Subject-verb agreement 2

Click on the correct verb in the parentheses.

For help with this exercise, see Subject-verb agreement.

Example

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undefined. Before reaching college, nearly everyone already (knows / know) several facts about fables.
◯ knows
◯ know
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undefined. Fables are short stories that (conveys / convey) a moral.
◯ conveys
◯ convey
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undefined. Fables nearly always revolve around animals, but animal characters alone (is / are) not a signal that the story is a fable.
◯ is
◯ are
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undefined. Aesop, to whom most familiar fables in Western culture (has / have) been attributed, lived from 620 to 560 BCE.
◯ has
◯ have
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undefined. There (is / are) generally only two or three characters in an Aesop fable.
◯ is
◯ are
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undefined. A crowd of observers almost never (has / have) a role in his stories.
◯ has
◯ have
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undefined. The subject matter of Aesop’s fables (is / are) nearly always the same. Most of the fables point out the value of common sense or make gentle fun of human failings.
◯ is
◯ are
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undefined. Since neither foolish behavior nor human failings (seems / seem) to be in short supply, Aesop’s stories continue to be told.
◯ seems
◯ seem
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undefined. Aesop’s fables have always attracted a wide audience; adults and children (enjoys / enjoy) them, and almost everyone knows at least one fable.
◯ enjoys
◯ enjoy
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undefined. “The Fox and the Grapes,” for instance, (is / are) familiar to many children as a story long before they know how to read.
◯ is
◯ are
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