C. Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject:
1. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
2. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
3. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
4. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
5. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
6. The players and captain (want, wants) to win. 7. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
8. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
9. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
10. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
11. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject. 12. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
13. Your spectacles (is,are) on the table.
14. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
15. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.​