Exercise D. Underline the correct verb in each sentence. 1. Two-thirds of our river beds (are, is) heavily silted. 2. The politician, together with his hangers-on (refuse, refuses) to concede. 3. Nine-tenths of the islands' coastline (are, is) barren. 4. The most unnerving part of the interview (is, are )the personal questions. 5. The majority of stockholders (forms, form) a united block. 6. Neither the government nor the NGOs (do, does) the work completely. 7. The questions on criminal law (is, are) very tricky. 8. The equivalent of a suspended sentence (is, are) prison tutorials. 9. Prison tutorials (is, are) the equivalent of a suspended sentence. 10. Neither the ostrich nor the penguin (fly, flies).