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).​