Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Subject - Verb Agreement 1

1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
HAS
HAVE

You're right!

2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
ARE
IS

You're right!

3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
IS
ARE

You're right!

4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
ARE
IS

You're right!

5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
HAS
HAVE

You're right!

6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE
TAKES

You're right!

7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
SEEM
SEEMS



8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS
HAVE

You're right!

9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
HINT: Try starting the sentence with "Of those cities that . . . ."
IS
ARE

The correct response is "ARE".

10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
HAVE
HAS

You're right!

11.  John or his brother ____________ going to be responsible for this.
ARE
IS

You're right!

12.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE
IS

You're right!

13.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters.
DECIDE
DECIDES

You're right!

14.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE
HAS

You're right!

Results: 13 Correct -- 1 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

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