The owner or the business managers need to prepare the annual budget. this sentence has a mixed compound subject connected by or, so the verb agrees with the first singular subject. this sentence has a mixed compound subject connected by or, so the verb agrees with the plural subject that is closer. both parts of the compound subject are plural, so a plural verb is used. a plural indefinite pronoun comes before the compound subject, so a plural verb is used.

15 points & brainliest ! when the speaker compares dream memories to fall leaves that are hard to catch, what feelings does this simile suggest? what was i dreaming? it's coming back to me! but scraps of dream memories drift just out of reach like fall leaves dancing in the wind that i chase madly but cannot catch. a. the speaker is confident b. the speaker is disappointed. c. the speaker is ashamed. d. the speaker is excited. i am stuck between b & d. explain your answer