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