Meeting 5
1. It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate ______ been rejected for one reason or another.
a. has
b. have
2. My friend ______ the answer to the question.
a. knowing
b. know
c. is know
d. knows
3. Among bees ______ a highly elaborate form of communication.
a. occurs
b. it occurs
c. occur
d. they occur
4. The company reiterated to reporters that nobody ______ been dismissed because of the incident.
a. has
b. have
5. The proposal brought so much new work to the partnership that there ______ not enough hours to complete all of it.
a. weere
b. was
6. A computerized map of the freeways using information gathered by sensors embedded in the pavement ______ on a local cable channel during rush hours.
a. to air
b. air
c. airs
d. airing
7. n spite of what was decided at the meeting, half of the procedures ______ not charged.
a. were
b. was
8. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Neither she nor I are getting the lunch special.
b. Neither she nor I am getting the lunch special.
c. Neither she nor I is getting the lunch special.
9. Everybody participating in the fund-raiser ______ to turn in the tickets by 8:00.
a. is
b. are
10. I ______ sure that all of the questions on the test were correct.
a. was
b. were
11. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. The president or the vice president are speaking today.
b. The president or the vice president is speaking today.
12. Further development of any new ideas for future products ______ to be approved in advance.
a. have
b. has
13. ______ heated by solar energy have special collectors on the roofs to trap sunlight.
a. A home
b. Homes
c. A home is
d. Homes are
14. She did not know where most of the people in the room ______from.
a. were
b. was
15. Around the corner and to the right ______ the rooms that have been assigned to that program.
a. does
b. is
c. are
d. do
16. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Each of the dancers twirls brilliantly.
b. Each of the dancers twirl brilliantly.
17. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Everybody at the party were enjoying the food.
b. Everybody at the party was enjoying the food.
18. We believe that some of the time of the employees ______ going to be devoted to quality control.
a. is
b. are
19. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. This singer, along with a few others, play the harmonica on stage.
b. This singer, along with a few others, plays the harmonica on stage.
20. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. The coat or the hats is in that closet
b. The coat or the hats are in that closet
21. Anybody who goes to the top of the Empire State Building ______ impressed with the view.
a. is
b. are
22. Because of the low number of orders, nothing ______ to be done now.
a. has
b. have
23. Because of the seriousness of the company's financial problems, the board of directors ______ called an emergency meeting.
a. have
b. has
24. The tenants in the apartment next to mine ______ giving a party this evening.
a. is
b. are
25. The buildings destroyed during the fire ______ being rebuilt at the taxpayers' expense.
a. is
b. are
26. It is nice to believe that anything ______ possible if a person tries hard enough.
a. is
b. are
27. Ten miles beyond the river ______ the farmlands that they had purchased with their life savings.
a. was
b. were
28. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Either Cassie or Marie pay the employees this afternoon.
b. Either Cassie or Marie pays the employees this afternoon.
29. Manufacture of the items that you requested ______ been discontinued because of lack of profit on those items.
a. have
b. has
30. Half of the food that we are serving to the guests ______ still in the refrigerator.
a. are
b. is
31. John would be studying the chapters ______ he able to get hold of the book.
a. were
b. was
32. This chapter has many more exercises than ______ the next one.
a. do
b. does
33. At nine o'clock yesterday morning we ______ for the bus.
a. were waiting
b. was waiting
c. waiting
d. wait
34. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Sandals and towels is essential gear for a trip to the beach.
b. Sandals and towels are essential gear for a trip to the beach.
35. Each package that is not properly wrapped ______ to be returned to the sender.
a. has
b. have
36. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Every one of the shirts has a green collar.
b. Every one of the shirts have a green collar.
37. How many huge mistakes ______ the teacher actually found in the research paper?
a. have
b. has
38. For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
a. Either the sculpture or the paintings is in the museum today.
b. Either the sculpture or the paintings are in the museum today.
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