are ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was is)
2. All of the dogs in the neighborhood _____ barking. (Clue: Make the subject and verb agree when words intervene between them.)
was ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was were)
3. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, _____ votes. (Clue: The grammatical number of the subject does not change with the addition of expressions beginning with such words as the following: accompanied by, along with, as well as, in addition to, including, no less than, not to mention, together with.)
influence ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was influences)
4. My friends and my mother _____ each other. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.)
likes ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was like)
5. The team and the band _____ on the field. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.)
was ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was were)
6. Building a good marriage and building a good log fire _____ similar in many ways. (Clue: Subjects joined by and are usually plural.)
are ... CORRECT
7. John or Doris _____ to us regularly. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.)
write ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was writes)
8. Either Patty or Tom _____ asked to lead the meeting. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.)
was ... CORRECT
9. Neither Carol nor Ted _____ excluded from the meeting. (Clue: Singular subjects joined by or, either . . . or, neither . . . nor take a singular verb.)
is ... CORRECT
10. Neither the basket nor the apples _____ expensive. (Clue: If one subject is singular and one is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.)
were ... CORRECT
11. Neither the apples nor the basket _____ expensive. (Clue: If one subject is singular and one is plural, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.)
was ... CORRECT
12. Either Maria or you _____ late for class. (Clue: The verb also agrees with the nearer subject in person.)
were ... CORRECT
13. Either you or Maria _____ late for class. (Clue: The verb also agrees with the nearer subject in person.)
was ... CORRECT
14. Hardest hit by the high temperatures and drought _____ the farmers. (Clue: Do not let inverted word order cause you to make a mistake in agreement.)
were ... CORRECT
15. Neither of them _____ going to the show. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.)
like ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was likes)
16. Each of them _____ a good seat. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.)
has ... CORRECT
17. Everybody in the class _____ tickets. (Clue: When used as subjects, such words as each, either, one, everybody, and anyone regularly take singular verbs.)
has ... CORRECT
18. Every silver knife, fork, and spoon _____ to be counted. (Clue: Every or each preceding singular subjects joined by and calls for a singular verb.)
has ... CORRECT
19. Each cat and each dog _____ its own toy. (Clue: Every or each preceding singular subjects joined by and calls for a singular verb.)
has ... CORRECT
20. The committee _____ meeting today. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
is ... CORRECT
21. Ten million gallons of oil _____ a lot of oil. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
is ... CORRECT
22. The jury _____ today. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
vote ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was votes)
23. The number _____ very small. (Clue: Collective nouns take a singular verb when they refer to the group as a unit.)
is ... CORRECT
24. A number of students _____ absent. (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
were ... CORRECT
25. Ten million gallons of oil _____ spilled. (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
were ... CORRECT
26. The majority of us _____ in favor. (Clue: Collective nouns take a plural verb when they refer to individuals or parts of the group.)
are ... CORRECT
27. Statistics _____ an interesting subject. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
is ... CORRECT
28. Statistics _____ often misleading. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
are ... CORRECT
29. The sheep _____ when the gate is left open. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
stray ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was strays)
30. Sheep _____ when the gate is left open. (Clue: Some nouns (such as athletics, politics, series, deer, and sheep) can be either singular or plural depending on meaning.)
strays ... INCORRECT
(The correct answer was stray)
You got 20 out of 30 correct, or 66.67 %
Thank you guy!
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