Avoiding Errors with Collective Subjects Answers

Directions:

Complete each sentence below by underlining the correct word in parentheses.

Example:

A number of parents (objects, object) to the proposed longer school year.

  1. Healthcare Associates (is, are) the firm that recently rented new office space on Springdale Road.
  2. The team (accepts, accept) its plaque at a pep rally today.
  3. IBM (is, are) marketing computers for home buyers.
  4. Our group (remains, remain) united in its support of equal pay for equal work.
  5. The Grapes of Wrath (is, are) one of my favorite books.
  6. The number of people who apply fake beauty marks (is, are) surprising.
  7. Two years (was, were) a long engagement.
  8. Ten dollars an hour (is, are) a good salary for someone who has just completed training.
  9. The faculty (is, are) leaving their seats and beginning to congratulate the graduates.
  10. Eight hundred dollars (is, are) a good price for that car.

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