Question 1

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Sixteen. &#10;&#8203; The pronouns I and you usually take plural verbs, even though they are singular.

Accepted Answer

The pronouns I and you usually take plural verbs, even though they are singular.

Question 2

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; The number of graduates ______ increasing.&#10;A)are&#10;B)&#8203;is

Accepted Answer

The phrase "the number of" is always followed by a singular verb, hence "is" is the correct choice.

Question 3

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; After the raccoons finished ______ attack on the trash cans, the neighborhood was quiet once more.&#10;A)its&#10;B)his or her&#10;C)our&#10;D)their

Accepted Answer

The correct choice is "their" because "raccoons" is a plural noun, and "their" is the plural possessive pronoun that agrees with it.

Question 4

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; Thomas dropped the pile of dishes and ______ every one of them.&#10;A)break&#10;B)breaks&#10;C)broke&#10;D)broken

Accepted Answer

The correct form is "broke" because the sentence is in the past tense, indicated by "dropped," so "broke" is the past tense form of "break" that matches the tense of the sentence.

Question 5

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; When Renee got married, her grandmother cried with happiness.&#10;A)married&#10;B)got&#10;C)cried&#10;D)no error

Accepted Answer

The sentence is grammatically correct as written, with no agreement errors present.

Question 6

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Sixteen. &#10;&#8203; Both plural subjects and plural verbs generally end in - s .

Accepted Answer

Plural subjects do not end in -s, but plural verbs generally do not end in -s; it's singular verbs that often end in -s in the present tense.

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Sixteen. &#10;&#8203; An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces.

Accepted Answer

An antecedent is indeed the noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to or replaces in a sentence, ensuring clarity and avoiding repetition.

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Sixteen. &#10;&#8203; A compound subject joined with or uses a verb that matches the last subject.

Accepted Answer

In sentences with compound subjects joined by "or," the verb agrees with the subject that is closest to it, which is the last subject mentioned.

Question 9

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; When he looks at the questions at the end of the chapter, William think he knows the answers to all of them.&#10;A)think&#10;B)looks&#10;C)knows&#10;D)no error

Accepted Answer

The verb "think" should agree with its singular subject "William," thus it should be "thinks."

Question 10

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; If students work hard, ______ will have a better chance of succeeding.&#10;A)they&#10;B)you&#10;C)he or she&#10;D)him or her

Accepted Answer

The correct pronoun to use in this sentence is "they" because it is plural and gender-neutral, matching the plural subject "students."

Question 11

Directions: Identify the agreement error in the following sentences. &#8203; Sandra and Kim enjoys watching the ice skaters in the park.&#10;A)enjoys&#10;B)watching&#10;C)skaters&#10;D)no error

Accepted Answer