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Chapter 1 Subject Verb Agreement
Chapter 1 Subject Verb Agreement
1. Tricky Subjects
4. Uncountable Nouns
a) Everybody, Everyone, Something, Somebody, Someone, Anything, Anybody, Anyone, Nothing, Nobody,
No one Singular Subject
-Everyone is different
6. Measurables
7. Special Words
d) Together with, As well as, Along with Singular or Plural depends on 前面的 subject
10. Two subjects joined by ‘and’ express a single idea Singular Subject
2. Neither James nor Grace (was / were) informed of the change of the new schedule yesterday.
3. Students (has / have) been warned repeatedly not to enter the construction area.
5. Many misunderstandings among people nowadays (is / are) due to lack of clear communication.
7. Ken has the ability to differentiate who (is / are) lying or telling the truth between the two brothers.
8. Each of the guests (was / were) given a present at the party last Saturday.
9. The police (has / have) caught the robbers near the bank.
10. Either William or his classmates (is / are) asked to decorate the hall.
11. My sister, together with her friends, (is / are) going to a concert tonight.
13. Neither my nephew nor my niece (go / goes) jogging every morning.
14. Samuel, as well as his colleagues, (is / are) planning a trip to South America.
15. One of the workers (wants / want) to request for leave for his son’s marriage.
17. Neither the teacher nor the students (stays / stay) back after school every day.
18. Physics (was / were) my uncle’s favorite subject when he was young.
19. All but their aunt (is / are) going to the night market.
23. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
24. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
28. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
34. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
35. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
38. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
40. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
41. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
42. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
44. Aron, together with his wife (greet, greets) the guests of the party.
49. The number of deceased soldiers (is, are) not stored in the record book.
58. Eight fifty dollars (is, are) what it would cost to buy the new pixel phone.