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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENTQ: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below. Your friend (talk-talks) too much. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well. Bill (drive-drives) a cab. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day. That re...

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SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT Q: Circle the correct verb in each of the sentences below.

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Your friend (talk-talks) too much. The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother. The women in the pool (swim-swims) well. Bill (drive-drives) a cab. The football players (run-runs) five miles every day. That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street. He (cook-cooks) dinner for his family. The boys (walk-walks) to school every day. The weather on the coast (appear-appears) to be good this weekend. The center on the basketball team (bounce-bounces) the ball too high. Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis. Everybody (was-were) asked to remain quiet. Neither of the men (is-are) here yet. (Is-Are) each of the girls ready to leave? Several of the sheep (is-are) sick. Some members of the faculty (is-are) present. Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer. Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations. All of the milk (is-are) gone. Most of the seats (was-were) taken. Margo and her parents (visit-visits) each other often. Either the cups or the glasses (are-is) in the dishwasher. Vern and Fred (need-needs) a ride to work. There (is-are) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage. Neither Matt nor his brothers (was-were) at the party. Here into the main ring of the circus (come-comes) the trained elephants. Either the workers or the boss (deliver-delivers) the merchandise. The committee (work-works) hard for better schools. There (is-are) many things to do before the holidays. The jury (was-were) polled for their verdicts. Here (is-are) the nails you need for the projects. Either Joyce or Ellen (was-were) here. The United States (is-are) a country of contrast. A magazine and a book (was-were) lying on the floor. Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases. One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people. She (doesn’t-don’t) look very well today. Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work. It (doesn’t-don’t) seem so cold today. Gymnastics (is-are) easy for Angela.

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Interesting news (is-are) what sells our paper. A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar. They (doesn’t-don’t) think they’ll win the game tonight. He (don’t-doesn’t) speak very well. Everybody (was-were) asked to be quiet. In a marathon, few of the starters (finishes-finish) the race. Sixty days (is-are) not enough time to complete the project. All of the workers (is-are) receiving their bonus. On our street (is-are) many tall trees. It (don’t-doesn’t) make any difference. The value of cars and motorcycles (has-have) increased. The principal and her husband (is-are) honored guests. Either the pitcher or the base runners (was-were) caught napping. One of my friends (believe-believes) in E.S.P. Have you ever heard the expression, “No new (is-are) good news?” There (was-were) several dents in the car. Louise (doesn’t-don’t) want to drive that long distance. Either Luis or Horace (pay-pays) the bills in our house. A boy and a girl (were-was) here to see you. The box of apples (is-are) on the porch. Some of the job applicants (is-are) expected to pass the difficult screening test. The army (is-are) conducting maneuvers in March. Here (come-comes) the family now. Neither of us (is-are) going to work. (Doesn’t-Don’t) they know when to quit? Thirty minutes (is-are) the time limit for the test. Measles (is-are) a disease most children experience. The class (is-are) turning in their registration forms today. Beyond the mountains (is-are) a fertile valley. Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework. Each of the students (is/are) responsible for doing his or her work. Either my father or my brothers (is/are) going to sell the car. Neither my sisters nor my mother (is/are) going to sell the house. The samples on the tray in the lab (need/needs) testing. Mary and John usually (plays/play) together. Both of the dogs (has/have) collars. Neither the dogs nor the cat (is/are) very hungry. Either the girls or the boy (walk/walks) in the evening. Either the boy or the girls (walk/walks) in the evening. At the end of the fall (comes/come) the hard tests. The slaughter of animals for their fur (has/have) caused controversy. The student, as well as his teacher, (was/were) going on the field trip. The hard tests (comes/come) at the end of the fall. Both of my roommates (has/have) decided to live in the dorms.

85. Sociology students (is, are) all required to understand the differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods. 86. Some people argue that teenagers act purely in response to (her, their) peers. 87. Marx and Weber (observe, observes) the economic aspect of stratification. 88. The two articles (offer, offers) contrasting arguments on the underlying causes of poverty. 89. Most measures of socioeconomic status (include, includes) income or education. 90. It is not easy to define what it (means, meant) to live in post-modern society. 91. The Investigating Social Life handbook outlines the aims of the unit, learning development and core learning outcome and the teaching programme. 92. Further it (covers, covered) the key texts and other recommended reading as well as assessment tasks and referencing guidelines. 93. Many people are fascinated by sociology because it (studies, studied) human social behaviour. 94. When emigrating to another society people need to follow the written rules. 95. In addition to that, they (are required, were required) to respect the unwritten norms of that society. 96. The students will work on their enquiry skills through assessment techniques focused on gaining knowledge and understanding of methodology and of social enquiry. They (will, would) also need to access a range of online and off-line sources from the academic literature on research methodology, social theory and social enquiry. 97. Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us. 98. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a wide variety of services. 99. The main source of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch. 1. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent. 2. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator. 3. Neither the professor nor his assistants (was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie glow in the laboratory. 4. Many hours at the driving range (has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them. 5. Discovered in the soil of our city garden (was/were) a button dating from the Civil War dating from the turn of the century. 6. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires (fills/fill) the sky. 7. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical tales. Q: Edit the following sentences to eliminate problems with subject-verb agreement and write the edited sentence. If a sentence is correct, write “correct.” 1. Jack’s first days in the infantry was grueling

2. Jack’s first days in the infantry were grueling

3. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching are the profits received from selling the ivory tusks.

4. Not until my interview with Dr. Chang were other possibilities opened to me.

5. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin has made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.

6. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighborhood, has voted to allow further development.

7. Measles is a contagious childhood disease.

8. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies are one of the factors that determines our overall health.

9. Leah is the only one of the many applicants who has the ability to step into this job.

10. Neither the explorer nor his companions was ever seen again....