UNIT 10. AGREEMENT OF

SUBJECTS AND VERBS
10.1 Introduction
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He goes to Europe every year. They speak Japanese.

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Malee, with the other members of her family has asked me to help.
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Not only his friends but also his brother is fond of swimming.
Neither you nor I was excited about the news.
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each, every, either, neither, many a, one, nobody, someone etc.
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Each boy is standing in front of the classroom.
Each boy and each girl was singing a Thai song.
Every shirt and blouse needs cleaning.
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anybody
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something
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Everybody writes composition.
Someone is watching the television.
Nobody advises him.
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Any of you have to drink milk. Any of this time is satisfactory.
Some of the coffee is in the jug. Some of the classes are full.
One third of the apples are his.
Half of the time was spent in the country.
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He is one of the boys who get good marks.
One of the women in front row looks sick.


 

 

 



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A number of cars in this city are stolen.
The number of students was late yesterday.
A number of rascals were wounded in the brawl.
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Mathematics is my favorite subject.
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The Arabian Nights is still a great favorite.
Ten years is too long to wait.
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The news seems bad.
Mumps is a childhood disease.
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both, few, many, several
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Both are studying in the faculty of political science.
Several go to Chiangmai.
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Post g test on Agreement of Subject

And Verbs
Direction : Choose the correct answer for each item.
1. Both my wife and I _____________ fond of music.
a. am
b. are
c. is
d. was
2. _____________ traffic jams in Bangkok all the time.
a. There is
b. There has
c. There has been
d. There are
3. Panee as well as Wipa _____________ since last month.
a. has been here
b. have been here
c. was here
d. were here
4. pWhich of these two men is Burmese?r
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a. All of them
b. Both of them
c. Neither of them
d. None of them
5. pEverybody wants to be rich.r
pBut the rich _____________ not always happy.r
a. are
b. is
c. do
d. does
6. Although we have been living here for ten years, neither my wife not I _____________
English fluently.
a. speaks
b. speak
c. are speaking
d. have spoken
7. Not riches, but honor _____________ the man.
a. make
b. is making
c. have made
d. makes
8. One of the wonders of the world _____________ Taj Mahal.
a. are
b. has been
c. have been
d. is


 

 

 



