Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

i)The signs at the police post (were/was) barely visible.

ii)The boats in the fleet(goes/go) out at eight.

iii)Everything but eggs (was/were) in the same box.

iv)His answers to our questions (change/changes) everything.

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i)were

ii)go

iii)were

iv)change

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marto answered the question on September 30, 2017 at 08:14

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