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    This document discusses subject-verb agreement through a series of examples grouped into 8 categories. It provides 50 sentences where the subject and verb may or may not agree depending on whether the subject is singular or plural. The reader is meant to determine whether the verb in each sentence should be singular or plural based on the number of the subject.

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    S-V AGREEMENT

    Subject-Verb Agreement

    Group 1
    1. The officer (plan, plans) for the project.
    2. The officers (plan, plans) for the project.
    3. My pet dog and I (love, loves) playing at the park.
    4. Bread and butter (is, are) good for breakfast.
    5. Bacon and eggs (is, are) a high-cholesterol meal.
    6. Professional writing and translation (is, are) prerequisites for this position.
    7. Our greatest challenge and business opportunity (is, are) the Internet.
    8. The honest (find, finds) more friends.

    Group 2
    9. The billion dollars (has, have) been won in the lottery.
    10. Five millimeters (do, does) not have a centimeter conversion.
    11. Three hours (seem, seems) not that long when writing a research paper.
    12. Four weeks (is, are) the normal duration of the training program.
    13. My classmate, as well as his friends, (examine, examines) the situation.
    14. Our most beloved treasure (was, were) finally found.
    15. One in twenty hard drives we receive from our suppliers (is, are) faulty.

    Group 3
    16. The long-nosed pliers (is, are) used by the electrician.
    17. Politics (was, were) thought to be helpful.
    18. The scissors (was, were) ordered last week.
    19. A pair of scissors (is, are) on order.
    20. Basic Medical Laboratory Techniques (is, are) an essential resource.

    Group 4
    21. The dress of the women (is, are) the same.
    22. The toys of the children (scatter, scatters) on the floor.
    23. Only one of the emergency lights (was, were) functioning.
    24. A series of meetings (was, were) held to improve the product design.
    25. A large portion of most annual reports (is, are) devoted to promoting the
    corporate image.

    Group 5
    26. A number of cars (was, were) sold.
    27. The number of cars (was, were) recorded yesterday.
    28. One fourth of the cakes (has, have) been eaten.
    29. Two thirds of the population (use, uses) herbal medicines.
    30. All of the women (advocate, advocates) gender equality.
    31. A few of the teachers (attend, attends) the seminar.

    Group 6
    32. Some (find, finds) it interesting.
    33. Somebody (call, calls) the principal.
    34. Few (has, have) done their homework.
    35. Each student and teacher (was, were) familiar of the activity.
    36. Every manager and supervisor (has, have) a production goal to meet.
    37. Steel is one of those industries that (is, are) most affected by global
    38. She is one of those employees who (is, are) rarely absent.

    Group 7
    39. Our team (has, have) won the game.
    40. Our team (has, have) separate roles to play.
    41. The committee (is, are) unanimous in its decision.
    42. The committee (is, are) returning to their offices.
    43. The land lady or the boarders (answer, answers) the police.
    44. Neither the director nor the project assistants (was, were) available.
    45. (Do, Does) neither the man nor his friends know the situation?

    Group 8
    46. There (go, goes) the mice again.
    47. There (seem, seems) to be something weird here.
    48. From this work (has, have) come several important improvements.
    49. You, not I, (is, are, am) to blame.
    50. Not you but I (is, are, am) to blame.

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