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Happy Monday, [이름]! Here are some corrections you could study. I included some of the Subject-Verb agreement rules for you to review as well.

See you! ^^

~T.Avery

1. My friend and I (like) going to the gym.

>> CORRECT
2. Everyone (is) selfish.

>> CORRECT
 3. Neither Paul nor his dogs (know) how to behave.

>> CORRECT
4. My aunt or my uncle (is) arriving by train today.

>> CORRECT
5. Excitement, as well as nervousness, (are) the cause of her shaking.

>> Excitement, as well as nervousness, (is) the cause of her shaking.

(\"as well as...\" is called an intervening phrase and it does not affect the singular subject which is \'excitement\'.)
6. Five years (are) the maximum sentence for that offense.

>> Five years (is) the maximum sentence for that offense.

(Use a singular verb with distances, periods of time, sums of money, etc., when considered as a unit.)
7. Some of the pie (are) missing.

>> Some of the pie (is) missing.

(If the noun after of is singular, use a singular verb. If it is plural, use a plural verb.)
8. The colors of the rainbow (is) beautiful.

>> The colors of the rainbow (are) beautiful.

(The subject of the sentence is \"colors\" and not \"rainbows\".)
9. Either the bears or the lion (have) escaped from the zoo.

>> Either the bears or the lion (has) escaped from the zoo.

(The verb in an or, either/or, or neither/nor sentence agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it.)
10. Jacob, who owns sixteen houses, (is) on his way to becoming a billionaire.

>> CORRECT