A bouquet of red flowers were placed in the middle of the wooden table. Strangely, all children except Valerie were unable to see it.
were => was
15
As breaking and entering are against the law, the thief and his accomplice were sentenced to 6 months in prison. However, not everyone is satisfied and some people have already demanded for a more severe punishment.
is
15
A number of equipment was broken yesterday. Needless to say, we have received a lot of complaints since then, including those from students who were almost injured.
was => were
15
Either the father or his children is going to be interviewed next week, but nobody knows for sure who will be chosen.
is => are
25
The world is becoming more industrialized and the number of animal species that have become extinct have increased.
have increased => has increased
15
When you run, each foot leaves the ground before the other come down
come => comes
15
Upon reaching the destination, a number of personnel is expected to change their reservations and proceed to Hawaii.
is => are
15
The ladies living next to my patio is planning to look for another job after their immediate supervisor retires from the company
is => are
15
Forty percent of the work were done by only five hardworking and responsible employees.
were => was
15
Across the front windows stretch a brightly colored ribbon
stretch => stretches
15
Seventy-five percent of the people in New York City lives in upstairs apartments, not on the ground floor.
lives => live
15
All of the books, including yours, is in the box
is => are
15
A sizable majority of teachers feels that the right to free speech is more important than the right to be free from offensive speech
feels => feel
15
Two-thirds of the money from the support of famous people were contributed to help homeless children.
were contributed => was contributed
15
There is twice as many houses in this area as there used to be.
is => are
15
Neither the Minister nor his colleagues has given an explanation for the chaos in the financial market last week.
