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1. 1.

   Correct the following sentences and state your reasons for so doing.

   1. He, with his father, were among the first to arrive.
   2. Their lives, their liberties, and their religion is in danger.
   3. Mr Smith, with his wife and children, live next door.
   4. The fleet are under orders to sail.
   5. Fifty miles are a long distance.
   6. The books borrowed from the library is on my desk.
   7. The boss, as well as his colleagues, have been robbed. 
   8. Many a student have made the same mistake.
   9. Neither his father nor his brothers help him.
   10. The quality of the books are poor.
2. 2.

   In each of the following sentences supply a verb in agreement with its subjects.

   1. To take pay and then not to do work __________ dishonest.
   2. The cost of all these articles ____________ risen.
   3. The jury ____________ divided in their opinions.
   4. That night every one of the boat's crew ______________ down with fever.
   5. The price of these jeans _____________ reasonable .
   6. Physics ________ his main subject.
   7. Thirty rupees  __________ not much for all the trouble we have taken.
   8. The Woodlanders ____________ an interesting novel.
   9. Neither Kapil nor his wife __________ at home.
   10. Neither the manager nor the workers ___________ present.