9. The house, together with the articles in it _____________ to her.

a. belong
b. belongs
c. is belonging
d. have belonged
10. A number of books _____________ sold last month.
a. were
b. was
c. has been
d. have been
11. Phonetics _____________ of great importance to the students of languages.
a. has been
b. be
c. is
d. are
12. Either you or she _____________ a coward.
a. are
b. have been
c. is
d. has been
13. Two weeks, we are afraid, _____________ too short a time.
a. are
b. is
c. has been d. were
14. It is Somsak, not I, who _____________ in late.
a. am
b. is
c. come
d. comes
15. An engineer and an architect _____________ needed.
a. is
b. are
c. has
d. have
16. The number of boys _____________ this course.
a. takes
b. take
c. was taken
d. were taken
17. Here _____________ the magazines you want.
a. are
b. is
c. has been
d. were
18. The United States _____________ a big country.
a. has
b. have
c. are
d. is
19. The whole gang _____________ arrested.
a. has
b. have
c. was
d. were
20. Not only the girls but also their mother _____________ it.
a. encourage
b. encourages
c. have encouraged
d. was encouraged
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Exercise
Direction : Underline the correct verb for each item.
1. Some of the flowers (was, were) wilted.
2. These scissors (is, are) dull again.
3. Not only Pibul but also his sisters (play, palys) the piano.
4. She, together with I (has, have) to finish this exercise today.
5. The celebrated pianist and conductor (is, are) on the stage.
6. I as well as you (are, am) to turn in now.
7. Four times five (is , are) twenty.
8. A number of students (was, were) absent last Friday.
9. The Philippines (is, are) composed of many islands.
10. Supatra or her friends (go, goes) shopping.
11. Bacon and eggs (is, are) his breakfast.
12. Half of the beads (is, are) missing.
13. The watch and the strap (is, are) made of silver.
14. Six | tenths of the beam (has, have) rotted away.
15. There (is, are) four games still to be played.
16. This is one of those lamps that (has, have) two | way lights.
17. The number of students in this school (is, are) increasing.
18. One | third of my salary (is, are) spent for food.
19. Three | miles (is, are) a long distance to walk.
20. Athletics (is, are) his greatest interest.
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Post g test
Direction : Choose the correct answer for each item.
1. Ether excessive social obligations or just plain laziness _____________ him from his work.
a. has kept
b. has been kept
c. have kept
d. have been kept
2. Each of them _____________ to bring _____________ own book to the next class.
a. areUhis
b. isUtheirs
c. isUhis
d. areUits
3. Thanks to the advent of electricity, _____________ .
a. The works of the housewife have been revolutionized
b. The works of the housewives have been revolutionized
c. The work of the housewives have been revolutionized
d. The work of the housewife has been revolutionized
4. The influx of workers attracted by the good wages paid in the ship-yards _____________
the local economy.
a. has effected
b. has affected
c. have effected
d. have affected
5. pWhat are you doing?r
pIam getting rid of some of my old things. This pair of shoes, for example, _____________
very old. Please throw them away.r
a. is
b. was
c. are
d. were
6. pDid you hear any noise in the room?r
pNo, when I came in neither the radio nor the television _____________ onr
a. has been
b. were being c. was
d. were
7. He is enjoying the book so much that the five hundred pages _____________ like fifty.
a. donat seem
b. doesnat seem
c. seems
d. seem
8. Before the wide-spread availability of telephones and personal transportation over good
roods, handwritten letters. Both personal and business, _____________ the principal
means of communication.
a. to be
b. were
c. would be
d. having been


 

 

 



9. Ham and eggs _____________ his favourite breakfast.

a. are
b. has
c. have
d. is
10. Neither you nor Peter _____________ seriously.
a. studies
b. study
c. by studying
d. be studied
11. I thing one of those dogs _____________ to Mr. Tomson.
a. is belonging
b. are belonging
c. belongs
d. belong
12. At least 60 percent of those people here _____________ females.
a. is
b. are
c. has
d. have
13. The serious wounded _____________ immediately taken to the hospital.
a. was
b. has
c. have
d. were
14. The owner of the house said that the beautiful furniture on the first and second floors
_____________ from Italy.
a. was sent
b. were sent
c. had sent
d. have been sent
15. Nida, as well as I, _____________ a great deal of time swimming.
a. are spending b. am spending c. spends
d. spend
16. Ninety kilometres _____________ a long way to walk in a day.
a. has
b. is
c. are
d. have
17. The police _____________ all the ports now.
a. has watched b. have watched c. is watching
d. are watching
18. They knew that statistics _____________ related to mathematics.
a. have
b. is
c. has
d. be
19. He is one of those who_____________ these students.
a. enjoys teaching
b. enjoy to teach
c. enjoys to teach
d. enjoy teaching
20. A number of accidents_____________ occured.
a. has
b. is
c. have
d. are
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KEY TO EXERCISES
UNIT 10. AGREEMENT OF SUBJECT AND VERBS
PRE-TEST
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. d
8. d
9. b
10. a
11. c
12. c
13. b
14. d
15. b
16. a
17. a
18. d
19. d
20. b
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EXERCISE
1. were
2. are
3. play
4. has
5. is
6. am
7. in,are
8. were
9. is
10. go
11. is
12. are
13. are
14. has
15. are
16. have
17. is
18. is
19. is
20. is
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POST-TEST
1. a
2. c
3. d
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. d
8. b
9. d
10. a
11. c
12. b
13. d
14. a
15. c
16. b
17. d
18. b
19. d
20. c
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