HELP! John or Doris (write, Writes) to us regularly. Either Carol or Ted (was, Were) asked to lead the meeting. Either Marie or you (was, were) late for class. Either you or Marie (was, were) late for class. Everybody in the class (has, have) a ticket. We speak a bit different to persons from the mainland.

1. write 2. was 3. were 4. was 5. has

Is this correct- Ten million gallons of oil was spilled. Ten million gallons of oil is a lot of oil. The majority of us is in favor. Statistics is an interesting an interesting subject. Statistics are often misleading.

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1. is wrong. The others are right.

Ten million gallons of oil was spilled. Ten million gallons of oil is a lot of oil. The majority of us is in favor. Statistics is an interesting an interesting subject. Statistics are often misleading.

One of your verbs in the last paragraph is wrong.

Help me, please Ms. Sue. A hint , which verb in which sentence they sound alright to me when I say them out loud.

Is it " The majority of us are in favor." Ms. Sue, you are the greatest!

To determine the correct verb form for each sentence, we need to identify the subject of the sentence and whether it is singular or plural. Let's break down each sentence:

1. John or Doris __writes__ to us regularly.
In this sentence, the subject is "John or Doris." Since "John or Doris" is considered singular, the verb should be in the third person singular form, which is "writes."

2. Either Carol or Ted __was__ asked to lead the meeting.
The subject in this sentence is "Either Carol or Ted." Again, since it is singular, the verb form needs to be in the third person singular form, which is "was."

3. Either Marie or you __were__ late for class.
The subject in this sentence is "Either Marie or you." However, "you" is considered plural, so we need to use the plural verb form "were."

4. Either you or Marie __was__ late for class.
The subject in this sentence is "Either you or Marie." Since "you" is considered singular, the verb form needs to be in the third person singular form, which is "was."

5. Everybody in the class __has__ a ticket.
The subject in this sentence is "Everybody," which is singular. Therefore, we use the verb form "has" to match the singular subject.

6. We speak a bit differently to persons from the mainland.
This sentence does not involve subject-verb agreement. The word "differently" should be used instead of "different" to modify the verb "speak" and convey the manner in which we speak.