1. Practice 1
Subject verb agreement
1. The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
HAS
HAVE
2. The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting
bribes.
ARE
IS
3. Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
IS
ARE
4. There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
ARE
IS
5. Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
HAS
HAVE
6. The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE
TAKES
7. Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
SEEM
SEEMS
8. ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS
HAVE
9. Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
IS
ARE
10. Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
HAVE
HAS
11. John or his brother ____________ going to be responsible for this.
ARE
IS
12. A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.

2. ARE
IS
13. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations
____________ these matters.
DECIDE
DECIDES
14. One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE
HAS