Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its subject?
A.
Practitioners of judo often have extremely strong legs.
B.
The basketballs for the girls' team is under the bleachers.
C.
The telephone in the kitchen near the stairs don't work.
D.
The sports pages in the newspaper always has good articles.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
All right, so, which one makes sense? I mean, let's take a look at option 2. Take away everything except for the subject and the verb. "Basketballs is" sounds wrong, so that can't be it. It would have to be "basketballs are".
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
wait i have another one
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Try the other ones and tell me what you come up with.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
wait what about the first one
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
I meant 'A', 'D', and 'C'. :)
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is wrong
OpenStudy (anonymous):
or right
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Check the subject-verb agreement for those.
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OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
'A' is right, if that's what you mean.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
what i have more
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its subject?
A.
Paintings of fruit appears in every museum I have visited.
B.
The food for tomorrow's picnic are in the cooler.
C.
A stack of notecards were on Jacob's desk.
D.
The new coaches of the volleyball team are Ms. Wilson and Mr. Campbell.
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Same idea:
a. Paintings appears
b. Food are
c. A stack were
d. Coaches are
Which option makes sense?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
d
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Yep!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
k wait
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Which sentence uses a verb that agrees with its subject?
A.
The instructor for the afternoon exercise classes are funny and energetic.
B.
The containers on the shelves of the refrigerator holds leftovers.
C.
A yellow cake with chocolate frosting spread between the layers are Angela's choice.
D.
Some students at the library are meeting to study.
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OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
A. Instructor are
B. Containers holds
C. Cake are
D. Students are
OpenStudy (anonymous):
b
OpenStudy (anonymous):
dont leave
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
hello
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Hello
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
to you long enough
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OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
I'm here; I'm on mobile, so it won't say that I'm here but I am.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
what is the answer
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
The answer isn't 'b'.
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
It would be 'containers hold', not 'containers holds'.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
you watch glee
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Ah, I used to.
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
You're left with 'A', 'C', and 'D'.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i could tell what is the answer
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OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
I believe it's against the CoC to blatantly give you the answer, but feel free to make an educated case and I can tell you whether you're correct.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok d
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Right!
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Which verb form correctly completes the sentence? Is the verb singular or plural?
The batteries in our cell phones __________ to charge.
A.
need, singular
B.
needs, plural
C.
need, plural
D.
needs, singular
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
help
OpenStudy (theslytherinhelper):
Need = plural
Needs = singular
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok
OpenStudy (anonymous):
thanks to you i passed thank you soooooooooooo much