Indefinite Pronouns
Few (disagrees, disagree) with Posts's comments on conversation.
disagree ; few
Men and women (has, have) whole chapters devoted to their dress.
have ; men & women
The fork and the spoon, never the knife, (is, are) the utensils that should enter your mouth.
are ; fork and spoon
Table manners (is, are) an especially important part of etiquette.
are ; manners
(Is, Are) each untensil used properly at your table?
Is ; untensil
Anyone (is, are) capable of carrying on a conversation with little effort.
is ; anyone
In 1937 hats and gloves (was, were) mandatory in many cases for a lady in public.
were ; hats & gloves
Soup, but not ice cream or cereal, (requires, require) a scooping movement away from yourself and a sipping from the side of your spoon.
requires ; soup
The tines of a fork (faces, face) up for everything that does not involve cutting.
face ; tines
There (is, are) different ways of using a spoon, depending on the food.
are ; ways
All of the guidelines (boils, boil) down to thinking before you speak.
boil ; all
A man's nails or his haircut (was, were) evidence of a gentleman.
was ; nails or haircut
Despite this precaution, a finger bowl, in addition to a napkin, (completes, complete) each guest's place at the home of a good hostess.
completes ; bowl
Finally, the chewer with his mouth open and the talker with his mouth full (is, are) never in good taste.
are ; chewer & talker
There (is, are) almost no situation in which fingers are appropriately used for messy foods.
is ; situation
Nobody (likes, like) a bragger, so do not talk too much about yourself.
likes ; nobody
Carelessly tossed clothes or an unworn shoe without a shoetree (was, were) not appropriate.
was ; clothes or shoe
The racket, not the tennis balls, (is, are) new.
is ; racket
His donation to the party (was, were) apples from the family orchard.
was ; donation
(Has, Have) you ever removed food from your mouth? Do not!
Have ; you
Most of the conversation problem (is, are) solved by the participants' resolve to be thoughtful speakers and interested listeners.
is ; most
A college student or other young men (was, were) warned not to coordinate outfits too noticeably, though they might safely match golf stockings with sweaters and ties.
were ; student or men
My younger sister, not my brothers, (wishes, wish) that she could visit Hawaii.
wishes ; sister
Angels (have, has) an important role in God's plan for humanity.
have ; angels
On the counter (sits, sit) the groceries.
sit ; groceries