Subject/
Verb
Agreement
1.
The world (change, changes) so rapidly that we can hardly keep up.
2.
People (is, are) often ten or twenty years behind the times in
their knowledge of the world.
3.
People who (live, lives) in poverty often do not even have
television or newspapers.
4.
He (doesn’t, don’t) want to be killed.
5.
Life (is, are) very complicated
6.
Traditionally, college students (has, have) been very active in
politics.
7.
There (is, are) both men and women at the meeting.
8.
The students in my class (has, have) very poor work habits.
9.
Each of you (has, have) an equal chance to make good grades.
10.
All of the children (was, were) hunting Easter eggs in the garden.
11.
A notebook and a pen (is, are) lying on the desk in the library.
12.
My son, along with two friends, (is, are) coming for the weekend.
13.
Sitting on the sofa (was, were) two students from Thailand.
14.
Either the workers or the manager (is, are) coming to the
conference.
15.
Not only the students, but also the teacher (has, have) been
unhappy.
16.
Everybody (hate, hates) to take tests.
17.
Knowledge gained after long study (disappear, disappears) rapidly
from our minds.
18.
One of my greatest worries in college (was, were) that I would
study hard and still flunk important tests.
19.
Georgia Southern University (provide, provides) some scholarships
for the students.
20.
The news about Afghanistan (is, are) shocking, isn’t it?
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