Circle the verb that agrees with the subject of each sentence below
1.Neither my coat nor my dresses (is are) in the suitcase.
are
2.Dell and Amy really (like likes) science
like
3.The St. Bernard and the terrier (play plays) together
play
4.Either the cheese or the fish (is are) bad
is
5.The eggs and the milk (go goes) in next
goes
6.Neither the sheets nor the bedspread (fit fits) the bed
fit
7.Life and Monopoly (is are) my favorite games
is
8.The cows or sheep (move moves) to another pasture in the afternoon
moves
9.A salamander or snake (live lives) under the rock
lives
10.The coaches and the managers (run runs) the teams
run
3 answers
5, 6, 7, 8 are wrong.
I get how I got 6 and 7 wrong but I don't get 5 and 8.
Isn't milk singular so the verb has to be singular? And for number 8 isn't sheep singular so the verb has to be singular?
I thought goes and moves were singular because it ended with an s, so I picked that answer.
Isn't milk singular so the verb has to be singular? And for number 8 isn't sheep singular so the verb has to be singular?
I thought goes and moves were singular because it ended with an s, so I picked that answer.
Eggs and milk are plural. Two subjects joined by "and" is always plural
They goes?
They go?
The word, sheep, in this sentence is plural.
They goes?
They go?
The word, sheep, in this sentence is plural.