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    Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

    1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.


    2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
    3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
    4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
    5. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
    6. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
    7. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to
    watch.
    8. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
    9. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
    10. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
    11. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
    12. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
    13. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are)
    Andrea's favorite subject.
    14. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
    15. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
    16. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one
    left!
    17. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
    18. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
    19. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press
    cordially.
    20. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
    21. The students accompanied by their teacher (has, have) gone on a picnic.
    22. Plenty of mangoes and bananas (is, are) available in this season.
    23. My father or my brothers (is, are) coming with me to the ball game.
    24. Everyone (need, needs) time to relax.
    25. That bag of oranges (look, looks) fresh.
    26. The lacrosse team (hope, hopes) to win the tournament next week.
    27. Your trousers (needs, need) to be cleaned. [glasses, binoculars, pants,
    pliers]
    28. Some of the books on the shelf (is, are) dusty.
    29. Even though the students like the class, a few (think, thinks) that it is too
    complicated.
    30. Most of the chaos (was, were) caused by the lack of instructions.
    31. Ten dollars (is, are) a great deal of money to a child.
    32. The poor (faces, face) many hardships while the rich (stands, stand) by
    and (lets, let) them suffer.
    33. All of their furniture (has, have) been burnt in the fire.
    34. There (was, were) a lot of shocking, heart-breaking and distressing
    pictures of war victims.
    35. Twenty five million pounds (is, are) not enough for the project to be
    finished on time.
    36. Working from home (allows, allow) a person to work at their own pace.
    37. Using online sources (helps, help) students who do not have books.
    38. That we do not have to attend all the classes in campus (is, are) very
    convenient.
    39. Reading books (is, are) important for increasing your vocabulary.
    40. Texting while driving (is, are) dangerous.
    41. Placing all of that information in a long subject (means, mean) that it takes
    a longer time to get to the point of the sentence.
    42. The boys who attacked the property owner’s daughter as she was setting
    up a crayfish trap (was, were) caught.
    43. A clean driving license, the ability to operate under pressure, and 5 years'
    experience in marketing (is, are) what employers look for in job
    candidates.
    44. The global shift to renewable energy sources (is, are) inevitable.
    45. Signing your children up for many sports (is, are) going to be a burden to
    you and your children.
    46. Two thirds of the equipment (was, were) donated by local charities.
    47. The effect of long-term exposure to different types of screens on both the
    physical and mental health of children (has, have) been proven to be
    dangerous.
    48. Two spoons of sugar (is, are) too much for me.

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