Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Problems with the Verbs Be, Have, and Do

For each of the following sentences, choose the form of the verb that agrees with the subject.

For help with this exercise, see chapter 24 of Real Essays 5e.

Example

  1. The weather in New England (is, are) very unpredictable.
    1. is
    2. are

  1. Question 1.121

    In 1997, the region (was, were) the victim of an amazing April Fool’s joke—an enormous blizzard.

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question 1.122

    According to the TV news, it (was, were) the biggest snowstorm to hit Massachusetts since 1978 and the third biggest ever.

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question 1.123

    This blizzard (has, have) to be the worst that I can remember.

    		A.
    		B.

  4. Question 1.124

    I (doesn’t, don’t) know exactly how much snow fell, but in my neighborhood I think we got about 2 feet.

    		A.
    		B.

  5. Question 1.125

    Today, schools (is, are) closed everywhere because of the snow on the roads.

    		A.
    		B.

  6. Question 1.126

    I (has, have) no idea when our street will be plowed.

    		A.
    		B.

  7. Question 1.127

    All my neighbors (is, are) outside shoveling or playing in the snow.

    		A.
    		B.

  8. Question 1.128

    My family (has, have) a lot of shoveling to do.

    		A.
    		B.

  9. Question 1.129

    Some people (has, have) no electricity or phone service because falling trees knocked down power lines.

    		A.
    		B.

  10. Question 1.130

    I (am, is) pretty sure school will be canceled tomorrow, too.

    		A.
    		B.