Subject-Verb Agreement

The team​ (a)   (is/are) scheduled to meet tomorrow.​

Neither of the students ​ (a)   completed the assignment yet.

The book, along with the pens and pencils, ​ (a)   to Sarah.

Each of the players​ (a)   a specific role to play in the game.

My friend and colleague ​ (a)   attending the conference next week.

Once upon a time, there (1) ​ (a)   (was/were) a group of friends who (2) ​ (b)   (enjoy/enjoying/enjoys) exploring the forest near their village. One day, they (3) ​ (c)   (discover/discovers) a hidden cave nestled among the trees. Inside the cave, they (4) ​ (d)   (find/finds) an old treasure map. Excitedly, they (5) ____ (decide/decides) to follow the map's directions in search of the treasure.

As they (6) ​ (a)   (make/makes) their way through the dense forest, they (7)​ (b)   (encounter/encounters) various obstacles, including steep cliffs and rushing rivers. Despite the challenges, they (8) ​ (c)   (remain/remains) determined to find the treasure.

Finally, after hours of searching, they (9) ​ (a)   (reach/reaches/reaching) a clearing where the treasure was said to be buried. With shovels in hand, they (10) ​ (b)   (start/starts) digging eagerly. Suddenly, they (11) ​ (c)   (hear/hears) a loud rumbling sound behind them.

To their surprise, they (12) ​ (a)   (see/sees/are seeing) a family of bears emerging from the forest. The bears (13) ​ (b)   (are seeming/seem/seems) curious rather than aggressive, and the friends (14) ​ (c)   (realize/realizes) that they had stumbled upon the bears' territory

Quickly, they (15) ​ (a)   (gather/gathers) their belongings and (16) ​ (b)   (retreat/retreats) from the clearing, leaving the treasure behind. As they (17) ​ (c)   (​ is making /make/makes) their way back to the village, they (18) ​ (d)   (reflect/reflects) on their adventure and the importance of respecting nature