check if they are right
1. red hots and candy corn (is,are)johns favorite candy. (is)
2. neither Alex nor the rest of the group (is,are) interested in the trip. (are)
3. both benny and jerry (dislikes,dislike)winter. (dislike)
4.fruits and vegetables (is,are)part of a balanced diet.(are)
5.neither fido nor the cats (was,were) to be seen. (were)
6. the band and the soloist(performs,perform)this evening. (perform)
7. either a deer or pheasants (was,were)eating his chicken feed.(was)
8.chan and her family (drives,drive)cadillacs.(drive)
9.marcus or one of his sisters (makes,make)these clever posters.(make)
10(was,were) the jacksons or kenny involved in the accident? (were)
11.neither my partner nor i (gives,give) legal advice.(give)
You have five of the eleven correct.
Study these sites to see how to determine when to use a singular and when to use a plural verb.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/subjectVerbAgree.asp
I miscounted. You have six correct answers.
which one are wrong
neither my partner nor I (give/gives) legal advice
1. In this sentence, "red hots and candy corn" refers to more than one candy, so the correct verb form is "are." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Red hots are John's favorite candy" (correct).
2. In this sentence, "neither Alex nor the rest of the group" refers to multiple subjects, so the correct verb form is "are." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Alex is not interested in the trip, and the rest of the group is not interested either" (correct).
3. In this sentence, "both Benny and Jerry" refers to multiple subjects, so the correct verb form is "dislike." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Benny dislikes winter, and Jerry dislikes winter as well" (correct).
4. In this sentence, "fruits and vegetables" refers to more than one item, so the correct verb form is "are." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Fruits and vegetables are part of a balanced diet" (correct).
5. In this sentence, "neither Fido nor the cats" refers to multiple subjects, so the correct verb form is "were." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Fido and the cats were not to be seen" (correct).
6. In this sentence, "the band and the soloist" refers to multiple performers, so the correct verb form is "perform." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "The band performs this evening, and the soloist performs as well" (correct).
7. In this sentence, "either a deer or pheasants" refers to multiple subjects, so the correct verb form is "were." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "A deer was eating his chicken feed, and pheasants were eating his chicken feed as well" (correct).
8. In this sentence, "Chan and her family" refers to multiple people, so the correct verb form is "drive." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Chan drives Cadillacs, and her family drives Cadillacs as well" (correct).
9. In this sentence, "Marcus or one of his sisters" refers to multiple potential subjects, so the correct verb form is "make." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Marcus makes these clever posters, and one of his sisters makes them as well" (correct).
10. In this sentence, "the Jacksons or Kenny" refers to multiple potential subjects, so the correct verb form is "were." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "Were the Jacksons or Kenny involved in the accident?" (correct).
11. In this sentence, "neither my partner nor I" refers to multiple subjects, so the correct verb form is "give." To check if this is right, we can rephrase the sentence without the conjunction: "My partner does not give legal advice, and I do not give legal advice either" (correct).