SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Quiz review Pfeffer/MacLeod 2015
The minutes from last week’s meeting (is/are) lost. ■Answer: are
The residents of our country (has/have) many benefits ■Answer: have
Neither my mother nor my sisters (is/are) here right now. ■Answer: are
(Do/Does) you hear that strange sound? ■Answer: do
My dog and my cat (doesn’t/don’t) get along. ■Answer: don’t
Each of the horses (is/are) lame. ■Answer: is
On his work bench (was/were) a hammer and some nails. ■Answer: were
Here (is/are) your lost gloves ■Answer: are
The peach or the pear (costs/cost) ten cents. ■Answer: costs
The team from Lower Dauphin (is/are) up first. ■Answer: is
Everyone (is/are) going to the parade. ■Answer: is
There (was/were) a large bear on the path. ■Answer: was
The mayor and his brothers (is/are) going to the inauguration. ■Answer: are
Either my father or my brothers (is/are) going to sell the house. ■Answer: are
Neither of the two traffic lights (is/are) working. ■Answer: is
(There’s/They’re) five people at the bus stop. ■Answer: They’re
Here (is/are) two apples. ■Answer: are
Thunder and lightning (scare/scares) my dog. ■Answer: scare
Reading and writing (is/are) fun. ■Answer: are