Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Subject-Verb Agreement . Exercise

1.  Dr. Ferndon is one of those professors who ___________ distracted most of the time.
 SEEM
 SEEMS

The correct response is "SEEM." "Of those professors who seem distracted most of the time, Dr. Ferndon is one."

2.  ___________ either Luis or his parents written to Angela?
 HAVE
 HAS

You're right!

3.  Neither Luis nor his parents ___________ the least bit interested in keeping in touch with her.
 IS
 ARE

The correct response is "ARE". The subject closer to the verb determines the number of the verb.

4.  Everybody on this team ___________ really hard to please the new coach.
 TRY
 TRIES

The correct response is "TRIES". The subject "Everybody" is always singular

5.  Because there ___________ so many students in that class, I can sometimes sleep in the back row.
 ARE
 IS

You're right!

6.  Neither traffic light--neither the one on Asylum Avenue nor the one on Farmington Avenue-- ___________ working after the storm.
 WAS
 WERE

You're right!

7.  Mr. Bradley, along with his two sisters, ___________ lived in this town for thirty years.
 HAVE
 HAS

The correct response is "HAS". "Mr. Bradley," the subject, is modified by "along with his two sisters," but those sisters are not the subject.

8.  There ___________ no reasons for this horrible development that I can see.
 IS
 ARE

You're right!

9.  Some of the water ___________ already gone bad.
 HAVE
 HAS

You're right!

10.  One of these students ___________ obviously cheated on the exam.
 HAVE
 HAS

The correct response is "HAS".

11.  Either the UConn Women's Team or the UConn Men's Team ___________ going to be national champion this year.
 ARE
 IS

You're right!

12.  Carlos and his brother Raoul ___________ traveling across the country next summer.
 IS
 ARE

You're right!

13.  Several of the students ___________ decided to withdraw from the course.
 HAVE
 HAS

You're right!

Results: 8 Correct -- 5 Wrong -- 0 Skipped

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