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Good morning [이름]! Happy Wednesday to you! Thanks for diligently doing your homework today. I appreciate it so much. Anyway, please check out my corrections below and study them if have time. Have a great day!
~~T. GEMMA
1. The piano as well as the pipe organ has to be tuned for the big concert.
>>CORRECT
2. The mayor together with his two brothers is going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
>>CORRECT
3. Neither of my two suitcases are adequate for this trip.
>>Neither of my two suitcases is adequate for this trip. (When the choice is between two singular entities, two suitcases in this case, we\'d usually use the singular form)
4. There is a list of committee members on the head-table.
>>CORRECT
5. Everybody in the class have done the homework well in advance.
>>5. Everybody in the class has done the homework well in advance. (We use everyone, everybody, everything and everywhere with singular verbs.)
6. The jury take their seats in the courtroom.
>>CORRECT
7. Neither the teacher nor the students seem to understand this assignment.
>>CORRECT
8. Have either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
>>CORRECT
9. Hartford is one of those cities that is working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
>>9. Hartford is one of those cities that are working hard to reclaim a riverfront. (The noun following the phrase “one of the”is always a plural noun, whereas use of verbs as singular in this case.)
10. Some of the grain have gone bad.
>>Some of the grain has gone bad. (\"Grain\" is singular, so the verb is \"has gone.\" )
11. John or his brother are going to be responsible for this.
>>11. John or his brother is going to be responsible for this. (The subject is \"John\" or \"brother,\" but not both. Each is singular. So a singular subject takes a singular verb.)
12. A few of the students are doing so well they can skip the next course.
>>CORRECT
13. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations decides these matters.
>>13. Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations decides these matters. (The subject is \"Committee on Course Design\" or \"Committee on College Operations,\" but not both. Each is singular. So a singular subject takes a singular verb.)
14. One of my instructors has written a letter of recommendation for me.
>>CORRECT
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