8. Some of the desks in the classroom (is, are) broken. 9. One of the countries I would like to visit (is, are) Italy. 10. Some of the cities I would like to visit (is, are) Rome and Venice 11. Each student in the class (has, have) to have a book. 12. None of the students ( was, were) late today. 13. The number of students in this room right now (is, are) twenty. 14. A number of students in the class ( speaks, speak) English well. 15. There (is, are) some interesting pictures in today paper. 16. There (is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article. 17. The United States (is, are) located in North America. 18. Economics (is, are) Don’s favorite subjects. 19. Ten minutes (is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise. 20. Most people (likes, like) to go to the zoo. 21. The police (is, are) coming. I’ve already called them. 22. Japanese (is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn. 23. The Japanese (has, have) a long and interesting history. 24. The old in my country (is, are) cared for by their children and grandchildren. 25. This exercise on singular- plural agreement of subjects and verbs (is, are) easy. 26. The subjects you will be studying in this course (is, are) listed in the syllabus. 27. Massachusetts and Connecticut (is, are) located in New England. 28. The professor and the student ( agree, agrees) on that point. 29. Almost every professor and student at the University ( approves, approve) of the choice or Dr. Brown as the new president 30. Each girl and boy in the sixth- grade class ( has, have) to do a science project. 31. Getting to know students from all over the world (is, are) one of the best parts of my job. 32. Annie had a hard time when she was coming home from the store because the bag of groceries ( was, were) too heavy for her to carry. 33. Some of the fruit in this bowl (is, are) rotten 34. Some of the apples in that bowl (is, are) rotten 35. Half of the students in the class (is, are) from Arabic- speaking countries. 36. Half of this money ( belong, belongs) to you. 37. A lot of students in the class (is, are) from Southeast Asia. 38. A lot of clothing in those stores (is, are) on sale this week. 39. One of my best friends (is, are) coming to visit me next week. 40. Each boy in this class ( has, have) his own notebook. 41. None of animals at the zoo (is, are) free. All of them (is, are) in enclosures 42. A numbers of students at the university (is, are) approximately 10,000. 43. There (isn’t, aren’t) any letters in the mail for you today. 44. There (isn’t, aren’t) any mail for you today 45. There (is, are) a lot of problems in the world 46. There (is, are) a fly in this room. Where’s the flyswatter? 47. There (is, are) over 600,000 kinds of insects in the world. 48. How many kinds of birds (is, are) there in the world? 49. The United States ( has, have) a population of 250 million 50. The news about Mr. Hogan (is, are) surprising 51. Physics (seek, seeks) to understand the mysteries of the physical world. 52. Statistics (is, are) a branch of mathematics 53. Fifteen minutes (is, are) maximum length of time allowed for the exam. 54. Twenty dollars (is, are) an unreasonable price for the necklace. 55. Many people in the world (do, does) not have enough to eat. 56. The police (is, are) prepared in case there is a riot. 57. The English (is, are) proud, independent people. 58. English (is, are) not my native language. 59. Many Japanese ( commutes, commute) to their places of work. 60. The poor (is, are) helped by government program 61. John, along with twenty friends (is, are) planning a party. 62. The picture of the soldiers (bring, brings) back many memories. 63. The effects of cigarette smoking ( has, have) been proven to be extremely harmful. 64. The levels of intoxication (vary, varies) from the subject to subject. 65. Anything (is, are) better than going to another movie tonight.