Exam 29: Present Tense Agreement

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Now, with the aid of modern technology, seismographers often ( detects , detect ) tsunamis and ( sends , send ) out warnings.

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. One of the car's six cylinders ____ not working.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Experts maintain a careful watch for tsunamis along the Pacific coastline, but sadly, technology still ( does , do ) not guarantee the public safety.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Since parents and children may not enjoy doing the same things; children, for example, often ____ like to wander the halls of a museum of art.

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. Neither the buyer nor the seller____ with the lawyer's suggestion for the closing date on the house.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Here are exhibits that ____ how electricity is generated or why bubbles eventually break, or where lightning is likely to strike.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. But the horrific tsunami of 2004 in southern Asia ( holds , hold ) the record for deadly consequences, killing over 250,000 people.

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. Here ____ my check for the first month's rent and the security deposit.

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. Where is the driver who usually ____ this route?

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Tsunamis ( are , is ) caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or land shifts beneath the ocean's surface.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Many ( say , says ) that the Italian earthquake of 1908 killed 123,000 because no technology warned the public.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Some tsunami waves ( rise , rises ) as high as 100 feet, move 450 miles per hour, and ( hit , hits ) so hard they ( destroy , destroys ) piers, homes, bridges, and human life.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. With this in mind, my family and I ____ chosen to spend a week in Springfield

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. Each one ____ entertainment for all of us.

Instructions: The following sentences form an essay. Select the correct verb for each blank. First, Johnson's Farm ____ visitors during July and August.

Instructions: Select the letter of the correct verb or verbs for each sentence. Tsunamis ( is , are ) especially dangerous because they are so difficult to detect in advance.