S-V agreement

A group of us … (to have) decided to hire a boat and travel through by canal.

• have

• has

The number of pupils in that school … (to be) approximately 1,000.

• is

• are

Mr. Black with his son … (to have) arrived.

• have

• has

The UN … (to be) founded after World War II ended in 1945.

• was

• were

It … (to be) his novels that had most influence on me.

• was

• were

Either my brothers or my father … (to be) coming.

• is

• are

Seventy-five percent of the people in New York City … (live) in upstairs apartments.

• lives

• live

The English … (to be) a nation of stuck-ups.

• is

• are

The statistics in that report on oil production … (be) incorrect.

• is

• are

A number of students … (to be) going to attend the conference.

• is

• are