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Assignment Sheet 6

OBJECTIVE 9 

Select verbs for subjects joined by 



or 

or 


nor



Instructions 



Part 1

Underline the subject in each sentence. Then circle the correct

verb in parentheses that agrees with the subject. 

 

 



EXAMPLE

 

 



The dog or the cat (has, have) torn up the newspaper.

1. 


Reading or writing (is, are) better than watching television. 

2. 


Melinda or Michael (take, takes) dancing lessons. 

3. 


The flower or the skunk (smell, smells) very strong. 

4. 


Neither the bedspread nor curtain (matches, match) the 

carpet. 


5. 

Sliced bread or a roll (has, have) been served to the 

customer. 

6. 


Swimming or tennis (don’t, doesn’t) appeal to me. 

7. 


Neither Carl nor Fred (has, have) been sick for a week. 

8. 


  Carlsbad Caverns or Mt. Rushmore (is, are) a good vacation 

site. 


9. 

Neither the boy nor girl (is, are) responsible for the accident. 

10. 

Ms. Dillon or a teacher (has, have) been going to the 



campsite with the students. 

11. 


July or August (gets, get) my vote for the best vacation time. 

Basic Skills 

Writing

Critical Thinking 

Introduction 

Singular subjects and plural 

subjects joined by or or nor 

take the verb that agrees with 

the subject nearer the verb. 

 

 



 

EXAMPLE

 

 



The 

teacher

 or the 


students 

have been

 in the


classroom.

teacher = singular subject

students = plural subject

      nearer the verb

have been = plural verb 

 

Equipment And Supplies 



Pen or pencil

Name:


_________________________

_________________________

Score: __________________



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12. 


Neither the VHS tape nor the DVDs (plays, play) clearly. 

13. 


The customer or the retailer (pays, pay) the additional tax. 

14. 


Brainstorming or visualizing (encourages, encourage) creative thinking. 

15. 


Neither John nor Larry (keeps, keep) accurate records.

Part 2

Write ten sentences of your own containing the following compound subjects joined by 



or

 or 


nor

1. 



 neither she nor he  _________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. 


 buckets or pails  ___________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

3. 


 vacuums or sweepers  _____________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

4. 


 a letter or an e-mail  _______________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. 


 a ball peen hammer or a claw hammer   ____________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________



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6. 

 neither mud nor snow   ____________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

7. 

 the principal or her assistant   ______________________________________________________________



 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

8. 

 baking soda or ammonia   __________________________________________________________________



 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

9. 

 neither red nor green   _____________________________________________________________________



 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

10. 

 neither Kirk nor his sister   _________________________________________________________________



 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________




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