Jabig Exercise 1: Select one answer from the choices provided after each sentence.

The word you choose should fit the blank in the sentence. Don't use the HINT buttons unless you really need them. 1. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief administrator ____ going to have to make a decision. is are 2. ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? Is Are 3. Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted. seem seems 4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance. are is 5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time. have has 6. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a formidable opponent on the basketball court. presents present 7. He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate. are is

8. There _______ to be some people left in that town after yesterday's flood. have has 9. Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated. appear appears 10. Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike. is are 11. Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike. is are 12. A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school. is are 13. A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school. was were
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Ex 1: 1. Either the physicians in this hospital or the chief

administrator ____ going to have to make a decision. is are

You're right! When subjects are connected by or, the subject closer to the verb (which is, in this case, singular) determines the number of the verb.

2. ______ my boss or my sisters in the union going to win this grievance? Is Are You're right! Again, the subject closer to the verb (my boss) determines the number of the verb.

3. Some of the votes __________ to have been miscounted. seem seems You're right! Some is the subject in this sentence; it is plural because the word votes makes it a countable indefinite pronoun.

4. The tornadoes that tear through this county every spring _____ more than just a nuisance. are is

You're right! The subject is tornadoes. You were not confused by the words and phrases that came between the subject and its verb.

5. Everyone selected to serve on this jury _____ to be willing to give up a lot of time. have has You're right! Everyone! seems to be a plural word, but it is always singular. 6. Kara Wolters, together with her teammates, _________ a
formidable opponent on the basketball court. presents present

You're right! The subject is not compounded by phrases such as along with, together with, and as well as.

7. He seems to forget that there __________ things to be done before he can graduate. are is You're right! The subject (things, in this case) comes after the verb in constructions that begin with here or there. 8. There _______ to be some people left in that town after
yesterday's flood. have

has

9. Some of the grain __________ to be contaminated. appear appears Some is the subject of this sentence and, since it is not really countable (you can't count the grain), it is singular.

10. Three-quarters of the students __________ against the tuition hike. is are You're right! Three quarters of the students represents a countable number.

11. Three-quarters of the student body __________ against the tuition hike. is are You're right! Three quarters of the student body represents a lump sum, a singular entity.

12. A high percentage of the population _________ voting for the new school. is are

You're right! "Percentage" is a mathematical proportion, expressing here a singular lump sum.

13. A high percentage of the people _________ voting for the new school. was were You're right!

Exercise 2: 1. The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert. HAS HAVE 2. The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes. ARE IS 3. Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip. IS ARE 4. There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table. ARE IS 5. Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance. HAS HAVE 6. The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom. TAKE TAKES 7. Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment. SEEM SEEMS 8. ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house? HAS HAVE

9. Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront. IS ARE 10. Some of the grain ____________ gone bad. HAVE HAS 11. John or his brother ____________ going to be responsible for this. ARE IS 12. A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course. ARE IS 13. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. DECIDE DECIDES 14. One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me. HAVE HAS

Ex2: 1. The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert. HAS HAVE

You're right! 2. The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes. ARE IS

3. Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip. IS ARE

4. There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table. ARE IS 5. Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance. HAS HAVE

6. The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom. TAKE TAKES

7. Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment. SEEM SEEMS

8. ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house? HAS HAVE 9. Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront. IS ARE 10. Some of the grain ____________ gone bad. HAVE HAS

You're right!

11. John or his brother ____________ going to be responsible for this. ARE IS

You're right! 12. A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course. ARE IS

You're right! 13. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters. DECIDE DECIDES

14. One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me. HAVE HAS

You're right!

Exercise 3: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Everybody Neither Jane nor Gill Neither Helen nor her brothers Each of the parents Either you or I The police There The manager,along with the teachers, carrying guns and gas. a nice swimming pool nearby. ten students who failed geography. . rich. unique at home.I dont remember which one. good at English. the shopping. present at the meeting. responsible for child care. going to buy some sugar. 2 Either my father or my mother

10 There

11 Mom and dad never 12 Both Larry and Jem 13 The staff 14 There

shocked by the news of their boss. little money left.We cant buy all we need. rising day by day. to rent.

15 The number of unemployed citizens 16 30 percent of our income 17 Our army

one of the largest and most powerful in theworld.

Ex 3:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Everybody

is

unique
w as

Either my father or my mother Neither Jane nor Gill

is

at home.I dont remember which one.

good at English.
do

Neither Helen nor her brothers Each of the parents

is

the shopping.

responsible for child care.

w as

The manager,along with the teachers, Either you or I The police There There
is am

present at the meeting.

going to buy some sugar. carrying guns and gas.

w ere

a nice swimming pool nearby. ten students who failed geography.

quarrel

w ere

Mom and dad never Both Larry and Jem The staff 14 There
w as

. rich.

are

shocked by the news of their boss. little money left.We cant buy all we need.
is

is

15 16

The number of unemployed citizens 30 percent of our income

goes

rising day by day.

to rent.

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Our army

is

one of the largest and most powerful in theworld.