1. Choose the correct verb form for the following sentence.
Who ____ those loud teenagers in the waiting room?
A. is
B. am
C. are
D. be
2. Choose the correct verb form for the following sentence:
Craig and one of his colleagues _____ together on Fridays after work.
A. run
B. runs
C. was riding
D. rides
3.Choose the option that supplies the correct verb and the correct explanation for the verb in the following sentence:
At McNally's Burger Shop, either the chef or the dishwasher _______ the kitchen floor at the end of every night.
A. Mop: A compound subject always requires the plural form of the verb.
B. Mops: When a compound subject is joined by “or” or “nor,” the verb should agree with the subject listed first (chef), which is singular.
C. Mop: Whenever two subjects are joined by “or” or “nor,” the combined subject becomes plural and requires the plural form of the verb.
D. Mops: When a compound subject is joined by “or” or “nor,” the verb should agree with the subject closest to it (dishwasher), which is singular.
4. Choose the option that supplies the correct verb and the correct explanation for the verb in the following sentence:
Unfortunately, there _______ enough peaches in the refrigerator to bake a pie.
A. are not: When there are at least two nouns in the same sentence, the verb should be in a plural form.
B. is not: When the adjective “enough” is used to modify a plural subject (peaches), the subject requires a verb in a singular form.
C. is not: When the final noun in a sentence (pie) is singular, the verb should be in a singular form.
D. are not: When the subject of the sentence (peaches) is plural, the verb should be in a plural form.