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Choose the singular or plural verb that is required by the subject.
1. The US has/have a population of around 250 million. 2. The news about Mr. Hogan is/are surprising. 3. Massachusetts is/are a state in the northeastern part of the US. 4. Physics seeks/seek to understand the mysteries of the physical world. 5. Statistics is/are a branch of maths. 6. The statistics in that report on oil production is/are incorrect. 7. Fifty minutes is/are the maximum length of time allowed for the exam. 8. Twenty dollars is/are an unreasonable price for the necklace. 9. The police is/are prepared in case of riot. 10. The English is/are proud, independent people. 11. English is/are not my native language. 12. Portuguese is/are somewhat similar to Spanish, aren’t/isn’t it? 13. The poor is/are helped by government programs. 14. The weather in the southern states gets/get very hot during the summer. 15. The results of Dr. Noll’s experiment was/were published in a scientific journal. 16. Bob and his friends is/are coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night. 17. Every woman, man, and child is/are protected under the law. 18. Washing the dishes is/are not her job. 19. Some of the furniture in our apartment is/are secondhand. 20. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans is/are about people who lived in the 19th century. 21. One of the countries I would like to visit is/are Italy. 22. Some of the cities I’d like to visit is/are Rome and Venice. 23. Each student in the class has/have to have a book. 24. Each of the students has/have a notebook. 25. None of the students was/were late today. 26. The number of students in this room right now is/are twenty. 27. A number of students in the class speaks/speak English well. 28. Ten minutes is/are more than enough to complete this exercise. 29. The old in my country is/are cared for by their children. 30. Oranges, tomatoes, fresh strawberries, cabbage, and green lettuce is/are rich in vitamin C. 31. Only the black widow spider, of all the spiders in the US, has/have caused death. 32. Almost every professor and student approves/approve of the choice of Dr. Brown as the new president. 33. Making pies and cakes is/are Mrs. Reed’s responsibility. 34. Some of the fruit is/are rotten. 35. Half of the students in the class is/are from Arabic-speaking countries. 36. Half on the money belongs/belong to me. 37. A lot of clothing in those stores is/are from southern Asia. 38. A number of students is/are absent today. 39. Does/Do all of the homework have to be finished by tomorrow? 40. What percentage of the earth’s surface is/are covered by water? 41. What percentage of the people in the world is/are illiterate? 42. Does/Do any of you know the answer to that question? 43. Both my aunt and my brother is/are here. 44. Not only my mother but also my friend is/are here. 45. Neither my uncle nor my girlfriend is/are at home. 46. Either my friends or my relatives is/are not satisfied. 47. Neither my sister nor my parents is/are sleeping.
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