Vocab 5,6 Review

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Subject-Verb Agreement Exercises

Choose the correct form of the verb so that it agrees with the subject.
(The rules can be found here.)

1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.

2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.

4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.

6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.

7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.

8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.

9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.

10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.

11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.

12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.

13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.

14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?

15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.

16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.

17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?

18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.

19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!

20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.

21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.

22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.

23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

Check your answers here.

Vocab 6 Example Sentences

Here are the sentences for Vocab 6 we worked on in class.

Dangling Modifiers Practice

Fix these modifiers!  They are dangling!

1.  Upon entering the doctor's office, a skeleton caught my attention.
2.  Deciding to join the Army, the recruiter enthusiastically shook Joe's hand.
3.  The piano collected dust in the living room, having never practiced even though she was supposed to.

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