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Problem: Solve the Subject-Verb Agreement questions and explain the solutions.

#### Question 1:
Anyone ______ to see the film please stand up.
- Options: A. who want, B. who wants, C. that want, D. that wants

Solution:
- The subject "Anyone" is singular, so the verb must also be singular.
- The correct form is "who wants."

Answer: B. who wants

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#### Question 2:
______ the United Nations ______ in New York or Washington D.C.?
- Options: A. Do, lie, B. Is, lies, C. Does, lie, D. Is, lie

Solution:
- The subject "the United Nations" is singular, so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "Is, lie."

Answer: D. Is, lie

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#### Question 3:
Each boy and each girl ______ to take temperature in the school.
- Options: A. are ask, B. are asked, C. is ask, D. is asked

Solution:
- The subject "Each boy and each girl" implies individual actions, so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "is asked."

Answer: D. is asked

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#### Question 4:
The style and the colour of the sofa ______ both perfect for what we want.
- Options: A. is, B. are, C. was, D. were

Solution:
- The subject "The style and the colour" is plural, so the verb must be plural.
- The correct form is "are."

Answer: B. are

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#### Question 5:
The Olympic Games ______ every four years.
- Options: A. is hold, B. is held, C. are hold, D. are held

Solution:
- The subject "The Olympic Games" is plural, so the verb must be plural.
- The correct form is "are held."

Answer: D. are held

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#### Question 6:
Every teacher and every student ______ the new classroom during the earthquake.
- Options: A. is used to, B. are used to, C. is used for, D. are used for

Solution:
- The subject "Every teacher and every student" implies individual actions, so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "is used to."

Answer: A. is used to

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#### Question 7:
Everybody ______ asked to have ten exercise books and every exercise book ______ one dollar.
- Options: A. is, is, B. is, are, C. are, are, D. are, is

Solution:
- The subject "Everybody" is singular, so the first verb must be singular ("is").
- The subject "every exercise book" is also singular, so the second verb must be singular ("is").

Answer: A. is, is

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#### Question 8:
In China many ______ English.
- Options: A. a student study, B. a student studies, C. a students studies, D. students study

Solution:
- The subject "many" implies a plural noun, so the verb must be plural.
- The correct form is "students study."

Answer: D. students study

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#### Question 9:
Now many a scientist ______ to be a second Newton.
- Options: A. want, B. are wanting, C. wants, D. is wanting

Solution:
- The phrase "many a scientist" is singular, so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "wants."

Answer: C. wants

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#### Question 10:
If you go to the USA twenty kilos ______ the baggage allowance.
- Options: A. are, B. is, C. has, D. have

Solution:
- The subject "twenty kilos" refers to a single unit (baggage allowance), so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "is."

Answer: B. is

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#### Question 11:
A library with five thousand books ______ to the nation as a gift.
- Options: A. is offered, B. has offered, C. are offered, D. have offered

Solution:
- The subject "A library" is singular, so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "is offered."

Answer: A. is offered

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#### Question 12:
When and where to build the new factory ______ yet.
- Options: A. is not decided, B. are not decided, C. had not decided

Solution:
- The subject "When and where to build the new factory" is treated as a singular concept (a plan or decision), so the verb must be singular.
- The correct form is "is not decided."

Answer: A. is not decided

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Final Answers:

1. B. who wants
2. D. Is, lie
3. D. is asked
4. B. are
5. D. are held
6. A. is used to
7. A. is, is
8. D. students study
9. C. wants
10. B. is
11. A. is offered
12. A. is not decided

Boxed Final Answer:
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