Agreement 2

SINGULAR OR PLURAL
Mary, along with her friends, is/are going to the party.
Physics were/was my best subject at school.
Five days is/are not long enough.
Can you lend me your scissors? Mine is not/are not working.
The police is/are looking for the murderer.
A number of the students was/were absent yesterday
The number of lottery ticket winners is/are small.
The French is/are famous for their food.
“Cars” is/are a plural noun.
The flat with 5 rooms has/have been sold.
The whole class is/are talking to one another now.
Ten tons of rice cost/costs a lot of money.
To love and to be loved is/are the greatest happiness.
No teacher and no pupil is/are present.
When was/were the news about the selection?
All of the book is/are interesting.
Never in their life has/have the Greens been so happy.
The great leader, politician, and poet has/have passed away.
Every man, woman and child was/were lost.
The crowd is/are shouting at the referee.
Truth and honesty is/are the best policy.
“Gullivers Travels” is/are a well-known book.
It is/are these questions that is/are easy.
Neither she nor I is/am glad to do it.
That thirteen is an unlucky number is/are untrue.
Far from the crowded streets is/are a quiet village.
Three quarters of the students learn/learns well.
He is one of a few people who has/have survived the disasters.
My sister as well as I am/is glad to do it.
Measles is/are rare in adults.
Fish and chips is/are a popular meal in Britain.
Most of the pupils has/have the exams.
How much is/are this pair of shoes?
Neither of them has/have arrived.
Is it the Big Ben that makes/make London a favorite place for everyone?
The United Nations consist/consists of about 160 nations.
Mathematics play/plays an important part in our life.
Where does/do your family live?
A pile of dirty clothes lies/lie on the floor.
I do not like hot weather. Thirty degrees is/are too warm for me.
The public is/are concerned about the social problems.
The goods you ordered has/have just arrived.
In London, the rich live/lives in the West End.
None of us like/likes that film.
A lot of money has/have been stolen.
Both of these dresses is/are expensive.
The most popular means of transport in Hanoi is/are motorbike.
There is/are a crossroads every mile.
All their belongings have/has been destroyed in the fire.
This species has/have green and white spots.