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In which of the following sentences is there agreement between the subject and the verb?

16. In which of the following sentences is there agreement between the subject and the verb?
A. Either Mavis or Cameron is responsible for answering the phone.
B. Twenty years are a long time to wait.
C. The number of people who voted were surprisingly low.
D. I think both hard work and time to play is important for each individual.

Answer

16. A. Either Mavis or Cameron is responsible for answering the phone. With “either … or,” the verb agrees with the nearer subject, “Cameron,” which is singular, so “is” is correct. B should use “is” for a single period of time; C should use “was” to agree with “number”; D should use “are” for the compound subject “hard work and time to play.”

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