Making Them Agree
This book (contain, contains) poems by Frost.
contains
The writer of these poems are Carl Sandburg.
Writer; are - is
The audience (find, finds) their seats.
find
One of the poems (use, uses) a spider as its focus.
Singular - uses
The series of novels (was/were) adapted into a successful TV show.
was
Frost (have, has) a great reputation as lyric poet.
has
This son of Swedish immigrants is famous.
son; is
The class (attend, attends) the poetry reading.
attends
Another in this tradition (is, are) Walt Whitman.
Singular - is
The group of friends (enjoy/enjoys) going to the beach together.
enjoys
Readers (find, finds) his use of symbols interesting.
find
Ideas for his work arises from his travels.
Ideas; arises - arise
The class (discuss, discusses) the Pulitzer Prize among themselves.
Both of those poems (is, are) about Abraham Lincoln.
Plural - are
The herd of cows (graze/grazes) in the pasture all day.
grazes
Students (talk, talks) about Frost's poem "Fire and Ice."
talk
His days in Puerto Rico inspire his earliest poems.
days; inspire
The committee (award, awards) the prize each year.
awards
Few (use, uses) rhythm in such a musical way.
Plural - use
The dialects spoken in Mindanao (varies/vary) depending on the region and ethnic group.
vary
Frost's poetry (do, does) require close study.
does
Critics around the world praises his work.
Critics; praises - praise
accepts
No one (appreciate, appreciates) Whitman's poetry without effort.
Singular - appreciates
The committee (deliberate/deliberates) on important issues affecting the organization.
deliberates