Which of the following statements about subject-verb agreement in english is false?
a. the verb must agree with the subject in number,
b. a compound subject joined by or, nor, or not only but also takes either a singular or plural verb,
depending on the subject closest to the verb.
a verb must agree with the subject in case, number, gender, and tense.
d. a compound subject joined by and will always take a plural verb,

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]

Which part of the word scribble means "to write"? a. scrib– b. –ble

Which of these phrases is an example of understatement?