1. The weather in the southern states ( gets, get) very hot during the summer. 2. The result of Dr. Noll’s experiment( was,were) published in a scientific journal. 3. Bob and his friends( is,are) coming to the anniversary party tomorrow night. 4. Every man, woman, and child (is,are) protected under the law. 5. Washing the dishes (is, are) the children’ job 6. A lot of the students (is, are) already here. 7. Some of the furniture in our apartment (is, are) secondhand 8. Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken. 9. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans (is, are) about people who lived in the 19th century 10. One of the coutries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy. 11. Some of the cities I would like to visit (is, are) Rome and Vience 12. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book. 13. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book. 14. None of the students ( was,were) late today. 15. the number of students in this room right now (is, are) twenty. 16. A number of students in the class ( speaks,speak) English well. 17. There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper. 18. There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article. 19. The United States (is, are) lacated in North America.