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Study IslandCopyright ? 2012 Study Island - All rights reserved. Generation Date: 08/24/2012 Generated By: BRITTANY JONES 1. In the sentence below, what change, if any, must be made?Mayuka and I has always wanted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. A. change Mayuka and I to WeB. change has to haveC. change Mayuka and I to Mayuka and meD. The sentence is correctly written.2. How are the sentences below correctly written?Theirs are the best pair of Chihuahuas in the dog show. It will be difficult to choose a single winner.A. change are to wereB. change Chihuahuas to ChihuahuaC. change theirs to theirD. change are to is3. The occupants of the small office building was startled and confused when a fire engine pulled into the parking lot with its sirens blaring loudly.What is the best way to write the underlined part of the sentence? A. were startled and confusedB. being startled and confusedC. is startled and confusedD. has been startled and confused4. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. Dieter visit Moscow, Paris, Milan, and London every summer.B. Employees is allowed several breaks during their shifts.C. The United States has been Petrie's home for many years.D. The student with all the books walk very slowly to class.5. Which of these sentences is correctly written? A. Each of the contestants has a brilliant smile.B. Each of the contestants having a brilliant smile.C. Each of the contestant have a brilliant smile.D. Each of the contestants have a brilliant smile.6. Bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Heliobacter pylori, causes infections in humans and other organisms, and bacterial infections endanger the lives of many people around the world.What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? A. Change lives to life.B. Change endanger to endangers.C. Change causes to cause.D. No change is necessary.7. How is the sentence below correctly written?Either a large rodent or termites is responsible for the damage to the garden shed.A. change is to areB. change is to wasC. The sentence is correctly written.D. change rodent to rodents8. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. The audience wait eagerly for the symphony to begin.B. Three-fourths of the students were late for the exam.C. One of the members of the band have a black motorcycle.D. The nanny, along with two children, walk to the park.9. How is the sentence below correctly written?Eighty percent of the casserole were eaten by the dinner guests.A. Change were to was.B. The sentence is correctly written.C. Change percent to percents.D. Change guests to guest.10. When I ask for volunteers to organize a canned food drive, everyone?_______?me.Choose the correct verb for this sentence. A. are ignoringB. ignoreC. ignoresD. have been ignoring11. Six weeks are a long time to wait for an answer to a simple question.How is Six weeks are a long time correctly written? A. change are to isB. change weeks to week C. The sentence is correctly written.D. change Six to A12. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. Judging people based on appearance are very rude.B. Please wait here until someone arrive to help you.C. Each of the students plans to graduate this spring.D. Nick and Nora walks their terrier Asta every day.13. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. Either Kito or his sister Ama have to work late tonight.B. One of the DVDs are too badly scratched to play.C. Jaira's dog, cat, and fish are always happy to see her.D. The prom king and queen shares a dance together.14. There are freshly baked sugar cookies in the cafeteria if anyone wants a snack before class.What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? A. Change wants to want.B. Change are to is.C. Change snack to snacks.D. No change is necessary.15. Which of these sentences is correctly written? A. Either Allison or Holly are the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.B. Either Allison or Holly is the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.C. Either Allison or Holly were the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.D. Either Allison or Holly be the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project.16. In the sentence below, what change must be made to correct the mistake?Conditioning, as well as strategy, are what helped the marathon runner win the race. A. change strategy to strategiesB. change are to isC. change are to wereD. The sentence is correctly written.17. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. Both Tina and her friends rides the subway to school.B. The prom committee meet in the school library every Tuesday.C. The majority of voters know very little about politics.D. Kyra and her cousins are taking dance lessons this summer.18. