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Quiz 4 Subject-Verb Agreement Time: 50 Min.
1.The architect smiled when she looked at the construction plans, which—
having been drawn by her eleven-year-old son—was implausible in design and
impossible to execute.

Choose 1 answer:

A. NO CHANGE
B. has been
C. were
D. is
2. Therapatetic's new style of orthotic footwear with neon shoelaces makes for an eye-
catching pair of shoes.
A. NO CHANGE
B. make
C. were making
D. are making
3.NASA's long-awaited photos of Pluto show that not a single impact crater appear on the
planet's surface, which indicates that Pluto is geologically active.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have appeared
C. appears
D. are appearing

4.Alma and her brother Jose has won the state robotics competition for high school students.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have won
C. is winning
D. was winning

5."We only have three weeks until our fall issue goes to print," say Elena as a reminder to the
Life and Art Magazine editors who lagged on deadlines.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were saying
C. have said
D. said

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6.Abdullah were pumping the brakes gingerly, as if it were raining. “Maybe I should
reconsider this exit,” he said under his breath.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have been
C. are
D. was
7. Anyone who has traveled to foreign countries understand the importance of getting
immunization shots.

Choose 1 answer
A. NO CHANGE
B. understands
C. have understood
D. were understanding
8.Everyone in the seminar believe that meditation relieves stress and promotes overall well-
being.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. believes
C. have believed
D. were believing

9.Writing have been invented in Sumer around 3200 BCE, marking the beginning of recorded
history.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. was
C. were being
D. are

10.Awarded a Newbery Medal, Doll Bones are the story of three children's quest to return a
haunted doll to its proper grave site.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. were
D. have been

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11.After discovering that children who grow up on farms are less likely to suffer from asthma
and allergies, researchers is trying to isolate the compounds in farm dust that lead to this
protection.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. tries
C. has tried
D. are trying

12.Billy, although he had a great sense of timing for stand-up comedy, were handicapped by
his poor memory.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have been
C. was
D. were being

13.Since restaurants rarely skimps on rich ingredients like butter and salt, some researchers
now say that "sit-down" restaurant food is nutritionally no better than fast food.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. rarely skimp
C. is rarely skimping
D. has rarely skimped

14.With the help of the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, middle school students in Gateway,
Alaska observe intubation and sets bones.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is setting
C. has set
D. set

15.Some would consider it foolish to build one's own hot-air balloon to travel around the
world; others might call it a brilliant way to avoid rising rates in air travel.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. considers
C. is considering
D. has considered

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16.If Margaret can spend a week in the wilderness, she surely possesses the fortitude to deal
with a spider in her bathtub.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. possess
C. have possessed
D. were possessing

17.When hiking Machu Picchu in Peru, most hikers finds that altitude sickness is a greater
challenge than the intensity of the climb.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. has found
C. find
D. is finding

18.Although calzones often contain the same ingredients as pizza, they are much easier to
hold and present a much more subdued package.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. contains
C. is containing
D. has contained

19.A recent experiment revealed that hungry mosquitoes first zeroes in on smell and then on
warmth, thus body odor may play a key role in being more desirable to the bugs.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is first zeroing
C. first zero
D. has first zeroed

20.Despite claims that Columbus's journey to the Americas was filled with harsh weather,
records show that the seas were fairly calm for the duration of the trip.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. shows
C. is showing
D. has shown

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21.In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt revised 300 words that was thought to be too
complex. The president felt words like honour, centre, and travelled should be simplified,
hence the deviation of American spellings from their British counterparts.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. has been
C. is
D. were

22.Most parents never think to turn down their water heater, but many infants are burned by
overly-warm tap water.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. never thinks
C. is never thinking
D. has never thought

23.Reading fiction, cooking from scratch, and spending time in his garden is some of the
ways Frank reminds himself to relax.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are
C. has been
D. was

24.Although they were devastating, the London fire of 1666 and the Chicago fire of 1871
ultimately was resulting in positive change. They effectively wiped out archaic and
dangerous constructions, enabling the development of more modern cities.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. resulted
C. results
D. has resulted

