I. SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT Please remember that subject and verb in a sentence must agree with each other. Example: The elevator works very well. (singular) The elevators work very well. (plural) 1. Subject separated from the verb: - In English, subject and verb are often separated from each other. English learners have a bit difficulty to decide exactly how they are agreed in person and number. Example: The boys in the room (is or are) watching TV | MỘT SỐ ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP CẦN LƯU Ý TRONG TOEFL I. SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT Please remember that subject and verb in a sentence must agree with each other. Example: The elevator works very well. (singular) The elevators work very well. (plural) 1. Subject separated from the verb: - In English, subject and verb are often separated from each other. English learners have a bit difficulty to decide exactly how they are agreed in person and number. Example: The boys in the room (is or are) watching TV - Very often, if the subject and verb are separated, they will be separated by a prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase had no effect on the verb. Subject + [prepostional phrase] + verb More Examples: Several theories on this subject have been proposed. The study of languages is very interesting. The view of these disciplines varies from time to time. The danger of forest fires is not to be taken lightly. - The following expressions also have no effect on the verb: · together with· | MỘT SỐ ĐIỂM NGỮ PHÁP CẦN LƯU Ý TRONG TOEFL I. SUBJECT & VERB AGREEMENT Please remember that subject and verb in a sentence must agree with each other. Example: The elevator works very well. (singular) The elevators work very well. (plural) 1. Subject separated from the verb: - In English, subject and verb are often separated from each other. English learners have a bit difficulty to decide exactly how they are agreed in person and number. Example: The boys in the room (is or are) watching TV - Very often, if the subject and verb are separated, they will be separated by a prepositional phrase. The prepositional phrase had no effect on the verb. Subject + [prepostional phrase] + verb More Examples: Several theories on this subject have been proposed. The study of languages is very interesting. The view of these disciplines varies from time to time. The danger of forest fires is not to be taken lightly. - The following expressions also have no effect on the verb: · together with· along with· accompanied by· as well as Example: The actress, along with her manager and some friends, is going to a party tonight. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by his wife and children, is arriving tonight. 2. Words that always take singular verbs and pronouns: Some words are often confused by English learners as being plural. The following words must be followed by singular verbs and pronouns in formal written English. any + singular noun no + singular noun some + singular noun anybody nobody Somebody anyone noone Someone anything nothing Something every + singular noun each + singular noun everybody Each person everyone *either everything *neither * Either and Neither are singular if they are not used with or and nor. Examples: - Everybody who has not purchased a ticket should be in this line. - Something is under the table. - If either of you takes a vacation now, we will not be able to finish the project. - Anybody who has lost his ticket should report to the desk. - No problem is
