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When talking about your family, it (is, are) wise to be discreet. |
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The image of Lincoln (is, are) on a penny. |
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The sun and stars (is, are) luminous bodies. |
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It (is, are) paramount that you decide which college you would like to attend before it is too late to apply for the upcoming semester. |
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The owners of the bicycle shop (is, are) very amiable and helpful with advice. |
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The matriarch of our family (is, are) going to be 100 years old in August. |
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Those clothes (is, are) not deemed appropriate for this type of event. |
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Our family's matriarch (is, are) known for passing down her recipes to all of her daughters and granddaughters. |
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The United States, Britain, France, Russia and China (is, are) permanent Security Council members of the United Nations with veto power. |
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If you (is, are) the youngest in the family, sometimes you feel like a peon because your brothers and sisters get to do things that you don't get to do. |
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If we (is, are) very frugal this year, we can afford to go on a cruise this summer. |
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The black cat running in front of me (is, are) a bad omen. I think I'll stay inside today. |
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Our opposition (is, are) not much competition. We should be able to win the game without much effort. |
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When people (is, are) faced with adversity, it is good to have a family that can help them through it. |
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James' short, and often very pointed, poems (is, are) excellent examples of the epigram form. |
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Noah's ingenious plan to stop the littering problem in our city (is, are) one that is admired by many of his colleagues. |
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It (is, are) very difficult for my dad to be impartial when he referees my games. |
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Many prisoners (is, are) in favor of the scheme, hoping it may deliver them more lenient sentences. |
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They will arraign the young man this morning so we want to be at the courthouse early to hear what he (is, are) being accused of. |
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Much of the terrain is virtually impassable, and large areas (is, are) unexplored. |
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