S_V Agreement

The weather in the southern states ( gets, get) very hot during the summer.

Every man, woman, and child (is,are) protected under the law.

Washing the dishes (is, are) the children’ job.

Some of the furniture in our apartment (is, are) secondhand.

A lot of the students (is, are) already here.

Bob and his friends( is,are) coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night.

One of the countries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy.

The result of Dr. Noll’s experiment( was,were) published in a scientific journal.

Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken.

At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (is, are) about people who lived in the 19th century.