S-V Agreement: Compound Subjects

A desk or a bookcase (goes, go) into that corner.

• goes

• go

Neither sheets nor towels (is, are) furnished at camp.

• is

• are

A vocabulary notebook or vocabulary flashcards (is, are) helpful for review.

• is

• are

Either the clock on the town hall or my watch (is, are) wrong.

• is

• are

Another boy or girl (takes, take) the part of the narrator.

• takes

• take

The opossum and the kangaroo (is, are) members of the same family of mammals.

• is

• are

Rattlesnakes, copperheads, coral snakes, and cottonmouths (is, are) four kinds of poisonous snakes found in the United States.

• is

• are

Bob and Lily (run, runs) in the marathon every year.

• run

• runs

The teacher and the student (discuss, discusses) the project in detail.

• discuss

• discusses

Sam and Tina (wants, want) to buy a new car.

• wants

• want