Subject-Verb Agreement: HOMEWORK

Choose the correct form of the verb for each sentence:


 * 1) The door (doesn't, don't) close very well.
 * 2) Our dogs (was, were) barking wildly all night.
 * 3) Five cans of paint (is, are) left on the shelf.
 * 4) Here (is, are) your bonus for your extra hours of work.
 * 5) Why (doesn't, don't) the girls take the bus to school?
 * 6) One of those movies (was, were) supposed to be filmed in Vancouver.
 * 7) A rose and a carnation (looks, look) beautiful together.
 * 8) The scissors (is, are) in the top drawer.
 * 9) Two dogs and a cat (is, are) all the pets that we need.
 * 10) Here (comes, come) the noisiest kids on the block!
 * 11) Either the team players or the captain (has, have) to pay for the damage.
 * 12) There (was, were) two good reasons for her poor behavior.
 * 13) A group of angry union workers (is, are) marching down to City Hall.
 * 14) Neither my husband nor my sons (takes, take) out the garbage for me.
 * 15) The problem of drug abuse (is, are) hard to solve.

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