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    This document provides information on subject-verb agreement and the use of adjectives and adverbs in English. It discusses rules for singular and plural verbs agreeing with subjects, including collective nouns, compound subjects, and percentages. It also outlines the typical positions of adjectives in relation to nouns and adverbs in relation to verbs, as well as common orders of adjectives. Examples are provided to illustrate each rule or concept.

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    SUBJECT-VERB

    SUBJECT-VERB
    AGREEMENT
    Subject-verb agreement: Initial task
    • Not only the man but also
    his two wives is / are
    miserable.
    • The Japanese likes / like
    drinking tea.
    • Neither of the dogs has /
    have been in love before.
    • Statistics is / are so difficult
    to study.
    Subject-verb agreement:
    Singular verbs
    • News
    • A disease (measles, mumps, shingles)
    • A subject (mathematics, statistics, linguistics, politics)
    • A distance (2 kilometers)
    • A weight (20 kilos)
    • A sum of money (50 dollars)
    • A period of time (5 years)

    Let’s take a taxi. Two hundred meters is / are too far for
    me to walk.
    Ten years has / have passed but you haven’t changed a
    bit.
    Subject-verb agreement:
    Singular verbs
    • Neither of + Noun
    • None of + Noun
    • Each
    • Every
    Each school girl and boy is / are holding a small flag in
    their hand.
    None of the students understands / understand Mr.
    Phuoc’s lesson.
    Subject-verb agreement:
    Plural verbs
    • People
    • Police
    • The + nationality (dân tộc)
    • Trousers/shorts/glasses/pliers/ scissors
    People usually believes / believe their friends
    more than their family members.
    Subject-verb agreement

    • A as well as B
    • A together with B
    • A of B
    +V
    • A including B

    A meal of five eggs and half a kilo of beef is / are just


    enough for Ly Duc
    Subject-verb agreement

    • Not only A but also B


    • Either A or B +V
    • Neither A nor B

    Either the teacher or I has / have made a mistake


    somewhere.
    Subject-verb agreement
    • A number of … + plural V
    • The number of … + singular V

    – A number of students have to work their way


    thru college.
    – The number of students in a class at this
    school is always kept under 20.
    Subject-verb agreement

    • All
    • Most
    • Half of + the Noun +V
    • Some
    • %
    • X:Y

    Half of the teachers in Banking University


    is / are trained abroad.
    Subject-verb agreement

    • The women's courage during the flood


    (was) (were) exceptional.
    • The majority of the TOEFL tests (is) (are)
    difficult.
    • There are two evening flights to Atlanta
    that (leaves) (leave) before 7:00.
    • Local news (is) (are) on TV every night at
    5:30.
    Subject-verb agreement
    • Small amounts of poison (was) (were)
    found in the coffee cup.
    • There (was) (were) much discussion
    about salary raises.
    • Both the table and the chair (looks) (look)
    uncomfortable.
    • A number of sheep (has) (have) died
    from a strange illness.
    Subject-verb agreement
    • That the houses are being put up for sale (is)
    (are) indicative of the economic situation.
    • The rock singer, along with his bodyguard,
    (was) (were) rushed away from the theater.
    • Only one of the fifty states in the United States
    (is) (are) an island.
    • The boat with 300 men, women, and children
    (was) (were) rescued by the Coast Guard.
    Adjectives and Adverbs
    adjectives adverbs
    • BEFORE A NOUN • Adverbs of manner come after Verb
    e.g. Claire's got a new car.
    e.g. We asked permission politely.
    • AFTER A LINKING VERB (be, become, get,
    seem, appear, look, smell, taste) • Adverbs of place come after verb
    e.g. This coffee tastes good. e.g. We're meeting by the entrance.
    • find/make/keep + Object + adjective • Adverbs of time can go at the beginning
    e.g. I find English interesting. or at the end of the sentence
    • Orders of the adjectives e.g. We're really busy this week.
    (opinion, size, temperature, age, shape, color, Last week we had nothing to do.
    nationality, material, type)
    • Adverbs of frequency come before verb
    e.g. a nice long new red cotton dress. and after be/ auxiliary verbs
    • some adjectives can only go before Noun
    e.g. Mark is always in such a hurry.
    e.g. chief (= main), elder (= older), eldest (=
    oldest), inner, outdoor, outer, principal (= main), I sometimes feel depressed.
    upper, main, former, indoor) • usually, often, sometimes and
    • Some adjectives stay alone occasionally can also go in front or end
    e.g. afraid, alone, ashamed, awake, alive, content position.
    (= happy), fine (= in good health), glad, unwell, e.g. Normally Sarah goes by train.
    well
    e.g. I feel depressed sometimes.

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