...English Subject- verb Agreement 34 Some of the work (has/have) been done 35 Some of the returns (has/have) been... (decides/decide) this issue 41 Either the manager or the artists (has/have) the right to terminate the agreement 42 Here (is/are) the vicar 43 There (is/are) children in the park 44 (Was/Were) there
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1 Every student (has/have) to register
2 Each of the participants (is/are) responsible
3 What is needed (is/are) some good advice
4 One of our cars (has/have) broken down
5 The amount of work I got through in July (was/were) double the amount that I did in June
6 Whoever (is/are) responsible should be present
7 Whatever (suits/suit) you?
8 Three million dollars (is/are) a huge sum of money
9 30 miles (is/are) not that far
10 2.2 pounds (is/are) one kilo
11 Two weeks (is/are) enough time to finish the contract
12 Two and two (is/are) four
13 More than one trainee (has/have) tried this
14 A phone book along with other books (was/were) piled on his desk
15 The manager as well as his associates (is/are) going to prison
16 Jim, together with Tom, (is/are) going sailing
17 Neither of the two traffic lights (is/are) working
18 Which color do you prefer? Either (is/are) fine with me
19 Everyone (has/have) done his or her homework Nothing (was/were) left
20 Somebody (has/have) left her purse
21 Anyone (is/are) welcome, as long as he or she behaves appropriately
22 The manager and his associates (is/are) going to jail
23 If both the father and the mother (works/work), who will care for the kids?
24 Several in the building (has/have) complained about the fumes
25 Many (was/were) unhappy with having to stand
26 (Is/Are) both of us invited, or just you?
27 The Irish (is/are) about 20 years behind America when it comes to crime-prevention
consciousness
28 In Nepal the disabled (is/are) deprived of their basic human rights
29 A group of us (is/are) going to the theater tonight
30 A couple of men (is/are) waiting outside
31 There (is/are) a lot of work There (is/are) a lot of tasks
32 The majority of British citizens in Lebanon (has/have) dual nationality
33 The majority of the population (is/are) Hispanic
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34 Some of the work (has/have) been done
35 Some of the returns (has/have) been filed
36 None of the engines (is/are) working None of the food (is/are) fresh
37 A large number of tourists (gets/get) lost because of that sign
38 The number of lost tourists (has/have) increased recently
39 The directors but not the president (has/have) decided not to work on Valentine's Day
40 It is not the directors but the president who (decides/decide) this issue
41 Either the manager or the artists (has/have) the right to terminate the agreement
42 Here (is/are) the vicar
43 There (is/are) children in the park
44 (Was/Were) there an answer to that question?
45 The Bank of England, which was originally founded in 1694 by a group of private bankers to raise money for the crown and was given independent power to set interest rates in 1997 by the chancellor, Gordon Brown, (is/are) the UK’s central bank
46 Emily and Greg (comes, come) to my house every Friday for lunch
47 There (are, is) time to watch the movie
48 My friends who are in the band (wants, want) me to play a musical instrument
49 My father or my brothers (is, are) coming with me to the ball game
50 Everyone (needs, need) time to relax
51 That bag of oranges (looks, look) fresh
52 The lacrosse team (hopes, hope) to win the tournament next week
53 Your trousers (needs, need) to be cleaned
54 Some of the books on the shelf (is, are) dusty
55 Even though the students like the class, a few (thinks, think) that it is too complicated
56 The world (change, changes) so rapidly that we can hardly keep up
57 People (is, are) often ten or twenty years behind the times in their knowledge of the world
58 People who (live, lives) in poverty often do not even have television or newspapers
59 He (doesn’t, don’t) want to be killed
60 Life (is, are) very complicated
61 Traditionally, college students (has, have) been very active in politics
62 There (is, are) both men and women at the meeting
63 The students in my class (has, have) very poor work habits
64 Each of you (has, have) an equal chance to make good grades
65 All of the children (was, were) hunting Easter eggs in the garden