TEST 3
Subject-Verb Agreement
Task 1. Check yourself on Agreement. Mark the following statements as true or false.
1. Grammatical agreement in English is that of the subject and the predicate in number and person.
2. The predicate of emphatic constructions agrees with who or that.
3. The phrase more than one, though logically plural, always takes the verb in the singular.
4. If the article with nouns used as homogeneous subjects is repeated we refer to two different things or persons.
5. If the subject is a clause, the predicate is used in the singular.
6. The plural form of the predicate is used with homogeneous subjects joined by the conjunctions either…or, nether… nor.
7. The pronouns each and every agree with a predicate in the plural.
8. Subjects expressed by nouns denoting measure, weight, time, etc. have a plural verb-predicate.
9. With homogeneous subjects connected by the conjunctions as well as, together with the verb-predicate agrees with the second subject.
10. When the first element is such as a variety of, a lot of, plenty of, the rest of, etc. the form of the predicate depends on the second element.
2. The predicate of emphatic constructions agrees with who or that.
3. The phrase more than one, though logically plural, always takes the verb in the singular.
4. If the article with nouns used as homogeneous subjects is repeated we refer to two different things or persons.
5. If the subject is a clause, the predicate is used in the singular.
6. The plural form of the predicate is used with homogeneous subjects joined by the conjunctions either…or, nether… nor.
7. The pronouns each and every agree with a predicate in the plural.
8. Subjects expressed by nouns denoting measure, weight, time, etc. have a plural verb-predicate.
9. With homogeneous subjects connected by the conjunctions as well as, together with the verb-predicate agrees with the second subject.
10. When the first element is such as a variety of, a lot of, plenty of, the rest of, etc. the form of the predicate depends on the second element.
Task 2. Tick the nouns which are used only in the plural.
Cattle news earnings scissors pajamas knowledge police means pants vermin advice outskirts crossroads spectacles English clothes darts stairs weapons shorts gymnastics patience scales lodgings equipment soap contents looks measles goods toothpaste binoculars gossip luggage trousers applause the Middle Ages the United States the poor statistics whereabouts sweepings research gentry chess riches
Task 3. Which is correct?
Task 4. Choose the right variant.
1. A group of us decided to hire a boat and travel through by canal.
2. The number of pupils in that school approximately 1,000.
3. Mr. Black with his son arrived.
4. It his novels that had most influence on me.
5. The UN founded after World War II ended in 1945.
6. The jury must understand that dealing with members of advanced society.
7. Either my brothers or my father coming.
8. The English a nation of stuck-ups.
9. A month's wages in this pocket.
10. A number of students going to attend the conference.
11. Hamburger and chips not a very healthy lunch.
12. More than one country gone through an economic crisis.
13. One of my friends just won in the lottery.
14. Many a youngster to become rich by the age of 25.
15. There half a dozen people at the entrance of the club.
16. He is one of those who speaking in public.
17. Their only hope their children.
18. It is they who considered to be the best students in our group.
19. One or two students sent to the conference.
20. There garbage all over the dirty, shabby house of Mr. Clean.
21. To her great surprise, $500 stolen from the wall safe.
22. Each and everyone of you good.
23. Neither he nor I to blame.
24. The fish in the aquarium waiting for their daily feeding.
25. Billiards played on a cloth-covered table with balls which are knocked with cues.
2. The number of pupils in that school approximately 1,000.
3. Mr. Black with his son arrived.
4. It his novels that had most influence on me.
5. The UN founded after World War II ended in 1945.
6. The jury must understand that dealing with members of advanced society.
7. Either my brothers or my father coming.
8. The English a nation of stuck-ups.
9. A month's wages in this pocket.
10. A number of students going to attend the conference.
11. Hamburger and chips not a very healthy lunch.
12. More than one country gone through an economic crisis.
13. One of my friends just won in the lottery.
14. Many a youngster to become rich by the age of 25.
15. There half a dozen people at the entrance of the club.
16. He is one of those who speaking in public.
17. Their only hope their children.
18. It is they who considered to be the best students in our group.
19. One or two students sent to the conference.
20. There garbage all over the dirty, shabby house of Mr. Clean.
21. To her great surprise, $500 stolen from the wall safe.
22. Each and everyone of you good.
23. Neither he nor I to blame.
24. The fish in the aquarium waiting for their daily feeding.
25. Billiards played on a cloth-covered table with balls which are knocked with cues.
Task 5. Translate into English.
1) полное собрание сочинений Шекспира
2) стадо овец
3) букет незабудок
4) странные явления
5) белые мыши
6) прохожие
7) стая птиц
8) кусочек сыра
9) три полные ложки сахара
10) картина Серова
11) опасный перекресток
12) хорошие новости
13) редкий вид птиц
14) транспортное средство
15) коробка шоколадных конфет
16) успехи в фонетике
17) произведение искусства
18) листок бумаги
19) капля воды
20) красивые волосы
2) стадо овец
3) букет незабудок
4) странные явления
5) белые мыши
6) прохожие
7) стая птиц
8) кусочек сыра
9) три полные ложки сахара
10) картина Серова
11) опасный перекресток
12) хорошие новости
13) редкий вид птиц
14) транспортное средство
15) коробка шоколадных конфет
16) успехи в фонетике
17) произведение искусства
18) листок бумаги
19) капля воды
20) красивые волосы
Total: 90 points
0 point-mark
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Correct answers |
Mark |
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90–86 |
10 |
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85–82 |
9 |
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81–77 |
8 |
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76–68 |
7 |
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67–59 |
6 |
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58–50 |
5 |
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49–45 |
4 |
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44–36 |
3 |
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35–27 |
2 |
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under 27 points gained |
1 |