AV Agree Rule 2/3

Choose the verb that agrees with the subject.

Excessive salts in foods (makes, make) people thirsty.

• makes

• make

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Earl Davis, together with his two cousins, (is, are) going to the Belize Zoo.

• is

• are

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Hawaii, not the Philippines, (was, were) discovered by Captain James Cook.

• was

• were

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The cottage partly hidden by the huge palm trees (was, were) standing at the park entrance.

• was

• were

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The knots in a wooden board (is, are) harder than the rest of the wood.

• is

• are

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The coach, not the players, (decides, decide) when to change pitchers.

• decides

• decide

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The brilliance of the moon’s rays (blots, blot) out all but the brightest stars.

• blots

• blot

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Many students who attended the class meeting (has, have) volunteered to help on the car wash.

• has

• have

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The wood of poison ivy, as well as it leaves, (is, are) poisonous.

• is

• are

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The two survivors on the raft (was, were) rescued after fourteen days.

• was

• were