MODULE 2 - SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT 53. Here is/are two apples that you want.

54. My glasses were /was on the bed.

I. Choose the best answer by underline the word. 55. My pants were /was torn while I was climbing up the tree
1. My aunt or my uncle is/are arriving by train today yesterday morning.
2. Neither Juan nor Carmen is/are available. 56. A pair of plaid trousers is/are in the closet.
3. Either Kina or Casey is/are helping today with stage 57. The news from the front page is/are bad.
decorations. 58. Measles is/are a dangerous disease for pregnant women.
4. Neither she nor I am / is/are going to the festival. 59. My assets were /was wiped out in the depression.
5. The serving bowl or the plates go/goes on that shelf. 60. The average worker's earnings have/has gone up dramatically.
6. Neither Jenny nor the others is/are available. 61. Our thanks go /goes to the workers who supported the union.
7. A car and a bike is/are my means of transportation. 62. Some of the voters is/are still angry.
8. The politician, along with the newsmen, is/are expected shortly. 63. A large percentage of the older population is/are voting against
9. Excitement, as well as nervousness, is/are the cause of her her.
shaking. 64. Two-fifths of the troops were /was lost in the battle.
10. Each of the girls sings/sing well. 65. Two-fifths of the vineyard were /was destroyed by fire.
11. Every one of the cakes is/are gone. 66. Forty percent of the students is/are in favor of changing the
12. Fifty percent of the pie have/has disappeared. policy.
13. Fifty percent of the pies have/has disappeared. 67. Forty percent of the student body is/are in favor of changing
14. One-third of the city is/are unemployed. the policy.
15. One-third of the people is/are unemployed. 68. Two and two is/are four.
16. All of the pie is/are gone. 69. Four times four divided by two is/are eight.
17. All of the pies is/are gone. 70. The department members but not the chair has / have decided
18. Some of the pie is/are missing. not to teach on Valentine's Day.
19. Some of the pies is/are missing. 71. It is not the faculty members but the president who decide /
20. None of the garbage was/were picked up. decides this issue.
21. None of the sentences was/were punctuated correctly. 72. It were /was the speaker, not his ideas, which has/ have
22. Of all her books, none have/has sold as well as the first one. provoked the students to riot.
23. The number of people we need to hire is/are thirteen. 73. The colors of the rainbow is/are beautiful.
24. A number of people have/has written in about this subject. 74. There is/are a problem with the balance sheet. Here is/are the
25. Neither of them is/are available to speak right now. papers you requested
26. Either of us is/are capable of doing the job. 75. The cow and the pig is/are jumping over the moon.
27. There is/are four hurdles to jump. 76. Red beans and rice is/are my mom's favorite dish.
28. There is/are a high hurdle to jump. 77. No smoking or drinking is/are allowed. Every man and woman
29. Ten dollars is/are a high price to pay. is/are required to check in.
30. Five years is/are the maximum sentence for that offense. 78. Jessica or Christian is/are to blame for the accident.
31. Selma is/are the scientist who writes/write the reports. 79. All of the chicken is/are gone. All of the chickens is/are gone.
32. He is/are one of the men who does/do the work. 80. Four quarts of oil were /was required to get the car running.
33. The staff is/are in a meeting. 81. The study of languages requires /require time.
34. The staff is/are in disagreement about the findings. 82. The president, together with his advisors, is/are coming.
35. Everyone has/have done his or her homework. 83. They, no less than Tom, were /was eager to start.
36. Somebody has/have left her purse. 84. The manager, as well as his assistant, has/have arrived.
37. Some of the beads is/are missing. 85. The number of students is/are 40.
38. Some of the water is/are gone. 86. Twenty dollars is/are too much to pay for this book.
39. None of you claims/claim responsibility for this incident? 87. Who has stolen that car is/are still a big question.
40. None of the students have/has done their homework. 88. Neither John nor his friends is/are going to the beach today.
41. Everyone has/have finished his or her homework. 89. Either John or his friends is/are going to the beach today.
42. Each of the students is/are responsible for doing his or her 90. Neither the boys nor Carmen has/have seen this movie before.
work in the library. 91. Either John or Bill is/are going to the beach today.
43. The mayor as well as his brothers is/are going to prison. 92. Neither the director nor the secretary wants/want to leave yet.
44. The mayor and his brothers is/are going to jail. 93. No example is/are relevant to this case. 
45. Neither of the two traffic lights is/are working. 94. No examples is/are relevant to this case.
46. Either is/are fine with me. 95. None of the counterfeit money has/have been found.
47. Either my father or my brothers is/are going to sell the house. 96. None of the students have/has finished the exam yet.
48. Neither my brothers nor my father is/are going to sell the 97. Everybody who wants/want to buy a ticket should be in this
house. line.
49. Is/Are either my brothers or my father responsible? 98. Please help me; something is/are in my eye.
50. Is/Are either my father or my brothers responsible? 99. Anybody who has/have lost his ticket should report to the
51. There is/are two reasons [plural subject] for this. desk.
52. There is/are no reason for her lateness for work.
100. Neither of his pens is/are able to be used. 48. There have/has been a number of telephone calls today.
II. Choose the best answer by underline the word. 49. There were/was too many people at the party.
1. If either of you takes/take a vacation now, we will not be able to 50. My aunt or my uncle is/ are arriving by train today.
finish the work. 51. Neither Juan nor Carmen is/ are available.
