Exercise 56. Choose the appropriate form.

1. Annie and her brothers ___ (is / are) at school. 2. Either my mother or my father ___ (is, are) coming to the meeting. 3. The dog or the cats ___ (is / are) outside. 4. Either my shoes or your coat ___ (is / are) always on the floor. 5. George and Tamara ___ (doesn't / don't) want to see that movie. 6. Benito ___ (doesn't / don't) know the answer. 7. One of my sisters ___ (is, are) going on a trip to France. 8. The man with all the birds ___ (live, lives) on my street. 9. The movie, including all the previews, ___ (take, takes) about two hours to watch. 10. The players, as well as the captain, ___ (want, wants) to win. 11. Either answer ___ (is, are) acceptable. 12. Every one of those books ___ (is, are) fiction. 13. Nobody ___ (know, knows) the trouble I've seen. 14. (Is, Are) ___ the news on at five or six? 15. Mathematics ___ (is, are) John's favourite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject. 16. Eight dollars ___ (is, are) the price of a movie these days. 17. (Is, Are) ___ the tweezers in this drawer? 18. Your pants ___ (is, are) at the cleaner's. 19. There (was, were) ___ fifteen candies in that bag. Now there ___ (is, are) only one left! 20. The committee ___ (debates, debate) these questions carefully. 21. The committee ___ (leads, lead) very different lives in private. 22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, ___ (greets, greet) the press cordially. 23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, ___ (is, are) in this case

Exercise 57. Write the possessive case where necessary. 1. For (our children, sake), please don’t do it. 2. (the president, speech) did not convince anybody. 3. (my sister, wedding) didn’t last long. 4. This book deals with (Portugal, culture). 5. He considers (Socrates, thoughts) very interesting. 6. (Mrs Brooks, shopping list) is too long. 7. Is Mexico (the world, largest city)? 8. (Peter, anger) won’t do him any good. 9. (the party, members) are having a meeting now. 10. If you ask me, (John Lennon, songs) are the best. 11. (these shoes, the sole) is very good. 12. (yesterday, showers) were beneficial to the land. 13. I don’t know (this word, the meaning). 14. He has ruined (his ex, career path). 15. Someone broke into (our neighbours, house) last night. 16. I don’t agree with (the committee, policy). 17. (the kids, survival) was due to the fact that they found a stream. 18. (the company, enterprising attitude) will set a precedent in this sector. 19. I’d like to buy some (traveller, cheques). 20. (the government, intervention) didn’t make much difference to what was expected.

Exercise 58. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.

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