mr. Lam

2. Many of the girls in my school (wear) ______________ white shirts

3. The number of the tables (be) _______________ late yesterday.

4. The United States (have)__________________ a population of 250 million.

5. Gold, as well as platinum, (recently/ rise) __________________ in price.

6. Everyone in both cars (be) _____________ injured in the accident last night.

A. Choose the right word or phrase best completes the sentence:

1. Three weeks _______not enough holiday.

A. are B. were C. was D. been

2. Each of you ____ a share in the work.

A. having B. has C. to have D. have

3. A number of students ____ volunteered to the job.

A. have B. has C. to have D. having

4. Linguistics ____ out the ways in which languages work.

A. find B. finding C. to find D. finds

5. The Philippines ____ of more than 7,000 islands.

A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists

6. The United Nations ____ its head quarters in NewYork city.

A. have B. having C. has D. to have

7. One of my neighbours ____ curious about other people’s private life.

A. being B. were C. is D. been

8. Tom doesn’t agree but the rest of us ____.

A. does B. done C. do D. doing

9. There ____ a few flowers in this garden last summer.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

10. A large number of reporters ____ at the meeting yesterday.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

11. Much progress ____ been made in recent years.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

12. Collecting old coins and paper notes ____ one of my hobbies.

A. being B. were C. are D. is

13. The number of pupils getting poor marks since the beginning of the semester ____ appalling.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

14. Five thousand pounds ____ stolen in the robbery last night.

A. being B. were C. are D. was

15. Mr. Thomson with his wife and his three children ____ abroad.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

16. One of the girls who ____ working in this department ____ my niece.

A. is/being B. are/is C. is/are D. was/were

17. The English ____ to drink tea.

A. likes B. to like C. like D. has liked

18. Everybody ____ trying to do their best at present.

A. to be B. have been C. are D. is

19. Jim as well as I ____ always busy doing English homework.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

20. Neither Daisy nor I ____ glad to do that.

A. am B. has been C. are D. is

21. That you take a computer course ____ very necessary.

A. am B. have been C. are D. is

22. The police ____ come to the site of the accident.

A. have B. has C. having D. to have

23. The pilot along with his passengers ____ rescued last night.

A. am B. have been C. was D. is

24. What we need most ____ books.

A. is B. were C. are D. to be

25. My brother together with his friends often ____ in the park.

A. jogs B. jogging C. jog D. to jog

26. Neither he nor they ____ here yesterday.

A. are B. were C. is D. be

27. Either John or his children ____ breakfast each morning.

A. make B. makes C. making D. to make

28. I don’t like the hot weather. Thirty degrees ____ too warm for me.

A. was B. are C. being D. is

29. Not only a dog but also two cats ____ at home in his garage.

A. was B. are C. been D. is

30. Both a poem and a short story ____ been written by the young author.

A. has B. to have C. have D. having

Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct

31. The professor together with his three students have been called to court.

A B C D

32. Fifty dollars seem a reasonable price to pay for that.

33. Walking in the rain are not a good idea.

A B C D

34. The unemployed really needs to be given more help.

35. To learn foreign languages are necessary for us to have a good job.

A B C D

36. The police is asking him a lot of questions which he can’t answer.

37. Life is not easy for those who is without jobs.

A B C D

38. The Chinese is very famous for their food.

39. I love swimming which are a good sport for my health.

A B C D

40. All the books on the top shelf belongs to me.

41. One of the biggest problems facing our society are unemployment.

A B C D

42. A few of the audience is enjoying every minute of the performance.

43. How you got there do not concern me.

A B C D

44. What I say about these problems are my own affair.

45. A great deal of money have been spent on the books.

A B C D

46. Either you or the headmaster are handing the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting.

47. The poor woman with her two children were seen begging in a street corner.

A B C D

48. Happiness and success depends on your ability and luck.

49. There are forty students in the class. Half of the class is boys.

A B C D

50. The Vietnamese is hard-working, intelligent and brave.