1. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: Additional Practice 1
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SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT: Additional
Practice 1
From the choices provided after each sentence select a word that would
correctly complete the sentence. Submit the form using the SUBMIT
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1. The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big
concert.
HAS
HAVE
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2. The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be
indicted for accepting bribes.
ARE
IS
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3. Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
IS
ARE
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4. There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
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ARE
IS
You're right!
5. Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in
advance.
HAS
HAVE
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6. The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE
TAKES
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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
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9. Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to
reclaim a riverfront.
HINT: Try starting the sentence with "Of those cities that . . . ."
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IS
ARE
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10. Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
HAVE
HAS
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11. John or his brother ____________ going to be responsible for this.
ARE
IS
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12. A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the
next course.
ARE
IS
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13. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College
Operations ____________ these matters.
DECIDE
DECIDES
You're right!
14. One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of
recommendation for me.
HAVE
HAS
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