Subject / Verb Agreement

Choose the verb that best completes the sentence:

A rainbow usually (don't, doesn't) appear on a bright, sunny day.

• don't

• doesn't

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Without lightning, thunder (don't, doesn't) occur.

• don't

• doesn't

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Calico Creations (is, are) a crafts store owned by my aunt.

• is

• are

Choose the verb that best completes the sentence:

Rising Hills (is, are) my hometown.

• is

• are

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Daughters of Mercy Hospital (accepts, accept) teenage volunteers.

• accepts

• accept

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The faculty (is, are) meeting with their team captains in their classrooms.

• is

• are

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The moon's orbit around the earth (take, takes) 27 days, 8 hours.

• take

• takes

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Tides on the earth (rise, rises) according to the moon's gravitational pull.

• rise

• rise

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The names of some American Jewish authors (is, are) well known.

• is

• are

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A Nobel Prize in literature (was, were) awarded to Saul Bellow.

• was

• were