Name: ___________________________ Date: __________________

Circle the correct verb form in each sentence. Make sure that your verb agrees with your subject.

1. There (is, are) very little remote wilderness left in the world.
   
   
2. Neither the jungles, nor the oceans, nor the desert (has, have) gone unexplored.
   
   
3. Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, (is, are) no exception.
   
   
4. Before 1953, though, many a thrill-seeker (was, were) hoping to be the first to stand on its summit.
   
   
5. Everyone (know, knows) that George Mallory died trying in 1924.
   
   
6. Although we can never be sure, some of us (believe, believes) Mallory was the first to make it to the top.
   
   
7. According to the record books, Sir Edmund Hillary, along with his partner Tenzing Norgay, (was, were) the first to reach the highest place on Earth on May 29, 1953.
   
   
8. There (is, are) many reasons why someone would want to climb Mount Everest.
   
   
9. (Is, Are) personal satisfaction or prestige more important to today's climbers?
   
   
10. (Is, Are) mountaineers driven by passion or by sport?
    
    
11. Now, $65,000 (is, are) the price anyone can pay for a guided hike to the summit.
    
    
12. Trips to the top of Mount Everest (is, are) now routine.
    
    
13. A 64-year-old man, a legally blind person, and an amputee (has, have) successfully climbed the mountain.
    
    
14. A solo climber or group (take, takes) about eleven hours to ascend.
    
    
15. Everest has been climbed more than 1,300 times; however, not all of the attempts (was, were) successful.
    
    
16. Either falls or an avalanche (has, have) caused numerous deaths.
    
    
17. Into Thin Air (is, are) a riveting tale of one catastrophic expedition during which eight people died.
    
    
18. The majority of the 175 people who have died (is, are) still on the mountain.
    
    
19. The news (is, are) always bad when people make mistakes and lose their lives.
    
    
20. But adventurers like Sir Edmund Hillary (a. is, b. are) always willing to take the risk.