SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

The president and the administrator (a. has b. have) been discussing the agenda to the faculty members for two hours.

• has

• have

Answer explanation

The president and the administrator (there are two subjects,PLURAL)

Atychiphobia ( a. happens   b. happen) when a person is afraid of failing or getting defeated.

• happens

• happen

Answer explanation

Atychiphobia (there is 1 subject)

Romeo and Juliet (a. is  b. are) considered as the most popular play of William Shakespeare.

• is

• are

Answer explanation

"Romeo and Juliet" refers to the title of the play (there is 1 subject here)

Mesopotamia and Egypt (a. was b. were) great powers in the ancient world for many centuries.

• was

• were

Answer explanation

Mesopotamia and Egypt(there are two subjects,PLURAL)

Half of the cakes (a.was  b.were) eaten by the rats.

• was

• were

Answer explanation

Half of the cakes (plural)

Half of the cake (singular)

Some of the important contributions (a. relates   b. relate) to our system of laws.

• relates

• relate

Answer explanation

some of the important contributions (plural)

Somebody (a. was b. were) knocking at my door last night.

• was

• were

Answer explanation

Indefinite pronouns that end in -body -one are always singular. These words include anybody, somebody, nobody,everybody; anyone, someone

One of the candidates of the Miss Universe 2017 (a. is  b. are) late in the rehearsal.

• is

• are

Answer explanation

One (singular) among the candidates

Most of us (a. knows  b. know) at least a little about Martial Law.

• knows

• know

Answer explanation

most of us (plural)

The men in the factory (a. works   b. work) for long hours.

• works

• work

Answer explanation

The men in the factory (plural)