2011年12月5日 星期一

Subject-Verb Agreement

Exercise:

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb.

1. Helen is 16 years old, and she _________ (want) to be a doctor.

2. Three criminals _________ (be) caught by the police last night.

3. Peterson and his wife _________ (own) a Chinese restaurant, and they have spent lots of money on it.

4. Tim’s glasses _________ (be) broken when he fell out of a tree.

5. Vegetables _________ (be) good for your health.

6. My family _________ (be) large.

7. ________ (do) any bus go to the airport?

8. Nobody ________ (know) anything about the poet’s life.

9. It’s raining. Give Joyce an umbrella if there ________ (be) one left.

10. The teacher thinks none of the students ________ (study) hard enough.

11. Both of Dale’s sisters ________ (be) interested in acting when they were young.

12. Most of the students in this class ________ (wear) glasses.

13. All of the shirts in the store ________ (be) too small for Gina.

14. One of Mrs. Wang’s children ________ (be) sick yesterday.

15. Some of the workers ________ (live) in the city, but the others ________ (do) not.

16. Dessert, as well as soft drinks, _______ (be) given to children who took part in the summer camp.

17. Either Nicole or her parents _______ (be) going to Hawaii next month.

18. Not only Amy but also her classmates _______ (be) going out for a picnic.

19. Trick-or-treating, along with putting out jack-o’-lanterns, _______ (have) become traditional Halloween activities.

20. Neither the teacher nor the students _______ (be) excited about doing the experiment.

21. Two times eight ________ (be) sixteen.

22. Five minutes ________ (be) what I need for a short break.

23. Five dollars ________ (be) all that I have.

24. Fried chicken ________ (be) my favorite when I was little.

25. The blind ________ (do) not usually have better hearing than those who can see.



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jinglu 提到...

This is the first challenge.