Exercise: Revising for subject-verb agreement

EXERCISE 40.2

Revise any of the following sentences as necessary to establish subject-verb agreement. (Some of the sentences do not require any change.)

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  1. Question

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    Room and board are the most expensive part of my college education.

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    Goodfellas tell the story of a boy growing up to be a mobster.

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    Hanging near the Mona Lisa is many more Renaissance paintings.

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    Most of the students oppose the shortened dining hall hours.

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    Each of the security workers are considered trained after viewing a twenty-minute videotape.

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    Neither his expensive clothes nor his charm were enough to get him the job.

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    The committee were expected to produce its annual report two weeks early.

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    My grandmother is the only one of my relatives who still goes to church.

  9. Question

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    Sweden was one of the few European countries that was neutral in 1943.

  10. Question

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    Economics involve the study of the distribution of goods and services.