Directions.

Read the sentences to decide

whether the verbs should be singular or plural.

1. The price of these jeans is/are reasonable.

2. The books borrowed from the library is/are
on my desk.
3. The boy who won the two medals is/are a
friend of mine.
4. Bread and butter is/are our daily food.
5. The famous singer and composer has/have
arrived.
6. Collecting match-boxes is/are one of his
favourite pastimes.
7. The quality of the candies is/are poor.
8. Neither his father nor his mother plays/play
mahjong.
9. Neither parent is/are fond of playing
mahjong.
10. None of my friends was/were there.
11. Many students has/have made the same
mistake.
12. Gold, as well as platinum, has/have recently
risen in price.
13. The boss, as well as his colleagues, has/have
been robbed by the robber.
14. Ten tons is/are heavy load.
15. Fifty miles is/are a long distance.
16. Thirty years is/are a long time.
17. One of the books has/have been missing.
18. The poor is/are suffering.
19. You should decide which one of three
choices A,B, or C best answer/answers the
question.
20. One of the most intelligent students who
score/scores full marks is/are John.
21. Either of the classic car/cars for sale.
22. A limousine and driver is/are in the
driveway.
23. Neither my radio nor my television is/are
working.
24. More than half of the basketball court is/are
used for volleyball practice.
25. Some of the potatoes is/are salted.