2. No problem is/ are harder than this one. 52. Either Kina or Casey is/ are helping today with stage
3. Nobody works/work harder than John does. decorations.
4. Mary or her manager is/ are going to answer the press interview. 53. Neither she nor I am is/ are going to the festival.
5. Mary and her manager is/ are going to a party tonight. 54. The serving bowl or the plates go/goes on that shelf.
6. Mary, along with her manager and some friends, is/ are going to 55. Neither Jenny nor the others is/ are available.
a party tonight. 56. A car and a bike is/ are my means of transportation.
7. Mr. Robbins, accompanied by her wife and children, is/ are 57. Living expenses in Hanoi is/ are really high.
arriving tonight. 58. Excitement, as well as nervousness, is/ are the cause of her
8. The study of languages is/ are very interesting. shaking.
9. Several theories on this subject have/ has been proposed. 59. Each of the girls sings/sing well.
10. The view of these disciplines varies/ vary from time to time. 60. Every one of the cakes is/ are gone.
11. The danger of forest fires is/ are not to be taken lightly. 61. Fifty percent of the pie has/have disappeared.
12. The boys in the room is/ are playing chess. 62. Fifty percent of the pies have/has disappeared.
13. Knowing her has/ have made him what he is. 63. One-third of the city is/ are unemployed.
14. Not studying has/ have caused him many problems. 64. One-third of the people is/ are unemployed.
15. Washing with special cream is/ are recommended for scalp 65. Some of the cakes is/ are missing.
infection. 66. None of the garbage was/were picked up.
16. Being cordial is/ are one of his greatest assets. 67. None of the sentences were/was punctuated correctly.
17. Writing many letters makes/ make her happy. 68. Of all her books, none have/has sold as well as the first one.
18. Dieting is/ are very popular today, especially for man 69. The number of people we need/needs to hire is thirteen.
19. Diet is/ are for those who suffer from a certain disease. 70. A number of people have/has written in about this subject.
20. To find the book is/ are necessary for him. 71. Neither of them is/ are available to speak right now.
21. The committee has/have met, and it has rejected the proposal. 72. Either of us is/ are capable of doing the job.
22. The family was/ were elated by the news. 73. There is/ are four students in the classroom.
23. The crowd was/ were wild with excitement. 74. There is/ are a lot of milk in the bottle.
24. Congress has/ have initiated a new plan to combat inflation. 75. Ten thousand pounds is/ are a high price to pay for that house.
25. The majority believes that we is/ are in no danger. 76. Five years is/ is the maximum sentence for that offense.
26. The majority of the students believe/ believes him to be 77. Selma is/ are the scientist who writes the reports.
innocent. 78. He is/ are one of the men who do the work.
27. The sheep is/ are breaking away. 79. The staff is/ are in a press meeting at the moment.
28. The police come/ comes only to see the dead bodies and a ruin 80. The staffs is/ are in disagreement about the findings.
in the bank. 81. The staff members is/ are in disagreement about the findings.
29. A couple is/ are walking on the path. 82. English is/ are an extremely important language.
30. The flock of birds is/ are circling overhead. 83. A great many people is/ are involved in the use of English.
31. The herd of castle is/ are breaking away. 84. She and I have/has been close friends for a long time.
32. A school of fish is/ are being attacked by sharks. 85. Linh and her friend is/ are going to the library.
33. Twenty-five dollars is/ are too much for the meal. 86. The lecture and author is/ are coming to the stage.
34. Fifty minutes isn’t/ aren’t enough time to finish this test 87. Each boy and girl has/have an English dictionary.
35. Twenty dollars is/ are all I can afford to pay for that radio. 88. Either you or your husband is/ are going to the meeting.
36. Two miles is/ are too much to run in one day. 89. A number of workers is/ are on strike.
37. He has/ have contributed $50, and now he wants/ want to 90. Twenty dollars is/ are too much for that shirt.
contribute another fifty. 91. Ten tons of rubber is/ are exported to Japan.
38. A number of students is/ are going to the class picnic. 92. Two years is/ are long enough for them to separate from each
39. A number of applicants have/ has already been interviewed. other.
40. The number of days in a week is/ are seven. 93. Sixty percent of waste paper is/ are recycled.
41. The number of residents who have/ has been questioned on this94. Three quarter of the world’s population live/lives in bad living
matter is quite small. condition.
42. A pair of pants is/ are in the drawer of the wardrobe. 95. Half of the students in this class come/comes from the country.
43. These scissors is/ are dull. So we don’t use them anymore. 96. Less than fifty percent of students is/ are bad at foreign
44. There has/ have been an increase in the importation of foreign language.
cars. 97. Mr. Baker as well as his friends is/ are so kind.
45. There is/ are a storm approaching to that city. 98. None of those people comes/come from Australia
46. There was/ were an accident in front of my house last night. 99. Each boy and each girl in my class has/have a textbook.
47. There was/were much water on the floor. 100. The number of students passing this subject is/ are not high.