Subject Verb Agreement

approves

Neither of my parents (approve, approves) of that song.

knows

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

pretend

None of my friends (pretend, pretends) to be smarter than they are.

is

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

were

A few of the staff (was, were) gone today.

are

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

run

All of the animals (run, runs) when they are scared.

are

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

doesn't

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

are

Both of the answers (is, are) correct.

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

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

lives

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