Exerciseforsubject-verbconcord

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I

.Multiplechoice:

1.Themanagerorhisassistant__goingtoattendthemeeting.

A.wereB.areC.isD.has

2.Twoweeks__enoughforustofinishthetask.

A.hasB.areC.isD.were

3.Herpolitics__neitherconservativenorliberal.

A.areB.hasbeenC.wasD.is

4.Aroundandaspuaretable__intheshopwindow.

A.wasexhibitingB.wasexhibitedC.wereexhibitingD.wereexhibited

5.Whenhegottothefair,whatwereleftbehind__tenemptybottles.

A.wasB.wereC.justD.only

6.Thereisalwaysapossibilitythattheinfectionwillreturn,butsofarthere__beennosignsoftrouble.

A.hasB.haveC.areD.had

7.Georgeistheonlyoneofthebrighteststudentswho__fromNewYorkUniversity.

A.isgraduatedB.havegraduatedC.hasgraduatedD.aregraduated

8.Hardworkandplainliving_characteristicsoftheworkingclass.

A.wereB.isC.hasbeenD.are

9.Althoughthefirstpartofthebookiseasy,therest__.

A.aredifficultB.hasproveddifficultC.issupposeddifficultD.havebeenfounddifficult

10.Everypolicemanandfireman__onthealert.

A.wasB.wereC.havebeenD.are

11.SincetheChernobylnuclearexplosion，Thepublic__greatconcernoverthesafetyofnuclearpowerplants.

A.hasshownB.showedC.showsD.isshown

12.Tenpercentoftheworkersinthiscity__nowonstrike.

A.isB.areC.istobeD.aretobe

13.Severalofthecupsintheset__indelivery.

A.weresmashedB.wassmashingC.wassmashedD.weresmashing

14.Baconandscrambledeggs__thestandardAmericanbreakfast.

A.isB.areC.istobeD.aretobe

15.Incoldclimates,thewood-framedwelling,properlybuiltandinsulated,_warmesttypeofhome.

A.andtheB.theC.istheD.whereitis

16.Thegrowthofpart-timeandflexibleworkingpatterns,

37.Theprojectrequiresmorelabourthan__becauseitisextremelydifficult.

A.havebeenputinB.tobeputinC.hasbeenputinD.beingputin

38.Notonlythewholenation,butthewholeEurope,indeedthewholehumansociety___toalteritsattitudetoracialproblems.

A.haveaneedB.needC.hasaneedD.needs

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II

.Errorcorrection

1.Justoutsidetheruinsareamagnificentbuildingsurroundedbytalltrees.

ABCD

2.AlongthenorthernborderofItalyisseenAlps,mightyintheirsplendor.

ABCD

3.Knowinghowtothinkclearlyandtospeakcorrectlygiveoneconfidence.

ABCD

4.Althonghthebodyhasbeenreducedinsizebyeighteeninches,therehavebeenlittlechangeinthe

ABCD

engineofthenewmodels.

5.Dictionariesmaybeusedtoanswerquestion,tosolveproblems,ortoobtaininformation.

ABCD

6.Thenewsofthepresident’streatynegotiationswiththeforeigngovernmentwerereceivedwith

AB

mixedemotionsbythecitizensofbothgovernments.

CD

7.Therearealargesupplyofpensandnotebooksinthestoreroomtotheleftofthelibraryentrance.

ABCD

8.Onlyaboutoneoftwelveoftheyoungmenandwomenofthiscountryreceiveacollegeeducation.

ABCD

9.MoreoftenitisthePresident,andnotthemembersofhiscabinet,whoappealtothepublic.

A B C D

10.Inthiscityistobefoundboththemostrenownedscholarsandthescoundrelsofthecountry.

AB C D

11.Thesalesmanassuredmethatagoodsetoftiresweresupposedtolastatleasttwentymiles.

A BCD

12.WithintheAlamowasonehundredandeightymen,morethantwothirdsofwhomhadrecently

AB

migratedfromnearbystates.

CD

13.Withtheexceptionofaluminum,shinymetalssuchastinorcopperturnsintoblackpowderswhen

ABC

groundfine.

D

14.Theweeksofsummertrainingareoftenastenseforsportswritersasitisforfootballplayers.

AB CD

15.Americqnwomenhavecomealongwayontheroadtowardaroleforwomenwhichareas

A BC

dignifiedandresponsibleastheoneassignedtomen.

D

16.Thatintelligencetestsactuallygiveameasurementoftheintelligenceofindividualsare

AB questionedbysomeeminentpsychologists.

CD

17.Neitherthereportersnortheeditorhasreceivedtheirpaycheck.

ABCD

18.Subjectbibliographiesvaryinsize,scope,andmethod,accordingtothepurposeforwhich

AB C

itisdesigned.

D

19.Abodyofvolunteershavebeenorganizedtoaidthehelplessintheirstruggleforsurvival.

ABCD

20.Althoughamajorityofthehouses