25.A few daring students, led by a senior who would—miraculously—still graduate a few
months later, was playing leapfrog outside the window of a room where cameramen were
recording the dean's lecture.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were playing
C. has played
D. is playing

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26. Investigators at the Worldwide Crime Agency found Carmen Sandiego to be the most
elusive criminal of all time.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. finds
C. is finding
D. was finding

27. Set during the Great Depression, The Grapes of Wrath are a novel about the struggles of
tenant farmers in America.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were
C. have been
D. is

28. Only one of the three girls noticed when a shooting star streaked across the sky.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have noticed
C. were noticing
D. notice

29. Every cat in the control group are susceptible to seizures caused by sounds such as the
crumpling of tin foil.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were
C. is
D. have been

30. "All the President's Men is the most important work of investigative reporting to come
out of the 20th century," Hannibal said.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are
C. were
D. have been

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31. Everyone in the psychiatric communities I've visited agree that daily exercise can
enhance mental well-being.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. agrees
C. have agreed
D. were agreeing
32. Although everyone else in her group were asking for a turn with the scalpel, Shayla
preferred to take notes during the shark dissection.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have been asking
C. was asking
D. are asking

33. Lobsters, also known as the "cockroaches of the sea," is most delicious during the late
summer months after they have completed their shedding process.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. was
C. are
D. has been
34.The first large predators on Earth, according to at least one source, was sea scorpions that
grew up to almost six feet in length.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were
C. is
D. has been

35.The movie Twelve Monkeys belong to the sci-fi genre.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. belongs
C. are belonging
D. have belonged

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36.Ida B. Wells, one of the early leaders of the civil rights movement, is known for her many
candid journalistic accounts of the African-American condition at the turn of the 20th
century.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were
C. are
D. have been

37.To say that the new costume designer researched the Edwardian era meticulously would
be an understatement. He, unlike his predecessor, have scrutinized every button, every seam,
and every stitch.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. scrutinize
C. were scrutinizing
D. scrutinized

38.Adventure climbers like Alex Honnold specializes in free solo ascents without ropes up
sheer cliff faces, such as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is specializing
C. specialize
D. has specialized

39.A Norwegian company has created a fat substitute called Sense-Fi, which are made of a
byproduct of tree processing.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. were
D. have been

40.Your puppy's sleep-twitching isn't just another cute tendency, but also signals the
development of muscle coordination.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were also signaling
C. also signal
D. have also signaled

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41.Contrary to the theory that specific areas of the tongue responds to different tastes,
scientists have now determined that neurons in the brain are responsible for humans'
perception of flavors.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. respond
C. is responding
D. has responded

42.Braveheart and The Patriot, two movies which star Mel Gibson, capitalizes on the
dramatic potential of their historical settings.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. capitalize
C. was capitalizing
D. has capitalized

43.An ice cream sundae, especially when topped with three or four cherries, make a delicious
dessert.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. makes
C. were making
D. are making

44.Alexandre Dumas's novel, The Three Musketeers, tell a dramatic political and adventure
story about the royal French military.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are telling
C. were telling
D. tells

45.If a group of people are planning to climb soft rock, waiting for at least thirty six hours
after inclement weather are recommended.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. have been
D. were

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46."I've lost my sense of direction, so it feels like the exit to the outlet stores appear out of
nowhere," Molly said to Tameka as she changed lanes.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. has appeared
C. have appeared
D. were appearing

47.Edward tried to focus on what the barista was saying, but all the things he still needed to
do before the interview—and quickly, so that he could be on time—was racing through his
mind.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were
C. has been
D. is

48.Great works of epic poetry, although often narratives of important events that are specific
to a particular time and culture, have an appeal that transcends both of these.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. has
C. is having
D. was having

49.Using a flock of Doves—which, in this case, are tiny satellites made by Planet Labs—
are one way to monitor the real-time effects of climate change.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. were
D. have been

50.Gabriella wanted to be a doctor until she learned how many tests before, during, and after
medical school is required to graduate.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are
C. was
D. has been

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51.The calendar and the wheel, each an example of Mesopotamian ingenuity, are among the
inventions we often take for granted today.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. was
C. is
D. has been

