Subject-Verb core sentence 03

Neither Feeney nor McKay, it seemed, (was, were) content.
1. neither was
2. Feeney and McKay were
Florida is one of eight states that (use, uses) such a plan to establish priorities.
1. states use
2. one uses
The new Department of Management Services code for implementing Service First personnel policies (is, are) a change of pace.
1. code is
2. policies are
The uncertain status of Sanders and Vaughn, along with the suspension of starting right end Ben Coleman, ________ FAMU with plenty of holes to fill when players return.
1. status and suspension leave
2. status leaves
He'll be notified once the job description and requirements, called a leadership statement, for a new president ______ finalized.
1. president is
2. description and requirements are
3. statement is
It's not the money or the fame that (keep, keeps) Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake together.
1. money and fame keep
2. fame keeps
It's not the boulders or the beasts that (keep, keeps) Fred and Wilma Flintstone together.
1. boulders or beasts keep
2. it keeps
It's not the beasts or the fame that (keep, keeps) Britney Spears and Fred Flintstone together.
1. beasts keep
2. fame keeps
Encouraging values such as honesty, belief in the work ethic and responsibility for one's actions (is, are) more important for school achievement than family income or educational background.
1. encouraging is
2. actions are
The moral irresponsibility displayed by one trusted institution after another, from major corporations to the Catholic Church to major-league baseball, (is, are) disillusioning.
1. irresponsibiity is
2. corporations are