Wednesday 24 February 2016

EXP 105 Week 5 Grammar Quiz Subject Verb-Agreement


EXP 105 Week 5 Grammar Quiz Subject Verb-Agreement

  1. 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.”
  2. Select the correct form of the verb provided to correctly complete the sentence. Every one of Ashford’s EXP 105 students ______ what valuable resources the college offers with the Ashford Library and the Ashford Writing Center.
  3. Select the correct form of the verb provided to correctly complete the sentence. Either the additional resources provided or the textbook _____ the information required to respond appropriately to this week’s discussion prompt.
  4. Select the sentence that has correct subject-verb agreement.
  5. 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.”
  6. Select the sentence that has correct subject-verb agreement.
  7. The subject and verb should agree even when other words come between them. For example: “The students, as well as their teacher, are excited about the upcoming trip to Italy.”
  8. 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.”
  9. Select the sentence that has correct subject-verb agreement.
  10. 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.

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