Subject Verb Agreement

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#English #subject verb agreement

Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

are

Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

are

Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

don't

Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

doesn't

One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

lives

The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

takes

The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

want

Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

knows

(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject.

Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

(Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

are

Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

are

There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag.

were

The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

debates

The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

lead

The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

greets

All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

are

The red and the blue pen (is, are) in my bag.

are