Underline or highlight the correct verb that goes with the collective noun. Remember that "s" on the end of a verb indicates a singular verb.

1. The class (describes, describe) their vacations.
2. The whole class (meet, meets) at 3 PM.
3. The family (takes, take) a trip to Miami, Florida.
4. The chess club (compare, compares) their strategies so as to win the
tournament.
5. The swarm of reporters (engulfs, engulf) the famous actor all at once.
6. The audience (cheer, cheers) the winner of the million dollars.
7. The orchestra (performs, perform) my favourite music.
8. The baseball team (practice, practices) together every evening.
9. The public (support, supports) the travel baseball league.
10. The troop (disappears, disappear) in different directions.
11. The crowd (moves, move) to their favourite places along the parade route.
12. The team (is, are) putting on their helmets.
13. The stage crew (has, have) completed the scenery.
14. The orchestra (was, were) tuning up one by one.
15. For weeks, the cast (was, were) rehearsing their lines with one

1. The class (describes, describe) their vacations.

2. The whole class (meet, meets) at 3 PM.

3. The family (takes, take) a trip to Miami, Florida.

4. The chess club (compare, compares) their strategies so as to win the

tournament.

5. The swarm of reporters (engulfs, engulf) the famous actor all at once.

6. The audience (cheer, cheers) the winner of the million dollars.

7. The orchestra (performs, perform) my favourite music.

8. The baseball team (practice, practices) together every evening.

9. The public (support, supports) the travel baseball league.

10. The troop (disappears, disappear) in different directions.

11. The crowd (moves, move) to their favourite places along the parade route.

12. The team (is, are) putting on their helmets.

13. The stage crew (has, have) completed the scenery.

14. The orchestra (was, were) tuning up one by one.

15. For weeks, the cast (was, were) rehearsing their lines with one

being ignored by someone and then accepting the fact was really tough

the correct answers are:

c. “never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue.”

d. “‘it has never been heard,’ was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later.”

e. “this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke.”