The description in the poem about Paul Revere almost (makes, make) you forget where you are.

Many lines in the poem (is, are) especially good.

The tramp of feet (is, are) clearly heard.

The hurrying hoofbeats of Paul Revere's horse (shatters, shatter) the silence.

The scenes on each vilage street (lives, live) again.

Many poems by Longfellow (have, has) effective descriptive passages.

One of my favorite poems (is, are) "Father William" by Lewis Carroll.

The antics of the old man in the poem always (make, makes) me laugh.

The father's reason for doing headstands (tickles, tickle) my funnybone.

The nearest to the sun of all the planets (was, were) named after the Greek god Hermes.

The name of the planet, according to the Romans, (was, were) Mercury,

This is the name by which the people of today (knows, know) the planet.

Hermes, the swiftest of all the gods, (has, have) been described as having winged sandals and a winged helmet.

Stories in mythology often (portrays, portray) Mercury as the messenger of the gods, most of whom live on Mt. Olympus.

The ancienct Greeks noticed that one of the planets (seem, seems) to move across the sky more swiftly than any others.

They decided the swiftest moving planet (was, were) to be named after Mercury, the swiftest of the gods.

Since then, astronomers with improved equipment (has, have) discovered planets other than the six originally known to the ancient Greeks.

Upon the discovery of new planets, astronomers (has, have) continued the tradition of naming them after the gods of Greek mythology.

All of the planets, except for Earth, (was, were) named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury were given their names thousands of years ago.

The picture of me and my brother in the newspaper (was, were) not very flattering.

All of the books on the shelf and those in the closet (has been, have been) gifts to me.

In today's buyer's market, the confusion of many Americans (is, are) understandable.

The quantity printed on packages like ice cream and yogurt, (tells, tell) the number of ounces and the nutritional value found in the product.

Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, published in 1861, (is, are) one of my very favorite novels of all times.