Упражнения для тренировки правил согласования подлежащего и сказуемого

Выберете правильный вариант, используя правила согласования подлежащего и множественного числа.

1) Either the dog or the cat (has / have) made this mess.

2) Either the managers or the director (approves / approve) the final draft.

3) Neither the singer nor the dancers (was / were) ready to go on stage.

4) Either of the shirts (fits / fit) you well.  Выберете вариант в неформальном стиле.

5) Neither of the solutions (seems / seem) ideal to us. Выберете вариант в формальном стиле.

6) Bread and butter (is / are) his usual breakfast.

7) The boy and his dog (was / were) playing in the yard.

8) Everyone in the building (knows / know) the security code.

9) The team (is / are) winning this season thanks to better coaching. Выберете вариант о команде в целом.

10) The United Nations (is / are) headquartered in New York.

11) News (travels / travel) fast in small towns.

12) His trousers (was / were) too tight to wear.

13) One of the scientists (has / have) won a prestigious award.

14) More than one player (is / are) under investigation.

15) The teacher, along with her assistants, (was / were) preparing the lab.

16) The bowl of apples (was / were) sitting on the table.

17) Five hundred dollars (is / are) a lot to pay for sneakers.

18) A number of researchers (has / have) disagreed with the findings.

19) The number of missing files (has / have) increased since last week.

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