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English verbs homework help pretty easy but want to be corrected.?

Have some Vacation Home Work, I have done most of it but I think that I have made some mistakes. I will write the question, the option and my answer. I would request you to correct me and tell me why I am wrong so that i do not make the mistake again. 1.More than one party member (was,were) involved in cross-voting. Was 2.Vinay and Murthy (go,goes) swimming at weekends. Go 3.My friend and colleague, Vinay (go,goes) swimming at weekends. Go 4.Both the kitchen and dining room (face,faces) due south. Faces 5.The kitchen [and of course the dining room] (face,faces) due south. Face 6.Either Saturday or Sunday (is,are) OK by me. ? 7.Neither the boys nor girls (has done, have done) well in English exam. Have done 8.Either your eyesight or your brakes (was,were) at fault. Were 9.Either your brakes or your eyesight (was,were) at fault, Was 10.There (was,were) fish and chips for lunch. were 11.Lemon and soda (was,were) the favourite drink at the party. Was 12.Bread and butter (was,were) all we had. Was 13.Not only Lotika but also some of her friends (is/are coming) to the wedding. are coming 14.Not only her friends but also Lotika herself (is/are coming) to the wedding. is coming 15.Ten Kilometers (is,are) too far to walk. are 16.Five hundred rupees (seems, seem) a reasonable price. Seem 17.'Star Wars' (was,were) a very successful film. Was 18.'Bhima and Brother' (is,are) a jewellery shop. Is 19.The United States (want,wants) to increase military assistance to India. wats 20.The Seychelles (lie,lies) in the middle of the Indian Ocean. lies 21.The Solomon Islands (is,are) a nation-state. are 22.The United Nations (is,are) unable to act. is 23.The crowd (was,were) in a cheerful mood. was 24.India (is,are) through to the world cup finals. is 25.The crowd (was seen,were seen) in a cheerful mood. was seen 26.The crowd which has gathered here (is getting, are getting) restive. is getting

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1. Answer to number 6: is
2. 1 - Correct 2 - Correct 3 - It would be 'goes', because it is talking about one person. This is a bit of a trick- it makes it seem as though there are two people ("my friend and colleague") when it is saying that Vinnay is both of these things. 4 - It would be 'face'. This is a bit irregular- you only use faces when talking about one thing. 5 - Correct 6 - It would be 'is' Future tense. 7 - Correct 8 - Correct 9 - This is the same as number 8 - easy mistake, just have to remember where 'were' goes and where 'was' goes. It's just good English :) 10 - Correct 11 - Correct 12 - Correct 13 - Correct 14 - Correct 15 - It would be 'is', for some reason in English we talk about kilometres as though they are always singular. Just one of those thing's I s'pose :) 16 - It would be 'seems' - Rupees is plural 17 - Correct 18 - Correct 19 - Correct 20 - Correct 21 - Correct 22 - Correct 23 - Correct 24 - Correct 25 - Correct 26 - Correct You got most of them right, so well done :D