1  6  193 loans 12  25 leads 30  25 is 60  25 were 88  25 was 110  25 participate 132  25 were 166  25 (loan, loans) Justin, along with his partners, _____ money to clients. {(lead, leads) Sometimes the Northern District _____ the whole sales force in units sold. {(is, are) The woman who writes the columns ___ in town to make a speech. {(was, were) The team members, other than Norma, ____ ready. {(was, were) The office, as well as the three plants, ____ closed because of the special holiday. {(participate, participates) The more you ____________, the more you and everyone else will learn. {(was, were) The one person who believed the stories ____ true, was the one who told us that we should believe them too.