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. Many students looks up to valedictorian Pechorin Snaith.B. Anyone with a bus pass earn a discount at the bookstore.C. The rugby team plays every other Saturday at Gorky Park.D. The church hold its annual charity drive in the parking lot.19. Which of these sentences is correctly written? A. The puppy or the cat are the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.B. The puppy or the cats was the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.C. The puppy or the cats are the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.D. The puppy or the cats is the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can.20. The starving pack of wolves are desperately hunting for a source of nourishment before the young wolf pups die.How is pack of wolves are desperately hunting correctly written? A. pack of wolves were desperately huntingB. pack of wolf are desperately huntingC. pack of wolves is desperately huntingD. pack of wolves are going to desperately hunting21. Neither Zinovy nor her parents enjoys seeing a letter from the principal arrive in the mail.Which underlined part of the sentence contains an error? A. arriveB. NeitherC. mailD. enjoys22. Akaky's family feels tense and anxious because the news coming from their homeland are bad.What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement? A. Change are to is.B. Change family to families.C. Change homeland to homelands.D. Change feels to feel.23. The two siblings decided to share their Halloween candy. Half of the candy bars belongs to each of them.How is Half of the candy bars belongs correctly written? A. change half to halvesB. change belongs to belongingsC. change belongs to belongD. change belongs to belonging24. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. Here are the poems Truvia wrote for Jydo last year.B. Rizzo and Vintus has worked together for years.C. Tales of the Alhambra are Ulia's favorite book.D. Lars, accompanied by Bianca, were late to the party.25. Dryden plans to take his car to the repair shop after work because the engine sound strange.What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? A. Change take to takes.B. Change plans to plan.C. No change is necessary.D. Change sound to sounds.26. Thom, who was working for his cousins, were driving the delivery truck recklessly, and a police officer gave him a ticket.What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement? A. Change were to was.B. Change gave to have given.C. Change officer to officers.D. Change was to were.27. Which of these sentences is correctly written? A. "Here was the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.B. "Here are the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.C. "Here be the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.D. "Here is the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss.28. In the sentence below, what change, if any, should be made?Michael Phelps is one of the best known athletes who endorse products in television commercials. A. change Michael Phelps to HeB. The sentence is correctly written.C. change endorse to endorsingD. change endorse to endorses29. Unfortunately, my brother Rudin's good intentions seldom?_______ in the appropriate actions.Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence. A. has been resultingB. resultC. resultsD. is resulting30. The team of Chinese acrobats dazzle the crowds with its daring, high-flying execution of dangerous feats.How is team of Chinese acrobats dazzle the crowds with its correctly written? A. change dazzle to dazzlesB. change its to itC. change dazzle to dazzlingD. change acrobats to acrobat31. The?_______, accompanied by the media and several tabloid reporters, often visits the hospital to cheer up the wounded soldiers.Choose the correct subject for this sentence. A. actressB. band membersC. actorsD. singer and his wife32. Calhoun Riggins and Philidia Stein is the first students to win the Turnpike Goosman Memorial Scholarship.What is the best way to write the underlined part of the sentence? A. has been the first studentsB. was the first studentsC. am the first studentsD. are the first students33. Which sentence demonstrates correct subject-verb agreement? A. More than half of the students plays sports after school.B. Spanish and French is complex and beautiful languages.C. Men, women, and children attends the annual parade.D. One of the local supermarkets offers the lowest prices.34. "There are two main problem I found in your essay," said Myski to her friend Bodin. "The spelling errors have not been corrected, and the citations are not formatted in the proper MLA style."What change should be made to correct the problem of subject-verb agreement? A. Change are to is.B. Change have to has.C. Change problem to problems.D. Change errors to error.35. Which of the sentences below is correctly written? A. One hundred percent of the student from Mrs. McGee's class is graduating this spring.B. One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.C. One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class is graduating this spring.D. One hundred percents of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring.36. Picasso, Miró, and Dalí are my favorite Spanish painters.How is Picasso, Miró, and Dalí are correctly written? A. change are to wasB. change are to isC. The sentence is correctly written.D. change Picasso, Miró, and Dalí to Picasso37. The student waiting in line for her books get angry when she sees other people cutting in line ahead of her.What change, if any, should be made to this sentence? A. Change people to person.B. No change is necessary.C. Change get to gets.D. Change sees to