Subject with which the verb agrees |
Verb |
| 1. books | are |
| 2. she nor I | choose |
| 3. Each | wants |
| 4. car | wins |
| 5. Economics | requires |
| 6. the only one who | gives |
| 7. desk | is |
| 8. group (as a single unit) | recommends |
| 9. Each man and woman | needs |
| 10. cabin | stands |
| 11. Connie | is looking forward |
| 12. brothers | have |
| 13. Three-quarters | is |
| 14. silverware | is missing |
| 15. politics | is or are (When "politics" refers to the subject, we use the singular verb. However, when "politics" refers to political activity or activities, we use singular or plural verbs respectively. |
| 16. which ("one" is understood) | is |
| 16. which (if "which" refers to 2 or more individuals | are |
| 17. An extra fifteen pounds | makes (a plural form considered as a singular entitiy) |
| 18. Peanut butter and jelly (one thing) | is |
| 19. "Live and let live" | is |
| 20. Everybody | gets |
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