Subject/Verb Agreement

Everybody (was-were) asked to be quiet.

• was

• were

Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work.

• is

• are

Most of the seats (was-were) taken.

• was

• were

She (doesn’t-don’t) look very well today.

• doesn't

• don't

A pound of cookies (cost-costs) about a dollar.

• cost

• costs

Each of the girls (observe-observes) all the regulations.

• observe

• observes

The man with the roses (look-looks) like your brother.

• look

• looks

Nobody in the class (has-have) the answer.

• has

• have

Neither of the men (is-are) here yet.

• is

• are

There (is-are) a dog, a cat, and a bird in the garage.

• is

• are