Subject & Verb Agreement

Eating during lessons (is, are) not tolerated at this school.

• is

• are

Every boy (hope, hopes) to receive an allowance.

• hopes

• hope

The man who (lives, live) next door is very helpful.

• lives

• live

Up the stairs (trudge, trudges) the weary workers.

• trudge

• trudges

The board (decide, decides) on the hiring of staff.

• decides

• decide

Here on the table (lie, lies) all the recent bills.

• lies

• lie

Going to the beach and listening to music (was, were) my hobbies.

• was

• were

The majority of the books (was, were) sold this morning.

• was

• were

All of the saplings (receive, receives) daily care.

• receive

• receives

Most of the Christmas decorations (belong, belongs) to me.

• belong

• belongs