

Subject, Verb agreement
I. Singular S + Singular V
1. S là He, she, it
2. Each/ Every + N singular
Eg: Every child needs to be raised well.
Each person needs to project the envirionment.
3. A/An + N singular
Eg: A boy goes to the park.
4. One of the + N plural
Eg: One of the teams wins the match.
5. None of the + N plural
Eg: None of the workers in the firm is satisfactorily with salary.
6. The number of + N plural
Eg: The number of friends in my team has increased by 100 people.
7. Singular N/ Uncountable N
Eg: Much money has been on that project.
8. This/ that
Eg: This is my hat.
9. V-ing/ To V inf as S
Eg: Protecting the envirionment is everyone's responsibility.
10. Expressions of time, money, distance
Eg: Two hours is never enough to complete this test.
11. N (singular, relative clause- mệnh đề quan hệ)
Eg: The girl, who lives next door, works in hospital.
12. Singular noun ending in "s"
- Subject (mathematics, economics.)
- Diseases (rickets, measls.)
- Countries (USAs, philippines, laos.)
II. Plural S + plural V
1. (Some, the, any, a lot of.) + N plural
Eg: A lot of flowers are growing in the garden.
2. The + Adj = group of people, a class
Eg: The rich/ the wealthy, the poor, the young..
3. A number of N plural
Eg: A number of students go to school late.
4. Other of N plural
Eg: Other participants have completed their race.
5. There/ Those
Eg: There are my cats.
6. Two- thirds/ four- fifths of.. N plural
Eg: Two- thirds are girls in my class.
III. Special cases
1. Both + V plural
2. Both of A or B + V plural
3. A and B + V plural
4. When A and B refer to one person/thing + V singular
Eg: Bread and butter is my favorite breakfast.
ð Break and butter tạo thành một món ăn.
Eg: The songwriter and singer, Ly is going to LA concert.
ð The songwriter and singer cùng chỉ một đối tượng là Ly
5. Neither A nor B => V chia theo B
Eg: Neither apples nor pears are my favorite.
6. S1 Along with + S2 => V chia theo S1
Together with
As well as
Accompanied by
Eg: Lan together with my sisters goes to my class.
7. Collective nouns: Team, group, family..
- Unit: Singular V
- Members: Singular N
Eg: My football team wins the match.
My football team are practising.
I. Singular S + Singular V
1. S là He, she, it
2. Each/ Every + N singular
Eg: Every child needs to be raised well.
Each person needs to project the envirionment.
3. A/An + N singular
Eg: A boy goes to the park.
4. One of the + N plural
Eg: One of the teams wins the match.
5. None of the + N plural
Eg: None of the workers in the firm is satisfactorily with salary.
6. The number of + N plural
Eg: The number of friends in my team has increased by 100 people.
7. Singular N/ Uncountable N
Eg: Much money has been on that project.
8. This/ that
Eg: This is my hat.
9. V-ing/ To V inf as S
Eg: Protecting the envirionment is everyone's responsibility.
10. Expressions of time, money, distance
Eg: Two hours is never enough to complete this test.
11. N (singular, relative clause- mệnh đề quan hệ)
Eg: The girl, who lives next door, works in hospital.
12. Singular noun ending in "s"
- Subject (mathematics, economics.)
- Diseases (rickets, measls.)
- Countries (USAs, philippines, laos.)
II. Plural S + plural V
1. (Some, the, any, a lot of.) + N plural
Eg: A lot of flowers are growing in the garden.
2. The + Adj = group of people, a class
Eg: The rich/ the wealthy, the poor, the young..
3. A number of N plural
Eg: A number of students go to school late.
4. Other of N plural
Eg: Other participants have completed their race.
5. There/ Those
Eg: There are my cats.
6. Two- thirds/ four- fifths of.. N plural
Eg: Two- thirds are girls in my class.
III. Special cases
1. Both + V plural
2. Both of A or B + V plural
3. A and B + V plural
4. When A and B refer to one person/thing + V singular
Eg: Bread and butter is my favorite breakfast.
ð Break and butter tạo thành một món ăn.
Eg: The songwriter and singer, Ly is going to LA concert.
ð The songwriter and singer cùng chỉ một đối tượng là Ly
5. Neither A nor B => V chia theo B
Eg: Neither apples nor pears are my favorite.
6. S1 Along with + S2 => V chia theo S1
Together with
As well as
Accompanied by
Eg: Lan together with my sisters goes to my class.
7. Collective nouns: Team, group, family..
- Unit: Singular V
- Members: Singular N
Eg: My football team wins the match.
My football team are practising.