52.Although a mud race may seem intimidating and perhaps disgusting to some people,
others are excited by the opportunity to conquer the obstacles, whether a huge network of
ropes or a pit of mud, which populates the course.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. populate
C. has populated
D. was populating

53.Beams of afternoon sunlight, shimmering across the windshield of Molly's hand-me-down

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. was beginning
C. were beginning
D. has begun

54.The thesis of Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers, contrary to what many people might
expect, are that opportunity and luck are more important to achievement than a high IQ.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. were
D. have been

55.More than 20 species of sharks and rays dwell in Gabon's new 18,000-square-mile marine
sanctuary, which offer a refuge to many rare and threatened species.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. have offered
C. were offering
D. offers

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56.In order to be a good chef, the possession of many skills, including creativity and clear
communication, are a requirement.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. were
D. have been

57.Having strict routines are mandatory for most creative people. For example, Franz Kafka
wrote all through the night, while Ernest Hemingway was up every morning at 5:00am to
write without disturbance.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were
C. is
D. have been

58.For people unable to get to the seashore this summer, the National Building Museum in
D.C. offers its new installation The Beach, complete with beach chairs and a snack bar. The
highlight of the installation, a huge pit of foam-colored balls, are designed to replicate the
ocean.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is
C. were being
D. have been

59. Flemish Giants, members of one of the largest breeds of pet rabbit, weighs up to 22
pounds.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is weighing
C. has weighed
D. weigh

60. Composer Max Richter is not afraid of his audience dozing off. In fact, his new eight-
hour composition, charmingly entitled Sleep, perform in a concert hall outfitted with
hundreds of beds.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are performed
C. were performed
D. is performed

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61. The number of new bands from my hometown of Austin are astonishing when you
consider that the city used to be much smaller than it is today.

Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. were astonishing
C. is astonishing
D. astonish

62. Both the egg and the eggplant, which have little in common with one another, is very
versatile when it comes to preparing a home-cooked meal for your family.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are very
C. they are very
D. was very

63. Sitting on the couch and watching TV was the best ways that Eric knew how to pass the
time; unfortunately, he couldn't pass 11th grade.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. Sitting on the couch, watching TV, were
C. Sitting on the couch and watching TV were
D. To sit on the couch and watching TV were

64. Arching their backs and hissing is a behavior common to many felines when they feel that
their safety is threatened.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. hissing are a behavior
C. hissing, behaviors
D. hissing are behaviors

65. According to my friend, a coin collector, a number of people are seeking Liberty Head
nickels minted in 1883.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. a number of people is seeking Liberty Head nickels
C. Liberty Head nickels are being sought by a number of people, they were
D. Liberty Head nickels are sought by a number of people

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66. There is more than two decades left until the next major earthquake is expected to shake
California.
Choose 1 answer:

A. NO CHANGE
B. There have been
C. There are
D. It has

67. Two writers in the USA, with unbelievable audacity, were claiming to write a thousand
books a year by working as a team and barely sleeping.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. is claiming
C. was claiming
D. has been claiming

68. Since news of the bankruptcy came suddenly, the entire company are clearing out their
desks immediately.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. everyone in the company are clearing out their desks
C. everyone in the company is clearing out his or her desk
D. the entire company is clearing out their desk

69. The school of fish, hiding among the jagged coral, were easily seen by the hammerhead
shark, despite the gloomy camouflage of the surroundings.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. seen
C. are easily seen
D. was easily seen

70. Philip Ferdinand's debt, which grew rapidly as he spent frivolously on extravagant
luxuries, were what ruined him in the end.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. was what ruined him in the end.
C. and ruined him in the end.
D. ruining him in the end.

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71. The vote of the American people, who turned out in record numbers, demonstrate that our
nation longs for more honest politicians to take office.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. numbers, demonstrates
C. numbers demonstrates
D. numbers which demonstrate

72. Pham Tuyen's compositions, many of which praise Vietnamese Communism, is proof that
music can simultaneously be art and propaganda.
Choose 1 answer:

A. NO CHANGE
B. Communism, are proof that music can at the same time simultaneously be
C. Communism, and music can simultaneously be
D. Communism, are proof that music can be both

73. The field of ceramics, which some laypeople simply call "pottery," are wide and varied in
application.
Choose 1 answer:

A. NO CHANGE
B. is wide and varied
C. were wide and varied
D. and is wide and varied

74. The use of various drinking vessels for different dining situations are a commonly
accepted practice across many world cultures.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. dining situations were
C. dining situations is
D. dining situations being

75. My parents always told me that going to the horse races are something to experience at
least once in your life.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. are something that one should experience at least once in your life.
C. is something to experience at least once in your life.
D. is something one's life should experience at least once.

