Subject-Verb Agreement

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

At Yellowstone Park grizzly bears ___ have names; they have numbers.

• don't

• doesn't

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In the meeting between human and bear, a wild-card factor ____ all calculations and studies to the wind.

• throws

• throw

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

The Yellowstone authorities should ____ kept thorough records on each bear.

• has

• have

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

Both Democrats and Republicans ____ electing a new leader.

• is

• are

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

Neither threats nor hostile action ____ the enemy.

• scare

• scares

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

The actors and the director ____ the lighting problems.

• understand

• understands

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

In the Peace Corps, an American group ____ into an underprivileged country to help the people develop skills.

• goes

• go

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The family members ____ a variety of different skills that are valuable in the market.

• learns

• learn

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

The U.S. Senate ____ made several individual proposals for starting the Peace Corps.

• has

• have

Choose the correct verb for the sentence:

Students are excited that economics ____ being taught this semester.

• is

• are