Subject-Verb Agreement with Intervening Clauses and Phrases

The girls from LPMS ____ arriving early for class.

• is

• are

The heads of state____ for the conference

• arrive

• arrives

The bag of golf balls____ for practice.

• is

• are

The boxes of chalk___at the chalkboard.

• is

• are

A shipment of clothing___expected soon.

• is

• are

A practice in the afternoons ____ us play better.

• help

• helps

The baby with the dimples ____ down the sliding board.

• slides

• slide

The problems in the math workbook ___ to be solved.

• have

• has

A package from my grandparents ____ left on the front porch.

• were

• was

The classes in high school ____ a lot of studying.

• require

• requires