I>USE THE RIGHT FORM  OF THE VERB
1. Three months (be) is a long time to wait.
2. Five dollars (be) is too much to pay for that book.
3. A number of books (be) are on the table.
4. The number of students in this class (be) is limited to thirty.
5. It (be) was my two brothers who (be) were hurt.
6. It (be) was the children playing upstairs.
7. Neither of the answers (be) is correct.
8. Neither (be) is to blame. 
9. Everybody (have) has a good time.
10. Either your key or my key (be) is missing.
11. John or his brothers (be) are going to help me.
12. Bread and butter (be) is all he asked for.
13. The author and lecturer (be) are arriving today.
14. My old friend and colleague, George (be) is in town.
15. The pen and paper (be) are on the desk.
16. Jim and Joe (be) are roommates.
17. The boxes of candy (be) are on the table.
18. The package of cigarettes (be) is on the table.
19. Oranges and cream (be) are perishable and should be refrigerated.
20. Oranges and tangerine (be) is delicious.
21. Most of the members (be) are happy.
22. Half of the students (be) are looking out.
23. Some of the sugar (was/were) spilt on the floor.
24. There (be) is plenty of time.
25. There (be) is a lot of lakes.
26. I, your master, (command) command you.
27.  Early to bed and early to rise (make) makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
28. Either the mayor or the eldermen (be) is to blame.
29. Not John but his brothers (be) are to blame.
30.  A cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance.
31.  Man, no less than the lower forms of life (be) is a product of the evolutionary process.

II>Choose the corect answer in the parentheses
1. The weather in the southern states ( gets , get) very hot during the summer.
2. The result of Dr. Noll’s experiment( was,were) published  in a scientific journal.
3. Bob and his friends( is,are) coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night.
4. Every man, woman, and child (is,are) protected under the law.
5. Washing the dishes (is, are) the children’ job
6. A lot of the students (is, are) already here.
7. Some of the furniture in our apartment (is, are) secondhand
8. Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken.
9. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (is, are) about people who lived in the 19th century
10. One of the coutries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy.
11. Some of the cities I would like to visit (is, are) Rome and Vience
12. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book.
13. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book.
14. None of the students ( was,were) late today.
15. the number of  students in this room right now (is, are) twenty.
16. A number of students in the class ( speaks,speak) English well.
17. There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper.
18. There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article.
19. The United States (is, are)  lacated in North America.
20. Economics (is, are) Don’s favourite subjects.
21. Ten minutes (is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise.
22. Most people (likes,like) to go to the zoo.
23. The police (is, are) coming. I’ve already called them.
24. Japanese (is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn.
25. the Japanese (has, have) a long and interesting history.
26. The old in my country (is, are) cared for by their children and grandchildren.
27. This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (is, are) easy.
28. The subjects you will be studying in this cource (is, are) listed in the syllabus.
29. Massachutes and Connecticut (is, are) located in New England.
30. The professor and the student ( agree, agrees) on that point.
31. Each girl and boy in the sixth- grade class( has,have)  to do a science project.
32. Getting to know students from all over the world (is, are)  one of the best parts of my job.
33. where ( do, does) your parents live?
34. Why ( was,were) Susan and Alex late the meeting?
35. Some of the fruit in this bowl (is, are) rotten
36. Some of the apples in that bowl (is, are) rotten
37. Half of the students in the class (is, are)  from Arabic- speaking countries.
38. Half of this money ( belong, belongs) to you.
39. A lot of students in the class (is, are) from Southeast Asia.
40. A lot of clothing in those stores (is, are) on sale this week.
41. One of my best friends (is, are) coming to visit me next week.
42. Each boy in this class ( has,have)  his own notebook.
         Cho mk câu trả lời hay nhất nha!!!

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1. is (three months chỉ thời gian -> động từ số ít)

2. is (five dollars -> tiền tệ -> chia động từ số ít)

3. are (a number of ...-> động từ số nhiều)

4. is (the number of ...-> động từ số ít)

5. is/are (two brothers -> are)

6. is (It -> động từ số ít)

7. is (neither of... _> động từ số ít)

8. is (neither -> động từ số ít)

9. has (everybody -> động từ số ít)

10. is (either...or -> động từ chia theo chủ ngữ sau or)

11. are (his brothers -> số nhiều)

12. is (bread and butter -> chỉ một món ăn : bánh mì bơ -> chia động từ số ít)

13. are ( 2 người/vật -> số nhiều)

14. is (vừa là bạn cũ vừa là đồng nghiệp cũ, 1 người -> is)

15. are 

16. are

17. are (the boxes of...-> số nhiều)

18. is

19. are

20. are 

21. are (most of N số nhiều -> động từ số nhiều)

22. are

23. was (sugar -> không đếm được -> động từ số ít)

24. is

25. are 

26. command (chủ ngữ I)

27. makes ( early to bed and early to rise -> một hành động tức ngủ đủ giấc -> động từ số ít)

28. are

29. are

30. were 

31. is

II/

1. gets (the weather -> động từ số ít)

2. was (the result of ...-> số ít)

3. are

4. is (every... -> chia động từ số ít)

5. is

6. are 

7. is (furniture không đếm được -> động từ số ít)

8. are

9. is

10. is (one of the....-> chia động từ số ít)

11. are

12. has (each -> chia động từ số ít)

13. has

14. were 

15. is

16. speak

17. are

18. is

19. is ( the United States - một đất nước -> is)

20. is (Economics : kinh tế học -> động từ số ít)

21. is

22. like

23. are (the police -> động từ số nhiều)

24. is (Japanese : tiếng nhật)

25. have (the Japanese : người Nhật)

26. are (the adj -> chỉ nhóm người)

27. is

28. are 

29. are

30. are

31. has

32. is

33. do

34. were

35. is (fruit không đếm được)

36. are

37. are

38. belongs

39. are

40. is

41. is

42. has