see.38. How should the sentence below be changed?Kurtis is the student who come late to class, almost every day. A. change is to wasB. change come to comesC. change come to comingD. change student to students39. "You enjoy reading poetry because you understand it," Keifaar told Pumba. "Mathematics, however, are more enjoyable for me."Which underlined part of the sentence, if any, contains an error? A. no errorB. enjoyC. understandD. are40. Penelope exclaimed, "Five hundred dollars are way too much to pay for shoes, even if they are from a designer collection!"How is Five hundred dollars are way too much to pay for shoes correctly written? A. change hundred to hundredsB. change dollars to dollarC. change are to isD. change Five to One41. How is the sentence below best written?Neither Ivan nor I is going to the basketball game on Friday night. A. change is going to am goingB. change is going to are goingC. change Ivan to heD. change is going to were going42. Which of these sentences is correctly written? A. A list of his favorite songs is in the top drawer of his desk.B. A list of his favorite songs are in the top drawer of his desk.C. A list of his favorite songs be in the top drawer of his desk.D. A list of his favorite songs were in the top drawer of his desk.43. Omar's ragged?_______?were finally thrown out, and his friends and family were thrilled.Choose the correct subject for this sentence. A. shirtB. walletC. trousersD. coat?????(1)?“Garnet, I can’t believe your mother is letting you turn the basement into a game room,” commented Dubois as he opened a can of soda and sat down on the couch.?(2)?His friend Shazzar nodded as he opened a bag of chips.?????(3)?“My parents are amazing,” Garnet replied with a smile.?(4)?“They even gave us a box of old movies to watch when we get tired of playing games.”?????(5)?“What kind of movies are in the box?” asked Shazzar.?(6)?“Most old movies is too boring for me to watch.”?????(7)?“Don’t be silly,” Garnet said.?(8)?“Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche is being interesting.?(9)?In fact, Scaramouche contain the longest swordfighting scene in cinematic history.”?????(10)?“I love sword fights,” said Dubois.?(11)?“They?_______?even more exciting than martial arts.”?????(12)?“That’s not true!” Shazzar protested, striking a kung fu pose.?(13)?“Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and I?_______?with you about that.?(14)?_______?is the most exciting entertainment in the world.”?????(15)?“We will see about that,” said Dubois as he grabbed a broom and a mop from the corner.?(16)?“I challenges you to a sword fight.?(17)?Your puny kung fu skills do not frighten me!”?(18)?As her friends raced around the basement with their makeshift swords, Garnet put her head in her hands and sighed.?????(19)?“I’m not sure these were the kinds of games my parents had in mind,” she said with a wry grin. 44. How should the author rewrite sentence 8? A. "Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche are interesting."B. "Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche was interesting."C. "Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche being interesting."D. "Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche has interesting scenes."45. Which sentence from the passage contains an error in subject-verb agreement? A. sentence 5B. sentence 12C. sentence 9D. sentence 1546. Choose the correct subject to complete sentence 14. A. MoviesB. TheyC. Kung fuD. Martial artists47. Which sentence from the passage contains an error in subject-verb agreement? A. sentence 17B. sentence 19C. sentence 18D. sentence 1648. Choose the correct verb to complete sentence 11. A. areB. has beenC. isD. was49. Read sentence 13 from the passage."Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and I?_______?with you about that."Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence. A. has a disagreementB. disagreesC. am disagreeingD. disagree50. Which sentence from the passage contains an error in subject-verb agreement? A. sentence 4B. sentence 3C. sentence 6D. sentence 1Answers1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. C 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. A 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. C 46. C 47. D 48. A 49. D 50. C 1. change has to have 2. change are to is 3. were startled and confused 4. The United States has been Petrie's home for many years. 5. Each of the contestants has a brilliant smile. 6. Change causes to cause. 7. change is to are 8. Three-fourths of the students were late for the exam. 9. Change were to was. 10. ignores 11. change are to is 12. Each of the students plans to graduate this spring. 13. Jaira's dog, cat, and fish are always happy to see her. 14. No change is necessary. 15. Either Allison or Holly is the person to ask when you have a question regarding progress on the art project. 16. change are to is 17. Kyra and her cousins are taking dance lessons this summer. 18. The rugby team plays every other Saturday at Gorky Park. 19. The puppy or the cats are the likely suspects for knocking over the trash can. 20. pack of wolves is desperately hunting 21. enjoys 22. Change are to is. 23. change belongs to belong 24. Here are the poems Truvia wrote for Jydo last year. 25. Change sound to sounds. 