Subject/Predicate
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
Are
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
Is
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
are
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
are
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
are
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
are
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
debates
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
doesn't
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
don't
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
greets
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
is
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
is
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
is
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
is
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
is
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
is
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
is/is
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
knows
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
lead
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
lives
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
takes
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
want
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
were