Question

31. Из глаголов, стоящих в скобках, выберите требуемую форму:

1. The house and the garage (was, were) destroyed by the fire. 2. Either the manager or his secretary (is, are) always in the office. 3. Either you or John (has, have) lost my knife. 4. Everybody (knows, know) about it. 5. Every student (was, were) informed of it. 6. We found that not one of the cases (was, were) broken. 7. Each of us (has, have) special tasks to perform. 8. Everyone in the room (was, were) surprised to hear it. 9. The city with its suburbs (has, have) a population of over two million.

10. There (is, are) a table and four chairs in each room. 11. There (is, are) four chairs in each room. 12. Neither of these plans (satisfies, satisfy) us. 13. Neither the barley nor the wheat (is, are) ready for harvest. 14. The goods (is, are) ready for shipment. 15. Someone (is, are) waiting for you in the entrance hall. 16. Neither my book nor yours (is, are) here.

Answer 1

1. The house and the garage were destroyed by the fire. 2. Either the manager or his secretary are always in the office. 3. Either you or John has lost my knife. 4. Everybody knows about it. 5. Every student was informed of it. 6. We found that not one of the cases was broken. 7. Each of us have special tasks to perform. 8. Everyone in the room was surprised to hear it. 9. The city with its suburbs has a population of over two million.

10. There is a table and four chairs in each room. 11. There are four chairs in each room. 12. Neither of these plans satisfy us. 13. Neither the barley nor the wheat is ready for harvest. 14. The goods are ready for shipment. 15. Someone (is) waiting for you in the entrance hall. 16. Neither my book nor yours is here.