Special Subjects
The audience (roars, roar) as Michael Jordan steps onto the court.
roars
Barbara Anne Jordan's years in the U.S. Congress (has, have) given her a unique perspective on American politics. Name the subject and verb.
What is years; have?
Joe and Jim (has, have) been friends for a long time.
What is Joe and Jim; have
All of the performers of the opera (know, knows) their part.
What is All; know?
The growing threat to America's wild animals (is, are) a national problem.
What is threat, is?
African American women, in Jordan's opinion, (needs, need) to make their voices heard in government. Name the subject and verb.
What is women; need?
Neither Jan nor I (was, were) able to attend the meeting.
What is I; was
Few of the soloists (was, were) needed for this particular work.
What is Few; were?
Another problem (is, are) the many acres of forest land we lose each year.
What is problem is?
Barbara Jordan's place in history books (seem, seems) clearly secure.
What is place; seems
The doctor and her husband (takes, take) a trip to Mexico each year.
What is doctor and husband; take
Most of the cake (was, were) eaten at the party.
What is Most; was
Our forests (is, are) also a wonderful resource for recreation.
What is forests, are?
These considerable contributions to the field of science (has, have) enhanced our understanding of the world.
What is contributions; have
For carving meats a fork and a sharp knife (is, are) essential to produce smooth, even slices.
What is fork and knife are?
Each of the programs left after the performance (was, were) recycled.
What is Each; was?
The cost of cutting down trees (is, are) years of floods and damaging soil erosion.
What is cost, is?
The research by these two physicists (was, were) able to disprove a universally accepted law of nature.
What is research; was?
Jason, Timmy, or I (am, are) responsible for this mess.
Most of the audience members (was, were) pleased by the performance.
What is Most; were?
Efforts by government and private citizens (seem, seems) to be a solution.
What is efforts, seem?