EXERCISE 33.2

EXERCISE 33.2

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. Question

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    are → is; Room and board is considered a singular unit

  2. Question

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    tell → tells; Three Cups of Tea is singular, a title

  3. Question

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    is → are; the subject, paintings, is plural

  4. Question

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    (correct; Most refers to students)

  5. Question

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    are → is; the subject, Each, is singular

  6. Question

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    were → was; “neither/nor”

  7. Question

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    were → was; the subject, committee, is treated as singular

  8. Question

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    (correct; who refers to one)

  9. Question

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    was (second verb) → were; that refers to countries

  10. Question

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    involve → involves; the subject, Economics, is treated as singular