Exercise 11. Mind the agreement of the predicate with the subject and use the proper form of the verb.

1.There (to be) a dictionary and a few books on the shelf. 4. Bread and butter (to be) good for breakfast. 5. Here (to be) bread and butter for breakfast. 6. Our only guide (to be) stars. 7. Stars (to be) our only guide. 8. A number of new books (to be) display­ed at the book show in the library. 9. The number of new books in our library (to be) ever growing. 10. There (to be) a number of accidents on this road last year. 11. The number of road acci­dents (to have) decreased this year. 12. There (to be) one or two things I'd like to talk over with you. 13. You don't have to say much; a word or two (to be) sufficient. 14. "Five Little Pigs" (to be) written by A. Christie. 15. Five pounds (to be) a small sum. 16. Five miles (to be) along distance to walk. 16.Twenty years (to be) not a long period of time in human history. 17. The news published (to be) very brief. 18. The audience (to be) applauding noisily and shouting loudly for an encore. 19. The cattle (to be) being driven home. 20. Pete and I (to have) been friends since our schooldays. 21. Neither the boy nor the girl (to be) a good singer. 22. Pro­fessor Smith, as well as his assistants, (to be) sure of the experi­ment being successful.