a fost răspuns

EXERCISE 1 :
Underline the subject (or compound subject) and then identify the verb that agrees with it.
1.Everyone in the telecom focus group (has/have) experienced problems with cell phones
2.Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us.
3.Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a wide variety of services.
4. The main source of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.
5. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent.
6. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.
7 Neither the professor nor his assistants (was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie glow in the laboratory.
8. Many hours at the driving range (has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them.
9. Discovered in the soil of our city garden (was/were) a button dating from the Civil War dating from the turn of the century.
10. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires (fills/fill) the sky.
11. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical tales.





EXERCISE 2
Edit the following sentences to eliminate problems with subject-verb agreement and write the edited sentence. If a sentence is correct, write “correct.”, if it isn't , write incorrect and correct it!
Jack’s first days in the infantry was gruelling (incorrect)
Jack’s first days in the infantry were gruelling
1. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching are the profits received from selling the ivory tusks. 2. Not until my interview with Dr. Chang were other possibilities opened to me.
3. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin has made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.
4. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighbourhood, has voted to allow further development.
5. Measles is a contagious childhood disease. 6. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies are one of the factors that determines our overall health.
7. Leah is the only one of the many applicants who has the ability to step into this job.
8. Neither the explorer nor his companions was ever seen again.


Răspuns :

Cutestarask

I.

1.Everyone in the telecom focus group has an experienced problems with cell phones.

2.Your friendship over the years and your support have meant a great deal to us.

3.Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, offers a wide variety of services.

4. The main source of income for Trinidad are oil and pitch.

5. The chances of your being promoted are excellent.

6. There was a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.

7. Neither the professor nor his assistants were able to solve the mystery of the eerie glow in the laboratory.

8. Many hours at the driving range have led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them.

9. Discovered in the soil of our city garden was a button dating from the Civil War dating from the turn of the century.

10. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires fills the sky.

11. The story performers were surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical tales.

II.

1. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching is the profits received from selling the ivory tusks.(Incorrect)

2. Not until my interview with Dr. Chang were other possibilities opened to me.(Correct)

3. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin have made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.(Incorrect)

4. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighbourhood, has voted to allow further development.(Correct)

5. Measles is a contagious childhood disease. (Correct)

6. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies is one of the factors that determines our overall health.(Incorrect)

7. Leah is the only one of the many applicants who has the ability to step into this job.(Correct)

8. Neither the explorer nor his companions were ever seen again.(Incorrect)

Succes!Sper că te-am ajutat!

Ask Alte intrebari