1. Statistics (show, shows) that the years of occupation were difficult for Iran.

2. Many a performer and audience member (feel, feels) excited when the lights in a theater dim.
3. Everyone at the company’s headquarters (know, knows) the code to safety.
4. David or the passersby (is, are) going to Boston.
5. At the window of the house (hang, hangs) a very beautiful and seemingly expensive lantern.
6. Five hours (is, are) a long time for a professional baseball game.
7. The senator, as well as his supporters, (entertain, entertains) all the questions by the press.
8. There (gather, gathers) three young teachers who wish to serve the nation.
9. The work of the Elizabethan writers (focus, focuses) on the rebirth of learning.
10. The long-term effects of excessive hunting and fishing (is, are) another problem.
11. One-fourth of the budget (was, were) spent yesterday.
12. Twenty thousand pesos (is, are) enough for tomorrow’s party.
13. The students or their teacher (present, presents) the project proposal.
14. One-third of the visitors (has, have) arrived on time
15. He was one of the students who (was, were) recognized for the many achievements given to the school.

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1. Show – statistics as in the data gathered and not the subject/discipline itself.
2. Feels – “Many a _____” is always singular
3. knows
4. Are – the subject is the “passersby” which is plural
5. hangs
6. is
7. entertains
8. gather
9. focuses
10. is
11. was
12. is
13. presents
14. have
15. were

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1. My dog is not only friendly but he is also playful.
2. We can go to the park or out dancing.
3. Jeremy likes to read historical, realistic and
speculative fiction.
4. Tell Michael I said he can either do homework
now or later.
5. Buying a car is not a decision to take lightly nor
be careless about.
6. Tyler is for the legalization not criminalization of
marijuana.
7. Sally needs a new stove, dishwasher and knives for
her kitchen.
8. My first grade teacher taught me how to write, how to
read and play tic-tac-toe.
9. She will not admit it nor will she be apologizing.
10. The whole wheat pasta is better than enriched wheat
pasta.
Answer Key:
1. Correct. Friendly and playful are both adjectives
2. Incorrect. We can go to the park or to a dance.
3. Correct. Historical, speculative and realistic are all adjectives.
4. Correct. Now and later are both adjectives.
5. Incorrect. Buying a car is not a decision to take lightly or carelessly.
6. Correct.
7. Incorrect. Sally needs a new stove, dishwasher and set of knives for her kitchen.
8. Incorrect. My first grade teacher taught me how to read, how to write and how to
play tictac-toe. Or My first grade teacher taught me how to read, write, and play
tictac-toe.
9. Incorrect. She will not admit it nor will she apologize.
10. Correct.
Exercise – Grammar
Essentials 8 –
Exercises A,B,C