Subject/Verb Agreement - exercise 1

John, along with twenty friends, ............................ (be) planning a party.

The picture of the soldiers ........................(to bring) back many memories.

The quality of these recordings .........................(to be) not very good.

If the duties of these officers ............................. (to be - not) reduced, there will

not be enough time to finish the project.

The effects of cigarette smoking .......................... (to have) been proven to be

extremely harmful.

The use of credit cards in place of cash .......................(to have) increased

rapidly in recent years.

Advertisements on television ..........................(to be) becoming more competitive than ever before.

Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others, .............................(to be) at an all-time high.

Mr. Jones, accompanied by several members of the committee, ....................(to have) proposed some changes to the rules.

The levels of intoxication ........................ (to vary) from subject to subject.