Wednesday 24 February 2016

EXP 105 EXP/105 EXP105 Week 5 Grammar Quiz Subject Verb-Agreement


EXP 105 EXP/105 EXP105 Week 5 Grammar Quiz Subject Verb-Agreement

  1. Most singular nouns that end in “s”—such as politics, news, measles—take plural verbs. For example: “The local news are a good source for community events.”
  2. Select the correct form of the verb provided to correctly complete the sentence. The Final Reflection, in addition to the Grammar Quiz and two Discussions, ________ made this week particularly challenging.
  3. Titles of works and company names should be treated as singular nouns. For example: “The Secret Life of Bees is a novel that was made into a movie last year.”
  4. Select the sentence that has correct subject-verb agreement.
  5. Compound subjects—those joined with “and”—should take singular verbs. For example: “The cd player and moon-roof is included in the car’s price.”
  6. Select the correct form of the verb provided to correctly complete the sentence. There _____ to be some research to support intentional learning and student success.
  7. Select the correct form of the verb provided to correctly complete the sentence. Neither the kids shouting nor the telephone ringing _______ Krista who is deep in thought as she peruses the comments of her classmates in the discussion forums.
  8. Select the sentence that has correct subject-verb agreement.
  9. Select the correct form of the verb provided to correctly complete the sentence. The majority of the people in the field of education ______ proponents for education reform and resource equity across socio-economic divides.
  10. As a general rule, collective nouns—such as family, class, faculty, audience—take singular verbs. For example: “This year the graduating class is having a beach party after the ceremony.”

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