Subject-verb agreement

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• No Country for Old Men is a violent film. (is/are)
• All the people I meet look just the same. (looks/look)
• Both you and I were going abroad. (was/were)
• Lots of people are afraid of spiders. (is/are)
• You and I have been very much in love. (has been/have been)
• Neither of us was in love. (was/were)
• The number of people who comes to the concert always surpasses 20,000. (surpasses/surpass)
• Their concerts always surpass expectations. (surpasses/surpass)
• My classmates are very nice. (is/are)
• Your classmates were very nice. (was/were)
• Their classmate is very nice. (is/are)
• Our classmate was very nice. (was/were)
• You know what my thoughts are on the subject. (is/are)
• Everyone believes me. (believes/believe)
• No one has ever trusted me. (has ever trusted/have ever trusted)
• Each person I meet looks at me as if I'm crazy. (looks/look)
• Lots of us think you did the right thing. (thinks/think)
• Every woman tries to do what's best for her family in that kind of situation. (tries/try)
• Everybody who went to the party has called to say thank you. (has/have)
• Either of these bikes is a good option. (is/are)
• Some of us are trying to solve this problem. (is/are)
• One of us has definitely revealed the secret. (has/have)
• Everyone has already left for the cinema. (Everyone/All of them)
• Neither of us is taking a holiday this year. (Neither of us/Both of us)
• Plenty of people were in agreement. (Each of them/Plenty of people)
• Everyone thinks I'm right. (Everyone/Several of them)
• The necklace which I bought yesterday was broken. (The necklace/The necklaces)
• My older sisters have now repaired the heating in the house. (My older sister/My older sisters)
• Neither of us is good at chess. (Neither of us/All of us)
• The delegates at the meeting have decided to ban certain imports. (The committee/The delegates)
• People always tell me to think twice. (He/People)
• She always tells me to think twice. (She/They)
• Nobody is allowed outside tonight. (Nobody/Both of us)
• Most days aren't as cold as today. (Neither day/Most days)
• All the people in the library are quiet. (Everyone/All the people)
• These jeans are on sale for €40. (is/are)
• Time and attention are equally important when preparing for an exam. (is/are)
• Either Mark or John was the player who scored the winning goal. (was/were)
• Does anyone want to hang out at the café after school? (Does/Do)
• Herds of animals travel across the plains of Tanzania each season. (travels/travel)
• Athletics is a good sport for young people to take up. (is/are)
• Neither rugby nor football was a sport I enjoyed playing when I was young. (was/were)
• Each student with a suitable idea has a chance to enter the science competition. (has/have)
• The teacher was happy because everyone was on time for the class meeting. (was/were)
• The cat is sleeping on the floor right now. (is sleeping/are sleeping)
• My teachers always tell me that I have to do my homework. (tells/tell)
• All the cars are driving really quickly. (is driving/are driving)

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