1. D

A number of Ns + V(số nhiều)

2. D

A series of Ns + V(số ít)

3. A

S1 as well as S2 + V(chia theo S1)

4. A

S1 giới từ S2 + V(chia theo S1) nếu không có mối quan hệ đẳng lập

5. A

Each + S + V(số ít)

6. C

Either S1 or S2 + V(chia theo S2)

7. A

Đại từ bất định + V(số ít)

8. B
S(số đếm liên quan đến tiền) + V(số ít)

9. B

S1 along with S2 + V(chia theo S1)

10. C

S(môn học) + V(số ít)

11. A

S(căn bệnh) + V(số ít)

12. A

Neither S1 nor S2 + V(chia theo S2)

13. B

S1 together with S2 + V(chia theo S1)

• d. speak
• d. is
• a. has
• a. is
• a. has
• c. makes
• a. has
• b. is
• b. is
• c. is
• a. is
• a. need
• b. has

1. A large number of students is considered plural, so the verb should be plural. d. speak
2. A series of lectures is singular, so the verb should be singular. d. is
3. Beauty as well as health is considered singular, so the verb should be singular. a. has
4. Bread and butter is considered as a single unit, so the verb should be singular. a. is
5. Each student is singular, so the verb should be singular. a. has
6. Either John or his wife - the verb agrees with the nearest subject, "wife", which is singular. c. makes
7. Everybody is singular, so the verb should be singular. a. has
8. Five dollars is considered as a single amount, so the verb should be singular. b. is
9. John, along with twenty friends - the main subject is "John", which is singular, so the verb should be singular. b. is
10. Mathematics is singular, so the verb should be singular. c. is
11. Measles is considered singular, so the verb should be singular. a. is
12. Neither Mary nor her brothers - the verb agrees with the nearest subject, "brothers", which is plural. a. need
13. Peter, together with his uncle - the main subject is "Peter", which is singular, so the verb should be singular. b. has gone