INTERVENING PHRASES

September 27, 2018

Intervening Phrases
Exercise:
Choose the appropriate verb for the following
sentences:

1.) A string on my electric guitar (is, are) out of tune.

2.) Days during summer (seem, seems) to pass very

quickly.

3.) All stars, just like our sun, (has, have) a system of
planets.
4.) Justin's stamp and coin collections, as well as his art gallery
(was, were) saved from the flood.

5.) My brother Harry, along with Justin and Jesse, (has, have)
forgotten to drink the milk.

6.) Those who drive to work always (complain, complains)

about the traffic.

7.) The light from the new mercury lamps (brighten, brightens)
the sidewalk.
•Create a short story with
intervening
phrases.Underline the
intervening phrases, encircle
the subject and box the verb.
Reminders:

•Quiz tomorrow.
Study the following:
a. Inverted sentences
b. Intervening phrases
c. Spelling