Basic rule
Intervening Phrases
Inverted Sentences
Rules for Irregular Nouns
Collective Nouns
100

She (want, wants) a pancake.

wants

100

The growing threat to America's wild animals (is, are) a national problem.

is

100

Here (is, are) the examples from the past lessons.

 are

100

Jordan's statistics (justifies/justify) his fans' reaction.

justifies

100

Most of the audience members (was, were) pleased by the performance.

were

200

Mike (write, writes) a letter for her mom every day.

writes

200

African American women, in Jordan's opinion, (needs, need) to make their voices heard in government.

need

200

There (is, are) a dog hiding behind the table.

is

200

The child (speak, speaks) a foreign language.

speaks

200

The committee (meet, meets) today

meets

300

Our forests (is, are) also a wonderful resource for recreation.

are

300

Barbara Jordan's place in history books clearly (seem, seems) secure.

seems

300

When (is, are) the English exam?

is

300

Economics (is, are) a difficult subject for me.

is

300

The audience (roars, roar) as Michael Jordan steps onto the court.

roars

400

We (was, were) at the park when the rain fell.

were

400

The cost of deforestation (is, are) years of floods and damaging soil erosion.

 is

400

Down that dark path (sit, sits) the haunted house.

sits

400

Binoculars (help, helps) fans see this brilliant athlete close up as he passes and shoots.

help

400

My family (plan, plans) a vacation to Boracay.

plans

500

The teachers (celebrate, celebrates) world teacher's day at school.

celebrate

500

The research by these two physicists (was, were) able to disprove a universally accepted law of nature.

was

500

There (stand, stands) the president of the United States.

stands

500

The scissors (is, are) in my desk drawer.

are

500

The pack of dogs (was, were) running off in different directions.  

were