1. Read the following paragraph. Then go back and look at each
sentence. Circle the subjects and underline the main verbs. If
the subject and verb do not agree, write in the correct form of the
verb. Remember that the object of a preposition cannot be the
subject of a sentence.
The Eagle Creek Trail, one of the most frequently hiked trails
in the Columbia River Gorge, climb fourteen miles into the Cascade
Mountains. The trail's most striking feature are the number of
waterfalls along its length. The first of these several waterfalls
are visible from a viewpoint only a mile and a half from the
trailhead. At two and a half miles, hikers arrive at Punch Bowl
Falls. Here the water continue to carve a deep pool, which gives
the falls its name. Many hikers rest here briefly. Beyond Punch
Bowl Falls rise High Bridge. This steel span crosses a narrow
gorge. The creek bed is at least fifty feet below the bridge
level. The waters at this point flows through a channel only five
or six feet wide. Persistent hikers eventually reach Tunnel Falls.
Here the trail literally tunnel behind an otherwise impassable
waterfall. Such a dramatic landscape make the Eagle Creek Trail a
popular place in the summer.
2. In each sentence below, circle the subject and underline the
main verb. If the subject and verb agree, place a C on the line
below. If the subject and verb do not agree, rewrite the sentence
so that the verb agrees with its subject.
1. The groups that rafts the Colorado River goes home deeply
affected by the experience.___________________________________________
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2. Neither of these auditioners are right for the part.__________
______________________________________________________________________
3. Neither the witnesses nor the police officer were able to
identify the hit-and-run driver positively.___________________________
______________________________________________________________________
5. Either you or the other driver were responsible for the
accident._____________________________________________________________
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6. That band play a spirited rendition of "Stars and Stripes
Forever."_____________________________________________________________
7. Some of this essay is absolutely brilliant.___________________
______________________________________________________________________
8. Do anyone want the rest of my sandwich?_______________________
______________________________________________________________________
9. The entire gaggle of geese wobble in unison down to the pond.
______________________________________________________________________
10. The jury find the defendant not guilty._______________________
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11. Each person in the class are going to do great things.________
______________________________________________________________________
12. Every ferret in the shop looks like it has rabies.____________
______________________________________________________________________
3. The sentences below contain relative clauses, clauses
introduced by that, which, or who. Underline the correct verb
form(s) in each sentence and draw a line connecting each verb to
its subject.
1. Weeks that is/are as rainy as this one make/makes me sleepy.
2. She will ask one of the students who arrive/arrives on time to
help her distribute the new assignment.
3. The Gary Larson cartoon that you like/likes is/are posted on the
bulletin board.
4. The mayor says that decisions that affect/affects us all should be
decided by the city council rather than the city manager
5. One of the contestants who enter/enters will win a trip for two to Key
West, Florida.
6. She is one of those comediennes who make/makes audiences laugh/laughs
out of embarrassment.
7. The restaurants that the group frequent/frequents is/are all downtown.
8. Each of the members who vote/votes have/has a duty to keep the ballot
a secret.
9. Which pup in the litter seem/seems the most affectionate?
10. Chen's is the only family that cook/cooks together every night.