OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-79 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 79 AGREEMEN A Subject and verb Look at these examples of agreement between the subject . the window and the verb . is . SINGULAR The window is open. She was upset. It has been raining. The soup tastes good. This method doesn t work. After a singular or an uncountable noun and after he she or it we use a singular verb. B Everyone something every all etc After everyone something nothing etc we use a singular verb see also Unit 103C . Everyone was pleased. Something is wrong. But compare these examples with every each and all. After a phrase with every or each we use a After all and a plural noun we use a plural verb singular verb. Every seat has a number. Each door is a different colour. C One of a number of and a lot of After one of . we use a singular verb. One of the photos is missing. After a lot of . the verb agrees with the noun. Every year a lot of pollution is created and a lot of trees are cut down. D Any of either of neither of and none of When a plural noun comes after any of either of neither of or none of we can use either a singular or a plural verb. Is Are any of these old maps worth keeping I wonder if either of those alternatives is are a good idea. Neither of these cameras works work properly. None of the plants has have grown very much. E An amount a singular verb After an amount of money a distance a weight or a length of time we normally use a singular verb. Eight pounds seems a fair price. A hundred metres isn t far to swim. Ninety kilos is too heavy for me to lift. Five minutes doesn t seem long to wait. We are talking about the amount as a whole not the individual pounds or metres. PLURAL The windows are open. The door and the window are open. Her eyes were wet. They have got wet. The biscuits taste good. These methods don t work. After a plural noun or they and after nouns joined by and we use a plural verb. All the seats have a number. After a number of . we normally use a plural verb. A number of questions were
