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Identifying the Subject
Compound Antecedents and Subjects Joined With "or" or "nor" (or with either...or or neither...nor)
Indefinite Pronouns
Collective Nouns
Identify the problem
100
Bob loves cookies.
What is Bob
100
A form of identification or birth certificate (is/are) required for the job.
What is "is"
100
Everyone at the school (support/supports) the debate team.
What is supports
100

Name an example of a collective noun. Explain what a collective noun is.

What is naming a class or group. Examples could be audience or couple.

100

Everyone in class has to do their best on the test.

their should be his or her

200
The beakers in the lab need to be labeled.
What is beakers
200
Neither the police officer nor the civilians (was/were) able to catch the criminal.
What is "were"
200
Each of the papers (has/have) been read thoroughly.
What is has
200
Twenty pounds of sand (were/was) used to fill the sandbox.
What is "was"
200

Either the principal or the students is responsible for submitting course schedules.

is should be are

300
The teacher, along with the student, has gone out for the fire drill.
What is teacher
300
The students or teacher (was/were) able to answer the question.
What is "was"
300
Nobody who missed class (was/were) allowed to go on the field trip.
What is was
300

The basketball team (regrets, regret) their decisions about what to wear.

What is regret?

300

Neither of the boys is doing their homework right now.

their should be his

400
The doctor as well as the nurse was in the hospital.
What is doctor
400
In this sentence, what is wrong? Either Truman or Liz should should get credit for her work on the project.
What is "her"
400
When someone applies for a job (he or she/ they) need(s) to have a background check.
What is "he or she needs"
400
Parents (was/were) shouting frantically at the referee while standing up.
What is "were"
400

The girls choir as well as the band performs their songs smoothly.

their to her
500
The sale of shirts and pants has started a riot at the store.
What is sale
500
Neither the cat nor the dogs could find (its /their) bowl.
What is their
500
Everyone runs at (his or her/ their) own pace.
What is his or her
500
The team (listen/listens) to the coach.
What is "listens"
500

Writing for the Wall Street Journal and debating the President is my dream.

is to are