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76. Neither smoking nor drinking alcoholic beverages are good for your long-term health.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. to smoke nor drinking alcoholic beverages is
C. smoking nor to drink alcoholic beverages are
D. smoking nor drinking alcoholic beverages is

77. Down the wildflower-covered mountain runs the trickle of snowmelt and the roaring river
that ends in a foaming waterfall.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. mountain run the trickle
C. mountain, the trickle
D. mountain, runs the trickle

78. The condensation that forms on cold glasses has long been of interest to young scientists.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. glasses have
C. glasses having
D. glasses are

79. Although both of the campers saw the mountain lion, neither are going to report the
sighting to their counselors, since leaving the main trail is against camp rules.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. lion but neither is going
C. lion but neither are going
D. lion, neither is going

80. Only one in five doctors agrees that health is more a matter of good genetics than of a
balanced approach to eating and exercise.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. five doctors agree
C. five doctors have agreed
D. five doctors are in agreement

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81. The collection of note shapes in written music from the 1400s are significantly different
in appearance from the collection of note shapes in modern notation.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. The collection of note shapes in written music from the 1400s are, in appearance,
significantly different from modern notation.
C. The collection from the 1400s of note shapes in written music appearing significantly
different from modern notation.
D. Significantly different in appearance from the collection of note shapes in modern notation
is the collection of note shapes in written music from the 1400s.

82. While you were at the hotel eating lunch, I will be at the gym for my daily workout.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. you are
C. you were being
D. you have been

83. It's a bad idea to go to an international airport without having your passport ready!
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. idea going to
C. idea will go to
D. idea went to

84. When your grandfather came to America two generations ago, he runs a small factory in
New York.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. ago, running a
C. ago, he will run a
D. ago, he ran a

85. This mountain began as a resort that will attract famous international visitors to its spa
and hotel.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. attracts
C. is attracting
D. once attracted

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86. This wolf has not only learned to howl on cue, but also will jump over fences.
Choose 1 answer:

A. NO CHANGE
B. jumping
C. has jumped
D. to jump

87. Lizards rustled through the grass as we hiked up the hills of the wild island.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. Lizards rustling
C. Lizards are rustling
D. Lizards will rustle

88. Someday we went to the North Pole to be like our favorite adventurers of olden days.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. we will go to
C. we had gone to
D. we have gone

89. Having a computer allowed you to view more free entertainment than even a king and
queen of a hundred years ago.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. allows you
C. allowing you
D. is allowing you

90. Since I've studied hard for medical school for years, I believed I would become a doctor.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. believed I will become
C. believe I can become
D. would become

91. The oceans will have rose from their ancient levels to their present-day levels because of
powerful natural forces.
Choose 1 answer:
A. NO CHANGE
B. will be rising
C. rose from
D. will rise

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92.While online tutorials make learning convenient and accessible, teachers hold students
accountable in a way that promotes action and retention.
A.NO CHANGE
B. held
C. had held
D. holding

93.Before he was finally caught and condemned as a blood doping cheater during his Tour de
France victories, Lance Armstrong has been at the top of the cycling world for over ten years.
A. NO CHANGE
B. will have been
C. had been
D. is

94.Until internet browsers were standardized across all computing platforms, each
programmer had to refer to different guidelines, each presenting the requirements according
to a specific browser.
A. NO CHANGE
B. has
C. will have
D. having

95.Ronny Stravinsky did not amass his fortune quietly; he had been suing competitors for
over twenty years before he will finally close his legal office.
A. NO CHANGE
B. finally closed
C. finally closes
D. had closed finally

96.Performing on the streets, I sing popular pop songs at the same time my partner can
play the guitar in the back.
A. NO CHANGE
B. played
C. had played
D. plays

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