Exercise 24.2

EXERCISE 24.2

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

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

    Exercise 24.2: Room and board are the most expensive part of my college education.
  2. Three Cups of Tea tell the story of one man’s mission to establish schools in poor, remote areas of Pakistan.

    Exercise 24.2: Three Cups of Tea tell the story of one man’s mission to establish schools in poor, remote areas of Pakistan.
  3. Hanging near the Mona Lisa is many more Renaissance paintings.

    Exercise 24.2: Hanging near the Mona Lisa is many more Renaissance paintings.
  4. Most of the students oppose the shortened dining hall hours.

    Exercise 24.2: Most of the students oppose the shortened dining hall hours.
  5. Each of the security workers are considered trained after viewing a twenty-minute videotape.

    Exercise 24.2: Each of the security workers are considered trained after viewing a twenty-minute videotape.
  6. Neither his expensive clothes nor his charm were enough to get him the job.

    Exercise 24.2: Neither his expensive clothes nor his charm were enough to get him the job.
  7. The committee were expected to produce its annual report two weeks early.

    Exercise 24.2: The committee were expected to produce its annual report two weeks early.
  8. My grandmother is the only one of my relatives who still goes to church.

    Exercise 24.2: My grandmother is the only one of my relatives who still goes to church.
  9. Sweden was one of the few European countries that was neutral in 1943.

    Exercise 24.2: Sweden was one of the few European countries that was neutral in 1943.
  10. Economics involve the study of the distribution of goods and services.

    Exercise 24.2: Economics involve the study of the distribution of goods and services.