Verb Test 45

Subject-verb agreement is basically an agreement between the subject and the verb, in a sentence. "The subject must agree with the verb in number (singular or plural)." If the subject is singular, then the verb must be singular, for example: The dog is barking. (dog is singular, 'is' is a singular verb)
When the subject is plural, the verb also must be plural, for example: The dogs are barking. (dogs are plural, 'are' is a plural verb)
The subject in the given sentence is "everybody", (the subject is that thing or person that performs the action of the verb). 'Everybody' is a pronoun that refers to every body, or every person. It is singular, hence the verb that follows will also be singular.
From the options, 'is' is a singular verb whereas 'are' is a plural verb. (Consider the given examples.) The singular verb 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'everybody'. Hence option B is correct and A is incorrect.
When 'has' is used as the main verb, it means 'to possess or own something'. When placed in the given sentence, it does not express a complete thought: Hence option C is incorrect.
'Have' is the plural form of 'has'; neither does it agree with the subject, nor is it relevant in meaning here (the same as 'has'). Hence option D is incorrect.

'As well as' does not compound the subjects and so the verb has to be in agreement with the first subject i.e 'Jill'. So, the answer will be the singular verb 'is'.

The subject in the sentence is 'some people' that is in the plural form and so the verb will be a plural verb 'are'. 'Good' represents a quality, therefore acts as an adjective. 

A specific amount when taken together is treated as singular subject and so the verb used is also singular, i.e. 'is'.

A distance taken together as a reference is considered as Singular and so the answer will be singular verb 'is'.

When two subjects are connected by 'either..or', the verb has to be in agreement with the subject closest to it. So, the verb number will concord with 'Jack' (which is singular) and the answer will be the singular verb 'takes'.

Option B is the correct answer. The subject of the sentence is in the singular, so the following verb will also be in the singular. Moreover, the sentence seems to be in the present perfect tense. Thus, an auxiliary verb in the present tense followed by the past participle is appropriate, as given in Option B. Options  A and D are in the plural form. Option C, despite ring in the present tense and in singular form, is not compatible with the present participle in the sentence. Thus, Options A,C and D are all incorrect. 

Out of the four options, option B is correct. When the subject is separated from the verb by the word 'with', singular verb is used if the subject is singular. Here, 'house' and 'its contents' is singular subject thus singular verb 'was' should be used. 'Were' and 'Are' takes plural subject. 'Am' is used with I. Thus options A, C and D are incorrect. 

'Furniture' is an uncountable noun and is used as a noun in singular. Even though it might be composed of several items (cupboards, chairs, tables, sofas...), they function together like a whole. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms. Since the subject of the sentence is singular, the following verb also has to be singular. Therefore option A, 'is', is the correct answer. 

Option D is the correct answer. With the use of the word each, we can determine the singular nature of the subject. Thus, the following verb will also be in the singular form. The object of the sentence, punished, is in the past tense. Option D, was, is the only one which both these criteria. Options A and B are both in plural form, whereas Option C, despite being in he singular form, is in the present tense.  Thus, Options A,B and C are all incorrect.