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He is one of the smartest boys who has ever lived.

A. He is one of the smartest boys who have
B. He is one of the smartest boys who had
C. He is one of the smartest boys whom have
D. He is one of the smartest boys who is

'Who' refers to 'boys' (plural), therefore 'have' is correct.

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The students, as well as the teacher, is leaving.

A. The students, as well as the teacher, are
B. The students, as well as the teacher, was
C. The students, as well as the teacher, has
D. The students, as well as the teacher, were

Intervening phrases like 'as well as' do not change the number of the subject ('students' is plural).

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My brother and me went to the park.

A. My brother and I
B. Me and my brother
C. I and my brother
D. My brother and mine

Subject pronouns ('I') must be used for the subject of the sentence.

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The criteria for selection is very strict.

A. The criteria for selection are
B. The criteria for selection has
C. The criteria for selection was
D. The criteria for selection were

'Criteria' is the plural of 'criterion' and requires the plural verb 'are'.

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Everyone must finish their work by five o’clock.

A. Everyone must finish his or her
B. Everyone must finish his
C. Everyone must finish their
D. Everyone must finish its

'Everyone' is singular; formal grammar prefers 'his or her' to match the singular pronoun.

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I have went to the library twice this week.

A. I have gone
B. I have go
C. I have went
D. I have been

'Have' requires the past participle 'gone', not 'went'.

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The committee have decided to postpone the meeting.

A. The committee has
B. The committee were
C. The committee are
D. The committee had

'Committee' acts as a single unit, requiring the singular 'has'.

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Scarcely had I entered the room then the bell rang.

A. Scarcely had I entered the room when
B. Scarcely had I entered the room than
C. Scarcely had I entered the room as
D. Scarcely had I entered the room while

'Scarcely' is correctly paired with 'when'.

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Neither of the two candidates have applied for the job.

A. Neither of the two candidates has
B. Neither of the two candidates were
C. Neither of the two candidates are
D. Neither of the two candidates had

'Neither' (meaning 'not one of two') is singular and requires 'has'.

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Either Ali or his friends is responsible for this mess.

A. Either Ali or his friends are
B. Either Ali or his friends was
C. Either Ali or his friends has been
D. Either Ali or his friends is

When using 'either/or', the verb agrees with the closer subject ('friends'), which is plural.

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