TUGAS 1, exercise 10 and 11

 Exercise 10: Subject-Verb Agreement

Choose the correct of the verb in parentheses in the following sentences.

• John, along with twenty friends ( is / are ) planning a party. 
• The picture of the soldiers ( bring / brings ) back many memories. 
• The quallity of these recordings ( is / are ) not very good. 
• If the duties of these officers ( isn’t / aren’t ) reduced, there will not be enough time t finish the project. 
• The effects of cigarette smoking ( have / has ) been proven to  be extremely harmful. 
• The use of credit cards in place of cash ( have / has ) increased rapidly i recent years. 
• Advertisements on television ( is / are) becoming more competitive than ever before. 
• Living expenses in this country, as well as in many others ( is / are ) at an all-time high. 
• Mr.Jones accompanied by several members of the commite ( have / has) proposed some changes of the rules. 
• The levels of intoxication ( vary / varies ) from subject to subject.

Exercise 11: Subject-Verb Agreeement

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentences.

• Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight. 
• Anything (is/are) becoming than going to another movie tonight. 
• Skating (is/are) becoming more popular every day. 
• A number of reporters (was/were) at the conferences yesterday. 
• Everybody who (has/have) a fever must go home immediately. 
• Your glasses (was/were) on the bureai last night. 
• There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night. 
• The committee (has/have) already reached a decision. 
• A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning. 
• Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions. 
• Either John or his wife (make/makes) breakfast each morning. 
• After she had perused the material, the secretary decided that everything (was/ were) in order. 
• The crowd at the basketball game (was/ were) wild with excitement. 
• A pack of wild dogs (has/ have ) fightened all the ducks away. 
• The jury (is/ are) trying go reach a decision. 
• The army (has/ have) eliminated this section of the training test. 
• The number of students who have withdrawn from class this quarter (is/ are) appalling. 
• There (has/ have) been too many interruptions in this class. 
• Every elementary school teacher (has/ have) to take this examination. 
• Neither Jill nor her parents(has/ have) seen this movie before.