Grammar Toefl
Grammar Toefl
Grammar Toefl
OUTLINE
- Subject-verb agreement
- None/No
- Either/Neither
- Gerunds as subjects
- Collective nouns
- A number of/The number of
- There is/There are
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
Subject Separated from The Verb
together
with
accompanied
by
along
with
as
well
as
Exercise
1. John, along with twenty friends, (is/ are) planning a
party.
2. The picture of the soldiers (bring/brings) back many
memories.
3. The quality of these recordings (is/ are) not very
good.
4. If the duties of these officers (isnt/ arent) reduced,
there will not be enough time to finish the project.
5. The effects of cigarette smoking (have/ has) been
proven to be extremely harmful.
Exercise (2)
6. The use of credit cards in place of cash (have/ has)
increased rapidly in recent years.
7. Advertisements on television (is/ are) becoming more
competitive than ever before.
8. Living expenses in this country, as well as in many
others (is/ are) at an all-time high.
9. Mr. Jones accompanied by several members of the
committee (have/has) proposed some changes of the
rules.
10. The levels of intoxication (vary/varies) from subject to
subject.
NONE/ NO
None
+
of
the
+
non-count
noun
+
singular
verb
None
+
of
the
+
plural
count
noun
+
plural
verb
No
+
singular
noun
+
singular
verb
Non-count
noun
EITHER/ NEITHER
Neither
+
noun
+
nor
+
plural
noun
+
plural
verb
Either
or
GERUNDS AS SUBJECTS
[verb
+
ing]
(gerund)
+
singular
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
there
are
there
were
+
plural
subject
there
have
been
Exercise
1. Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play
tonight.
2. Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie
tonight.
3. Skating (is/are) becoming more popular every day.
4. A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference
yesterday.
5. Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home
immediately.
Exercise
6. Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.
7. There (was/were) some people at the meeting last
night.
8. The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.
9. A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine
this morning.
10. Each student (has/have) answered the firs three
questions.
Exercise
11. Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast
each morning.
12. After she had perused the material, the
secretary decided that everything (was/were) in
order.
13. The crowd at the basketball game (was/were)
wild with excitement.
14. A pack of wild dogs (has/have) eliminated this
section of the training test.
15. The jury (is/are) trying to reach a decision.
Exercise
16. The army (has/have) eliminated this section of the
training test.
17. The number of students who have withdrawn from
class this quarter (is/are) appalling.
18. There (has/have) been to many interruptions in this
class.
19. Every elementary school teacher (has/have) to
take examination.
20. Neither Jill nor her parents (has/have) seen this
movie before.