Making Subjects and Verbs Agree
Collective Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Compound Subjects
Special Subjects
100
A. The library contains many reference sources. B. This dictionary contain over 200,000 words. C. Encyclopedias contains short factual articles.
A
100
The team (is, are) undefeated.
is
100
No one (live, lives) there any longer.
lives
100
The senator or he (addresses, address) the crowd today.
addresses
100
"Cats" (was, were) the longest-running show on Broadway.
was
200
A. The parade pass by the spectators. B. Clowns passes treats to small children. C. Many people pass the library every day.
C
200
The Lady Dragon team (dominate, dominates) the competition.
dominates
200
Everything (belong, belongs) in that cabinet.
belongs
200
Tarquin and Dave (has, have) a hockey game today after school.
have
200
(Does, Do) your sunglasses have prescription lenses?
Do
300
A. Dimitri and Vito is speaking Russian and Czech. B. The students is speaking conversational French in class. C. My sister is speaking Spanish to the tour guide.
C
300
The Dragon team (tie, ties) their shoes before the game.
tie
300
Both (earn, earns) money by baby-sitting for their neighbors.
earn
300
The director and star of the movie (was, were) Mel Gibson.
was
300
The United States (belongs, belong) to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO.
belongs
400
A. Many people visits Washington, D.C., each year. B. Tourists visit the Lincoln Memorial. C. I visits the Smithsonian Institution.
B
400
Six years (is, are) the length of a senator's term.
is
400
Some of the paint (was, were) easy to remove.
was
400
Helmets and kneepads (protect, protects) players from injuries.
protect
400
Physics (explores, explore) the interaction of matter and energy.
explores
500
A. In the woods is a ramshackle cabin. B. Here by the bushes are an abandoned well. C. All the windows, except for one, is broken.
A
500
Seven dollars (was, were) scattered under the desk.
were
500
Most fables (has,have) morals.
have
500
Either Caroline or Sheri (set, sets) the table for dinner every night.
sets
500
Seven years (has, have) passed since Tome graduated from high school.
have
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