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I. Subject-Verb Agreement. Directions: circle the letter of the verb that completes each
sentence. (2.5%)
1. The Native Americans ___ this story. 2. Bears tail ___ stuck in the ice.
a) tell a) are
b) tells b) get
c) are c) gets
d) telling d) be
5. He ___ to catch fish with his tail. 6. The other animals ___ at Bears A
try stumpy tail.
a) try a) are
b) trys b) laugh
c) tries c) looks
d) trying d) looking
7. Bear ___ his tail in the icy water. 8. They ___ away when he chases
them.
a) dangle a) is
b) dangles b) runs
c) drop c) scampers
d) hanging d) run
I bought a new computer game yesterday. It ( seem, seems ) very easy, but I ( bet, bets ) the game
( get, gets ) harder. Timmy and Jim, my computer buddies, ( want, wants ) to come over and play it
this afternoon. My mom says that they ( has, have ) to ask their mothers first. Their mom ( think,
thinks ) it is okay, and she ( is, are ) bringing them over to my house. I ( hope, hopes ) they get here
soon. Timmy just ( know, knows ) that he is going to beat Jim and me. However, I ( disagree,
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