Modified Subject-Verb Agreement

In the sentence "Neither Scott nor Susan expects me to be in class today," which words are the subjects?

• Scott and expects

• Susan and expects

• Scott and Susan

• Susan and me

Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rule for "nor" with singular subjects?

• Neither the book nor the pen are on the table.

• Neither the book nor the pen is on the table.

• Neither the book nor the pens is on the table.

• Neither the books nor the pens is on the table.

Which of the following sentences correctly follows the rule for "or" with singular subjects?

• Either the manager or the employees is responsible.

• Either the manager or the employee are responsible.

• Either the manager or the employee is responsible.

• Either the managers or the employees is responsible.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• The cat, along with the dogs, are playing outside.

• The cat, along with the dogs, is playing outside.

• The cat, along with the dogs, were playing outside.

• The cat, along with the dogs, be playing outside.

Which phrase should be ignored when determining the correct verb in the sentence "The team, accompanied by their coach, ___ ready for the game"?

• The team

• Accompanied by their coach

• Ready for the game

• The game

What should be mentally omitted to make subject-verb agreement easier?

• The verb

• The subject

• The prepositional phrase

• The adjective

Subjects joined by 'or' or 'nor' take a verb that agrees with which subject?

• The first subject

• The last subject

• The closest subject

• The most important subject

The football players (run-runs) five miles every day.

• run

• runs

Each of the girls (look-looks) good on skis.

• look

• looks

One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people.

• is

• are