26. Change were to was. 27. "Here are the copies you requested," Angel muttered as he handed the stack of paper to his boss. 28. change endorse to endorses 29. result 30. change dazzle to dazzles 31. actress 32. are the first students 33. One of the local supermarkets offers the lowest prices. 34. Change problem to problems. 35. One hundred percent of the students from Mrs. McGee's class are graduating this spring. 36. The sentence is correctly written. 37. Change get to gets. 38. change come to comes 39. are 40. change are to is 41. change is going to am going 42. A list of his favorite songs is in the top drawer of his desk. 43. trousers 44. "Movies like Nosferatu and Scaramouche are interesting." 45. sentence 9 46. Kung fu 47. sentence 16 48. are 49. disagree 50. sentence 6 Explanations1. When two or more subjects are connected by "and," use a plural verb. "Mayuka" and "I" are both subjects that are connected by "and," so the plural verb "have" is correct.2. The subject "pair" is singular, so the singular verb "is" should be used.3. The subject of this sentence is "occupants," and it requires a plural verb. The best way to write this sentence is "The occupants of the small office building were startled and confused when a fire engine pulled into the parking lot with its sirens blaring loudly."4. A noun with a plural form and a singular meaning, such as "United States," takes a singular verb. This sentence is correctly written because both the subject and the verb are singular.5. The pronoun "each" is singular and requires the singular verb "has."6. "Bacteria" is a plural subject that requires a plural verb. "Causes" is singular and should be replaced with "cause." The correct way to write this sentence is "Bacteria, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae and Heliobacter pylori, cause infections in humans and other organisms, and bacterial infections endanger the lives of many people around the world."7. In the sentence the singular subject "rodent" is connected with the plural subject "termites" by the conjunction "or," so the sentence requires the plural verb "are."8. With words that indicate a fraction, the object of the preposition indicates whether the verb should be singular or plural. This sentence is written correctly because both the object of the preposition "students" and the verb "were" are plural.9. The noun "casserole" is singular, so the singular verb "was" is required.10. "Everyone" is a singular noun and requires a singular verb. The singular verb "ignores" is the correct answer choice.11. When using a period of time as a subject, the verb is singular. "Six weeks" is a period of time, so the singular verb "is" should be used in the sentence.12. This sentence is correctly written because both the subject "each" and the verb "plans" are singular.13. A subject that is made up of two or more nouns is a compound subject. When the parts are connected by and, the subject is plural, so it takes a plural verb. This sentence is written correctly because both the subject and the verb are plural.14. When the normal subject-verb word order is reversed in a sentence, the verb still agrees with the subject. In sentences beginning with there, the subject follows the verb. The subject of this sentence is "cookies," so the plural verb "are" is correct.15. When two singular subjects are connected by "either/or" or "neither/nor," the verb is singular. "Allison" and "Holly" are both singular subjects connected by "either" and "or;" therefore, the singular verb "is" is the correct form to use.16. The singular subject "conditioning" is separated from the verb "is" by the phrase "as well as." When determining whether the subject is singular or plural, ignore the phrases using "as well as," "besides," or "along with."17. A subject that is made up of two or more nouns is a compound subject. When the parts are connected by and, the subject is plural and takes a plural verb. The sentence "Kyra and her cousins are taking dance lessons this summer" is correctly written because both the subject and the verb are plural.18. Collective nouns like "team" have a singular form even though they refer to a group of individuals. This sentence is correctly written because both the subject "team" and the verb "plays" are singular.19. When a sentence has a singular subject connected to a plural subject with "or" or "nor," the plural subject should be last and the verb must be plural. In the correct answer, the version of the sentence has a singular subject "puppy" connected with a plural subject "cats" by the conjunction "or." The plural subject "cats" comes last and the verb "are" is plural.20. The noun "pack" is the subject in this sentence. "Pack" is a singular noun and requires the singular verb "is."21. When the subject of a sentence contains a singular noun and a plural noun joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the closer noun. In this sentence, the verb should agree with the plural word "parents." The sentence should be changed to read, "Neither Zinovy nor her parents enjoy seeing a letter from the principal arrive in the mail."22. A noun with a plural form and a singular meaning, such as "news," takes a singular verb. The plural verb "are" should be changed