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8 SIMPLE SENTENCE. SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
8.1 Pretest. Subject-Verb agreement
EXERCISE 1. Circle the correct answer for each sentence.
1. The results of Dr. Noll's experiment
(was, were) published in a scientific journal.
2. The weather in the southern states
(gets, get) very hot during the summer.
3. A woman and her child
(is, are) waiting to see Dr. Chang.
4. Every man, woman, and child
(is, are) protected under the law.
5. Washing the dishes
(is, are) the children's job.
6. A lot of the students
(is, are) already here.
7. Some of the furniture in our apartment
(is, are) secondhand.
8. Some of the desks in the classroom
(is, are) broken.
9. At least three-quarters of that book on famous Americans
(is, are) about people
who lived in the nineteenth century.
10. One of the countries I would like to visit
(is, are) Italy.
11. Some of the cities I would like to visit
(is, are) Rome and Venice.
12. Each student in the class
(has, have) to have a book.
13. Each of the students
(has, have) a notebook.
14. None of the students
(was, were) late today.
15. The number of students in this room right now
(is, are) twenty.
16. A number of students in the class
(speaks, speak) English very well.
17. There
(is, are) some interesting pictures in today's paper.
18. There
(is, are) an incorrect statement in that newspaper article.
19. The United States
(is, are) located in North America.
20. Economics
(is, are) Dan's favorite subject.
21. Ten minutes
(is, are) more than enough time to complete this exercise.
22. Most people
(likes, like) to go to the zoo.
23. The police
(is, are) coming. I've already called them.
24. Japanese
(is, are) very difficult for English speakers to learn.
25. The Japanese
(has, have) a long and interesting history.
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