Subject/Verb Agreement

Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

is

They (was / were) walking around the block.

were

There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

were, is

(Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

Are

(Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

Is

All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

are

Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

are

The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

are

Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

are

Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

doesn't

George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

don't

The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

greets

Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

is

Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

is

Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

is

Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

is

Making the pizza (are, is) a lot of work.

is

One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

is

Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

is is

Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

knows

The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

lives

The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

takes

The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

want

The team (was / were) traveling in the snow.

was