Review

Subject and verbs must AGREE with one another in _________________.

Therefore,

if a subject is ______________

then the verb must be ______________.

The narwhal never (fail, fails) to intrigue people.

Some scientists (think, thinks) that the tusk is simply a secondary male characteristic.

The narwhal (is, are) hunted by Eskimos.

John’s father, with three other people from the neighborhood, (commute, commutes) to the city each day.

Houses on the hillside (look, looks) very unstable.

Imperfectly formed diamonds, together with those that contain a flaw, (is, are) set in drills used for building car engines.

Compound subjects joined by and are always ______________.

Many swimmers and surfers (have, has) been rescued from rough waters.

Worms and moles (live, lives) underground.

Neither the doctor nor the nurses (has, have) seen a similar case.

Either Mary or the twins (take, takes) the car to school each day.

Each, every, someone, no one, nothing

Each of the team members (get, gets) a chance to take batting practice.

Someone in those classes (know, knows) about the schedule change

Both, few, many, several

Unlike the planets, few of the planetary satellites (has, have) an atmosphere.

Several of these dogs (make, makes) good guide dogs.

All, most, none, plenty, some

All of the pictures (is, are) over a thousand years old.

Some of the lawn (has, have) been over watered.