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I: Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
2. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
3. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
4. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
5. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
6. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
7. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
8. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
9. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
10. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
11. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
12. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
13. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
14. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
15. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
16. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
17. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
18. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
19. A seer, so my friends tell me, (predict, predicts) events or developments.
20. The seer, together with three other psychics, (plans, plan) to make a number of startling predictions.
21. These predictions, including one about how well you will do on this practice, (is, are) not to be believed.
22. My sister, along with her husband and my parents, (is, are) driving to a wedding this weekend.
23. Inside my refrigerator (is, are) a can of Diet Pepsi and an old English muffin. And makes this plural.
24. One of my brothers (was, were) in Atlanta last weekend.
25. The teacher as well as her students (believe, believes) that practice makes perfect.
26. However, I believe that perfect practice, including long drills, (is, are) the key to success.
27. Neither of the two politicians (expect, expects) to lose the race.
28. Neither Senator Smith nor her administrative assistants (return, returns) phone calls.
29. Neither her administrative assistants nor Senator Smith (return, returns) phone calls.
30. Each of the twins (has, have) some unusual habits. (Each is singular.)
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My wife, not my friends, (is waiting/are waiting) for me.
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A cart and horse (was/were) seen at a distance.
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Her principal anxiety (was/were) her children.
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The girl, as well as the boys, (has/have) learnt to ride.
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The bat together with the ball (was/were) stolen.
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Some of the sugar (was/were) spilt on the floor.
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