Subject-Verb Agreement Retake

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• Everybody's nose was blue from the cold. 

• Everybody's noses were blue from the cold. 

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• Louise is one of the women who meet us for breakfast on Wednesdays.

• ​Louise is one of the women who meets us for breakfast on Wednesday.

Answer explanation

Explanation: in this sentence, the pronoun “who” refers to the plural “women,” not to “one.”

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• Ten days seems like a long time to wait for an answer. 

• Ten days seem like a long time to wait for an answer.

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• Neither of the boys are going to school today.

• ​Neither of the boys is going to school today.

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• ​Fifteen percent of the employees were terminated from their position.

• ​Fifteen percent of the employees was terminated from their position. 

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• ​Each of the dogs has a different personality.

• ​Each of the dogs have a different personality.

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• ​My father or my mother picks me up from school every day.

• ​My father or my mother pick me up from school every day.

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• ​Neither Sandra nor i is going to the picnic.

• ​Neither Sandra nor i am going to the picnic.

• ​Neither Sandra nor i are going to the picnic.

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• The cat or the dogs has made a mess in the kitchen.

• ​The cat or the dogs have made a mess in the kitchen.

For each of the following, choose the sentence in which the subject and verb agree

• ​Basketball and softball is my favorite sport.

• ​Basketball and softball are my favorite sport.