My friends (is / are) coming to the party.

Tom and Jerry (are / is) always fighting.

Either the teacher or the students (is / are) responsible for the mess.

Neither the students nor the teacher (is / are) ready for the test.

Someone (was / were) knocking at the door.

The books on the shelf (is / are) dusty.

Everyone in the room (wants / want) to participate.

A pen and a notebook (are / is) on the desk.

Few (is / are) paying attention.

Many (was / were) chosen.

Several (has / have) applied.

Few (knows / know) the answer.

Many (likes / like) that author.

The team (is / are) celebrating individually.

The Avengers (is / are) a popular movie.

The Chronicles of Narnia (is / are) a fantasy series.

Mathematics (is / are) hard for some.

News of the World (was / were) well-received.

Politics (is / are) often controversial.

Each of the teachers ___ (teaches / teach) a different subject.

Neither of the boys ___ (wants / want) to leave early.

Each of the cakes ___ (looks / look) delicious.

Either of the options ___ (works / work) for me.

One of the players ___ (has / have) a sprained ankle.

The girl who (sing / sings) beautifully is my cousin.

The players who (train / trains) daily are improving quickly.

The teachers who (help / helps) us are very kind.

The dog that (bark / barks) every morning is ours.

The movies which (is / are) showing today are all comedies.

The student who (has / have) the highest score will win a prize.

The ideas that (inspire / inspires) change often come from young minds.

The artist who (paint / paints) this mural is very talented.

The children who (love / loves) animals will enjoy the zoo trip.

The number of participants in the contest ___ (is / are) higher than expected.

A number of students ___ (has / have) already submitted their projects.

The number of missing files ___ (seem / seems) to be growing.

A number of birds ___ (was / were) flying over the field.

The number of complaints ___ (has / have) gone down this month.

A number of new shops ___ (has / have) opened in the mall.

The number of patients in the hospital ___ (is / are) decreasing.

A number of people ___ (enjoys / enjoy) hiking in the mountains.

Half of the cake ___ eaten.

A quarter of the pizza ___ missing.

________ a pencil on the floor.

________ two dogs in the yard.

________ an umbrella in the bag.

________ a spider on the wall.

________ three apples in the basket.

________ a computer on the desk.

________ some students in the classroom.

________ a rainbow after the rain.

________ four chairs in the kitchen.

Swimming ________ (is/are) a good way to stay healthy.

Reading books ______ (help/helps) improve vocabulary.

Running ________ (require/requires) stamina.

Writing essays _______ (is/are) part of our English class.

Singing in the shower ___________ (make/makes) her happy.

Dancing _______ (keep/keeps) him active.

Jogging early in the morning ______________ (refresh/refreshes) the mind.

Watching movies _______________ (become/becomes) a weekend tradition.

Driving fast ____________ (lead/leads) to accidents.

Climbing mountains _________ (need/needs) practice.

Sketching _____________ (is/are) her favorite hobby.

Painting ____________ (require/requires) patience.

Reading and writing ____________ (go/goes) hand in hand.

Playing a guitar ____________ (bring/brings) him joy.

Biking ___________ (was/were) not easy at first.

Shopping ___________ (cost/costs) a lot these days.

Sleeping early ________ (improve/improves) health.

Drawing cartoons __________ (make/makes) kids laugh.

Typing fast ____________ (need/needs) a lot of patience.

More than one apple _____________ (was/were) rotten.

More than one boy ____________ (has/have) joined the club.

More than one answer __________________ (seem/seems) correct.

More than one solution ___________________ (exist/exists).

More than one bird _______________ (fly/flies) overhead.

More than one story ______________ (was/were) interesting.

More than one student ___________ (is/are) missing.

More than one chair _______________ (was/were) broken.

More than one worker ______________ (need/needs) training.

More than one dog __________________(bark/barks) loudly.

More than one flower ____________ (bloom/blooms) in spring.

More than one reason ___________ (was/were) given.

More than one task ______________ (remain/remains).

More than one rule _____________ (apply/applies).

More than one child ___________ (play/plays) in the park.

More than one teacher _________ (has/have) complained.

More than one request ___________ (was/were) granted.

More than one person _____________ (need/needs) help.

More than one error ______________ (occur/occurs).

More than one letter ____________ (contain/contains) good news.