to the singular verb "is" to correct the error in subject-verb agreement.23. In the prepositional phrase "half of the candy bars,""candy bars" is the noun. "Candy bars" is a plural noun, so the subject is plural and requires a plural verb.24. When the normal subject-verb word order is reversed in a sentence, the verb still agrees with the subject. In sentences beginning with here, the subject follows the verb. The subject of this sentence is "poems," so the plural verb "are" is correct.25. In this sentence, "engine" is a singular noun, so it should be followed by a singular verb. The correct way to write this sentence is "Dryden plans to take his car to the repair shop after work because the engine sounds strange."26. The singular subject "Thom" should be followed by the singular verb "was driving." The modifying phrase "who was working for his cousins" does not affect the rule that a singular subject requires a singular verb.27. When a sentence begins with "here," the subject follows the verb. The subject "copies" is plural, so the verb "are" needs to be plural, too.28. The relative pronoun "who" refers to the subject Michael Phelps. Ignore the intervening words. The subject is singular, and the verb must be singular as well.29. The subject of this sentence is "intentions," and it requires a plural verb. The best way to write this sentence is "Unfortunately, my brother Rudin's good intentions seldom result in the appropriate actions."30. The subject "team" is singular, so the verb "dazzles" has to be singular.31. The singular verb "visits" should be accompanied by a singular subject. The correct way to write this sentence is "The actress, accompanied by the media and several tabloid reporters, often visits the hospital to cheer up the wounded soldiers."32. A subject that is made up of two or more nouns is a compound subject. When the nouns are connected by and, the subject is plural and takes a plural verb. The subject "Calhoun Riggins and Philidia Stein" is plural, so the correct way to write the sentence is "Calhoun Riggins and Philidia Stein are the first students to win the Turnpike Goosman Memorial Scholarship."33. When the subject and the verb are separated by other words or phrases, the verb should agree with the subject, not with a noun within the phrase. This sentence is correctly written because the subject "One" and the verb "offers" are both singular.34. When the normal subject-verb word order is reversed in a sentence, the verb still agrees with the subject. In sentences beginning with there, the subject follows the verb. In this example, the plural verb "are" should be followed by the plural subject "problems."35. The noun "students" is plural, so the plural verb "are" is required.36. When a sentence has two or more subjects connected by "and," a plural verb is required. The sentence "Picasso, Miró, and Dalí are my favorite Spanish painters" has correct subject-verb agreement.37. When the subject and the verb are separated by other words or phrases, make sure the verb agrees with the subject, not with a noun within the phrase. The singular subject "student" should be followed by a singular verb. The plural verb "get" should be changed to the singular verb "gets" in this sentence.38. The pronoun "who" refers to Kurtis. The subject is singular; therefore, the verb "comes" also must be singular.39. A noun with a plural form and a singular meaning, such as "mathematics," requires a singular verb. In this sentence, the subject "mathematics" should be followed by the verb "is."40. When using a sum of money as a subject, the verb is singular. "Five hundred dollars" is a sum of money, so the singular verb "is" should be used in the sentence.41. When I is one of the two subjects used with either/or or neither/nor, place I second and follow it with the singular verb am.42. The noun "list" is the subject of this sentence. "List" is a singular noun and requires the singular verb "is."43. Nouns with a plural form, such as scissors, tweezers, trousers, jeans, and shears, require plural verbs. In this sentence, the verb "were" is plural, so the plural noun "trousers" is the best answer choice.44. The subject of sentence 8 is plural and requires a plural verb. The singular verb "is" should be changed to the plural verb "are."45. The subject of sentence 9 is singular and requires a singular verb. The plural verb "contain" should be changed to the singular verb "contains" to correct the error in subject-verb agreement.46. The singular subject "is" in sentence 14 requires a singular subject. "Kung fu" is the correct answer choice.47. Sentence 16 contains an error in subject-verb agreement. The singular subject "I" requires a singular verb. The correct way to write this sentence is "I challenge you to a sword fight."48. The plural subject "They" in sentence 11 requires a plural verb. The best way to write this sentence is "They are even more exciting than martial arts."49. Sentence 13 has a plural subject and requires a plural verb. The plural verb "disagree" is the best choice to complete this sentence.50. The subject of sentence 6 is plural and requires a plural verb. The singular verb "is" should be changed to the plural verb "are." ................
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