Subject-Verb Agreement: Compound Subjects

The dog and the cat (is/are) playing in the garden.

• are

• am

• were

• is

My sister or my brothers (is/are) coming to visit me tomorrow.

• were

• was

• are

• is

Neither the teacher nor the students (was/were) happy with the test results.

• were

• is

• be

• was

Peanut butter and jelly (go/goes) well together in a sandwich.

• going

• goes

• went

• go

The book and the movie adaptation (has/have) different endings.

• has

• were

• have

• is

Either the red or the blue dress (look/looks) good on you.

• look

• looks

• looked

• looking

Bacon and eggs (is/are) a classic breakfast combination.

• were

• am

• have

• is

The CEO and the board of directors (has/have) approved the new project.

• has

• been

• is

• were

The cat and the kittens (needs/need) to be fed before bedtime.

• needed

• wants

• needs

• wanting

The laptop and the tablet (was/were) left on the table.

• are

• was

• is

• were