1. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision.
A. is
B. are
2. ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance?
A. Is
B. Are
3. Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted.
A. seem
B. seems
4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance.
A. are
B. is
5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time.
A. have
B. has
6. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court.
A. presents
B. present
7. He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate.
A. are
B. is
8. There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood.
A. have
B. has
9. Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated.
A. appear
B. appears
10. Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike.
A. is
B. are
11. Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike.
A. is
B. are
12. A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school.
A. is
B. are
13. A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school.
A. was
B. were
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1. is
ReplyDeleteYou're right! When subjects are connected by or, the subject closer to the verb (which is, in this case, singular) determines the number of the verb.
2. Is
You're right! Again, the subject closer to the verb (my boss) determines the number of the verb.
3. seem
You're right! Some is the subject in this sentence; it is plural because the word votes makes it a countable indefinite pronoun.
4. are
You're right! The subject is tornadoes. You were not confused by the words and phrases that came between the subject and its verb.
5.has
You're right! Everyone! seems to be a plural word, but it is always singular.
6.presents
The subject here is Kara Wolters (singular). The subject is not compounded by phrases such as along with, together with, and as well as.
7.are
You're right! The subject (things, in this case) comes after the verb in constructions that begin with here or there.
8. have
You're right! The subject is people, which is plural, and that determines the verb (not the word there).
9. appears
Some is the subject of this sentence and, since it is not really countable (you can't count the grain), it is singular.
10.are
You're right! Three quarters of the students represents a countable number.
11.is
You're right! Three quarters of the student body represents a lump sum, a singular entity.
12.is
You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, expressing here a singular lump sum.
13.were
"Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, but here it reflects a countable, therefore plural, quantity.
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