Exercise 1 (subject,verb,complement and modifier)

Choose the correct form of the verb in the following sentence.

• Neither Bill nor Mary (is/are) going to the play tonight.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Anything (is/are) better than going to another movie tonight.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• A number of reporters (was/were) at the conference yesterday.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Your glasses (was/were) on the bureau last night.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Skating (is/are) becoming more popular every day.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• There (was/were) some people at the meeting last night.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• The committee (has/have) already reached a decision.
  
  
  
  
  
• A pair of jeans (was/were) in the washing machine this morning.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Each student (has/have) answered the first three questions.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• A pack of wild dogs (has/have) frightened all the ducks away.