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  1. There ___________the horse now.

  • go
  • goes (correct)
  • went
  • have gone

  1. Written on the notebook_________ his report.

  • is (correct)
  • was
  • are
  • were

  1. Here ___________ the cats under this sofa.

  • lying
  • lie (correct)
  • lies
  • lain

  1. There ____________ ten children in the council.

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  1. ____________ the geese cooked?

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  1. There________ many rare birds found in the aviary.

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  1. There ________only one agendum during the meeting yesterday.

<p>was (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

  1. The public ____________warned about the coming storm.

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  1. The school staff ____________ attending the meeting tomorrow.

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  1. The team __________ running towards the different exits.

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  1. I was thrilled to receive a __________ book with my order.

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  1. His clown costume consists of a red nose, oversized shoes, and a ________ jacket.

<p>Size 4X polka-dotted silk smoking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

  1. He was wearing a ________ shirt.

<p>dirty old flannel (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

  1. Pass me the ________ cups.

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  1. There were__________ ornaments on the shelf.

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Flashcards

There ___________ the horse now.

Use 'goes' when referring to a singular noun or subject moving.

Written on the notebook_________ his report.

Use 'is' with singular nouns written about in a notebook

Here ___________ the cats under this sofa.

'Lie' is used since 'cats' is plural and 'sofa' is singular.

There ____________ ten children in the council.

Use 'are' for plural subjects.

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____________ the geese cooked?

'Were' is the plural past tense form of 'to be.'

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There ________ many rare birds found in the aviary.

'Are' is used with the plural noun 'birds'.

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There ________only one agendum during the meeting yesterday.

'Was' indicates a singular subject in the past.

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The public ____________warned about the coming storm.

'Is' is appropriate when referring to a singular collective noun acting as a unit.

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The school staff ____________ attending the meeting tomorrow.

'Is' is correct, with the staff being considered a single entity.

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The team __________ running towards the different exits.

'Are' is correct because the team members are acting individually, each running to different exits.

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I was thrilled to receive a __________ book with my order.

Adjectives appear in a certain order: opinion, size, physical quality, shape, age, color, origin, material, type, and purpose.

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His clown costume consists of a red nose, oversized shoes, and a ________ jacket.

Sequence multiple adjectives correctly: size, then characteristics.

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He was wearing a ________ shirt.

Descriptive adjectives are placed before the noun.

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Pass me the ________ cups.

Arrange adjectives: quantity/opinion, then quality, then size, then color.

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There were__________ ornaments on the shelf.

Place adjectives describing charm and material before the noun.

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