Exam 29: Present Tense Agreement

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Because of this monumental tragedy, people all over the world ( know , knows ) what a tsunami is.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Of course, we learn as much as our children and certainly ____ not mind spending extra hours at the museum with them.

Instructions: In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the letter of the correct answer. My cat often ____ the mail carrier.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Because most exhibits ____ hands-on, children love to go from floor to floor pushing as many buttons and turning as many knobs as possible.

Instructions: In each of the following sentences, a blank space appears where a verb should be. Select the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. The candidate's record on health-care reform is what ____ Moira.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Activities ____ to appeal to both adult and child.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Springfield offers two places that ____ perfect for us to visit: Johnson's Farm and the Springfield Science Museum.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Anyone with a family ____ that taking a vacation with children require careful planning.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. With supervision, the children ____ the animals, cook soup on a hearth, and learn to use simple farm tools.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. There ____ also blueberries and blackberries waiting to be picked at prices lower than supermarket prices.

Instructions: In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the letter of the correct answer. Each of those desserts ____ low in calories and fat.

Instructions: In each sentence below, a blank space appears where the verb should be. Decide which verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Select the letter of the correct answer. One of the dentists ____ close to her office.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. At sea, they often ( have , has ) waves several hundred miles long and just a few feet high.

Instructions: In each of the following sentences, a blank space appears where a verb should be. Select the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. Whenever my family ____ to a baseball game, we all ____ hot dogs and pretzels.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. The Springfield Science Museum ____ while it amuses.

Instructions: In each of the following sentences, a blank space appears where a verb should be. Select the letter of the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence. California ____ two nicknames: the El Dorado State and the Grape State.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. As a tsunami ( approaches , approach ) a coastline, its length ( shortens , shorten ) as its height ( increases , increase ).

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. We will be able to see how sheep ____ shorn and cows are milked.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. We may attempt to persuade them to spend a little time at the ballet, but if they prefer not to, there ____ always other vacations, when they will be a bit older.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. All of us ____ forward to spending time on the farm.