Subject/Verb Agreement L1

Apartments in this city (is, are) expensive.

The musicians in the band (is practicing, are practicing).

The bag of jacks (belongs, belong) to my little brother.

All the employees at the store (is wearing, are wearing) blue shirts and khakis.

The houses along Main Street (has, have) well-kept yards.

The grove of orange trees (is shining, are shining) in the sun.

Spies for the U.S. government (was arrested, were arrested) in Spain.

That group of stars (is called, are called) the Little Dipper.

 A box of warm sweaters (was delivered, were delivered) to the women’s shelter

 Many secrets of the oceans (has, have) yet to be discovered.

Applicants for this job (is expected, are expected) to have excellent time management skills.

The blue areas on the map (indicates, indicate) water.

A convoy of trucks (is roaring, are roaring) down the dirt road.

This list of names (is used, are used) to check in contestants as they arrive.

A dealer in rare books (was asked, were asked) to look at the collection of novels.