SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: EXERCISE 1: 1. There _(are/is)_ several reasons why you should reconsider your decision. 2. Howard and Vincent, who _(run/runs)- a copy center in town, have decided to expand their business. 3. Both of the statues on the shelf _(are/is)_ broken. 4. The fishing boat that has been tied up at the pier for three days _(was/were)_ finally on its way this morning. 5. The chairman, along with his two assistants, _(plan/plans)_ to attend the annual convention. 6. The issues of inflation and tax reform _(continue/continues)_ to be on everyone's mind. 7. Juan or Julian _(prepare/prepares)_ the conference room each week. 8. Not one of the performers _(was/were)_ at the party after the concert. 9. The results of the election _(was/were)_ not available for two days. 10. When there _(is/are)__ thunderstorms approaching, we are always reminded of the threat of tornadoes. 11. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator __are/is__ going to have to make a decision. 12. _Are/Is_ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? 13. Some of the votes _seem/seems_ to have been miscounted. 14. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _are/is_ more than just a nuisance. 15. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _have/has_ to be willing to give up a lot of time. 16. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _present/presents _ a formidable opponent on the basketball court. 17. He seems to forget that there _are/is _ things to be done before he can graduate. 18. There _have/has_ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood. 19. Some of the grain _appear/appears_ to be contaminated. 20. Three-quarters of the students _are/is_ against the tuition hike. 21. Three-quarters of the student body _are/is_ against the tuition hike. 22. A high percentage of the population _are/is_ voting for the new school. 23. A high percentage of the people _were/was_ voting for the new school. 24. Carlos is the only one of those students who _have/has_ lived up to the potential described in the yearbook. 25. The International Club, as well as the Choral Society and the Rowing Club, _need/needs_ to submit a new constitution. 26. One of my best friends _are/is_ an extra on Seinfeld this week. 27 Not only the students but also their instructor _has/have_ been called to the principal's office. 28. of the milk _have/has_ gone bad. Six gallons of milk _are/is_ still in the refrigerator. 29. Each and every student and instructor in this building _hope/hopes_ for a new facility by next year. 30 The students and instructors each _hope/hopes_for a new facility by next year. 31. . Rice and beans, my favorite dish, _remind/reminds_ me of my native Puerto Rico. 32 A large number of voters still _votes/votes_ along straight-party lines. 33. . Four years _are/is_ a long time to spend away from your friends and family. 34 Politics _are/is__ sometimes a dirty business. 35. To an outsider, the economics of this country _seem/seems_ to be in disarray. EXERCISE 2: 1. At Yellowstone Park grizzly bears (doesn’t, don’t) have names; they have numbers. 2. In the meeting between human and bear, a wild-card factor (throws, throw) all calculations and studies to the wind. 3. The Yellowstone authorities should (has, have) kept thorough records on each bear. 4. When some bears (encounters, encounter) people, it is the bear who runs. 5. The great national parks (holds, hold) about 200 grizzlies, with possibly 30 of them being breeding females 6. Both Democrats and Republicans (is, are) electing a new leader. 7. Neither threats nor hostile action (scares, scare) the enemy. 8. The actors and the director (understands, understand) the lighting problems. 9. The surfer or the swimmers (is, are) responsible for the littered beach. 10. A good diet and a realistic exercise plan (combines, combine) to help one lose weight. 11. In the Peace Corps, an American group (goes, go) into an underprivileged country to help the people develop skills. 12. The family members (learns, learn) a variety of different skills that are valuable in the market. 13. The U.S. Senate (has, have) made several individual proposals for starting the Peace Corps. 14. On October 4, 1960, at the University of Michigan, a young crowd (listens, listen) to John Kennedy propose the Peace Corps. 15. The tribe members (is, are) expressing their individual thanks to members of the Peace Corps. 16. Students are excited that economics (is, are) being taught this semester. 17 Unfortunately, dishonest politics (was, were) used to win the election. 18. Athletics (provides, provide) important opportunities for physical development. 19. Good news usually (travels, travel) fast. 20. Because of the mood in the Senate, statistics (was, were) compiled quickly for the report. 21. Among the animals, turtles cling to their basic structural design, while many others (is, are) experimenting their way to extinction. 22. Turtles are unique; each (has, have) eight cervical vertebrea, compared with seven of most mammals. 23. Turtles are honored in many countries; in China, for example, everyone (worships, worship) the legendary turtle named Dwei who created the universe. 24. Turtles have specific characteristics; all (displays, display) two plated decks: the upper, called the carapace, and the lower, known as the plastron. 25. Of the female turtles, some (has, have) been found to be twice the size of the males. 26. One of the many cultures studied by anthropologists (is, are) the Kwakiutl Indians. 27. This group of Indians (lives, live) on the Canadian Coast. 28. Often the leader of the Kwakiutl dances, (foams, foam) at the mouth and (tosses, toss) burning ashes into the crowd. 29. Wealth, like cedar bark blankets, canoes, and large sculptured copper pieces, (is, are) important to the Kwakiutl. 30. To the Kwakiutl, one of the copper pieces (equals, equal) a thousand cedar bark blankets. 31. There (is, are) two classes of pure matter: elements and compounds. 32. What (does, do) scientists know today about elements? 33. Occurring naturally (is, are) over 100 elements, or substances that cannot be separated into different kinds of matter. 34. There (is, are) however, numerous elements that are man-made as well. 35. There (continues, continue) to be much research to add new elements. 36. Quilting bees, which have always provided warmth and sociability for the women participating in them, (is, are) now becoming quite profitable as well. 37 American women, who were quite restricted during the Victorian Age, (has, have) always quilted as a means of keeping sane under such trying conditions.33. The quilts that these women made of scraps of silk (was, were) called crazy quilts. 38 The Bicentennial, which Americans celebrated in 1976, (has, have) inspired a revival in the art of quilting. 39. The quilting renaissance that has swept across the country (appear, appears) to have been encouraged by feminism’s pride in women’s art. . finally on its way this morning. 5. The chairman, along with his two assistants, _(plan/plans)_ to attend the annual convention. 6. The issues of inflation and tax reform _(continue/continues)_. _(continue/continues)_ to be on everyone's mind. 7. Juan or Julian _(prepare/prepares)_ the conference room each week. 8. Not one of the performers _(was/were)_ at the party after the concert. 9. The. and the Rowing Club, _need/needs_ to submit a new constitution. 26. One of my best friends _are/is_ an extra on Seinfeld this week. 27 Not only the students but also their instructor _has/have_