Choose the correct answer:
Some of the students is / are gone.
Some of the cake is / are gone.
The biggest problem we face is / are all the squirrels that have rabies around here.
Every one of the students try/tries hard.
The windows in the house stick/sticks easily.
Every one of the students work/works hard.
The girls, along with their dogs walk/walks daily.
Either the vase or the dish was/were a gift.
One of the students is/are studying algebra.
The exhibit of the artist’s paintings was / were very interesting.
Mrs. Andrews, along with, Mr. Stone, do/does volunteer work.
All of the salesmen, including Mr. Stone, was/were at the meeting.
Every one of the girls do/does her shorthand homework.
Either Julia or her friends is/are planning to attend.
Both of the carpenters is/are planning to do the job.
Neither the students nor the instructor want/wants to miss class.
The women, as well as the man sing/sings beautifully.
Most of the nurses work/works every day.
This is the only one of the trees that bloom / blooms.
She is one of the students who attend / attends the classes.
The owl's eyes makes / make it look wise.
Actually, the owl sees / see poorly during the day.
Every year scientists discovers / discover new drugs to fight diseases.
The estate, including the paintings, was / were sold.
The news of his spectacular achievements come / comes as a surprise to all of us.
On the table was / were) a pen, a pad of paper, and two rulers.
Either you or Marilyn is / are to be asked to preside at the meeting.
The team has / have reached a decision.
There is / are many opportunities for part-time employment on campus.
Is / Are algebra and chemistry required courses?
One of his three instructors has / have resigned.
Do / Does either of the coaches expect the team to win the game?
Neither I nor my sisters expect / expects to graduate in June.
The president with his wife and the vice president has / have just left for the summit.
Either a loan or a scholarship is / are available to selected applicants.
A desk or a bookcase goes / go into that corner.
Has / Have the books or other supplies come?
A vocabulary notebook or vocabulary flashcards is / are helpful for review.
No one, of all of the singers in town, give / gives finer lessons.
Everyone draw / draws better than I do.
Has / Have either of you seen an ice hockey game?
In the corner stands / stand one of the suspects.
That flock of geese make / makes a beautiful pattern in the sky.
The team is / are celebrating its victory.
Here is / are one of the five members of the club.
Each of you (has, have) to pass the final exam.
Neither of Tom’s friends (start, starts) rumors.
Everything (get, gets) thrown in the closet when Pedro cleans his room.
Anyone who (want, wants) to take part in the play is permitted.
My brother and sisters (is, are) planning a surprise party for my mother.
Either hurricanes or a tornado (is, are) the worst type of natural disaster.
Either the mailman or the workers (is, are) causing my dog to bark like crazy!
Neither the teenagers down the street nor the one next door (clean, cleans) the snow.
Neither the principal nor the assistant principals (like, likes) when students get into trouble.
Either the girls or the boys (has, have) the best test scores.
Neither my cousin from California nor my aunts from South Carolina (is, are) coming to the family reunion.
Tennis and volleyball requires / require a certain amount of agility.
My roommate and best friend call / calls himself Jim.
Rock and roll remains / remain a dynamic genre of music.
Statistics prove / proves to be a difficult course for some students.
Some of my relatives travel / travels to Kansas City for the holidays.
Some of the textbook read / reads like a scientific journal.
There is / are several candidates running for office.
All of my cooking pleases / please my hungry family.
Freedom and justice (was, were) two cornerstones of the democracy from the beginning.
Every man, woman, and child (was, were) taken from the village.
None of the players (was, were) able to pass the physical fitness test.
The dean was displeased to learn that none of the foreign students (is, are) majoring in education or sociology.
It is / are the citizens who will make the nation strong.
The Grapes of Wrath is / are one of Steinbeck’s best works.
The New York Times prints / print all the news fit to print.
The scissors is / are on the table.
The millionaire’s riches is / are to be given to charity.
That red-haired lady in the fur hat (live-lives) across the street.
Mumps (is-are) one of the most uncomfortable diseases.
One hundred dollars (is-are) not a lot of money to some people.
Twenty minutes (is-are) the amount of time it takes me to get home from work.
Some of our luggage was / were lost.
None of his advice makes / make sense.
The class is / are debating among themselves.
Everyone in the telecom focus group (has/have) experienced problems with cell phones.
Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us.
The main sources of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.
Not until my interview with Dr. Charles was / were other possibilities opened to me.
Neither the explorer nor his companions was / were ever seen again.
