Choose the correct

form of the verb that

agrees with the
subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are)
at school.

2. Either my mother or my father

(is, are) coming to the meeting.

3. The dog or the cats (is, are)

outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat
(is, are) always on the floor.

5. George and Tamara (doesn't,

don't) want to see that movie.
1. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the
answer.

2. One of my sisters (is, are) going

on a trip to France.

3The man with all the birds (live,

lives) on my street.
4. The movie, including all the
previews, (take, takes) about
two hours to watch.

5. The players, as well as the

captain, (want, wants) to win.
1. Either answer (is, are)
acceptable.

2. Every one of those books (is, are)

fiction.

3. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble

I've seen.
4. (Is, Are) the news on at five or
six?

5. Mathematics (is, are) John's

favorite subject, while Civics (is,
are) Andrea's favorite subject.
1. Eight dollars (is, are) the
price of a movie these days.

2. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this

drawer?

3. Your pants (is, are) at the

cleaner's.
4. There (was, were) fifteen candies
in that bag. Now there (is, are) only
one left!

5. The committee (debates, debate)

these questions carefully.
Adjective or Adverb
1. He (correct, correctly)
defined the terms. The answer
sounded (correctly, correct).

2. She (quickly, quick) adjusted

the fees. She adapted (quick,
quickly) to any situation.
3. He measured the floor (exact, exactly).
They proved to be (perfectly, perfect) (exact,
exactly) measurements.

4. The stillness of the tomb was (awfully,

awful). The tomb was (awfully, awful) still.

5. It was a (dangerously, dangerous) lake to

swim in. The man was (dangerous, dangerously)
drunk. The gas smelled (dangerously,dangerous).
1. She performed (magnificent,
magnificently). It was a (magnificent,
magnificently) beautiful performance.

2. Her voice sounds (beautifully,

beautiful). She sang the song (exact,
exactly) as it was written. We heard it
(perfectly, perfect).
3. He was a very (sensibly, sensible)
person. He acted very (sensible,
sensibly).

4. Mike wrote too (slow, slowly) on the

exam. He always writes (slow, slowly).

5. Talk (softly, soft) or don't talk at

all. The music played (softly, soft).
1. Andrea knows the material very (good,
well). She always treats us (good, well).

2. You must send payments (regular,

regularly). We deal on a (strictly, strict)
cash basis.

3. The mechanic's tools were (well, good).

The foreman said that his work was (good,
well) done.
4. Which substance listed
below is not a common
solvent?
A.Hand lotion
B. Water
C. A bar of soap
D.Nail polish remover
5. growing is a popular hobby.
Below is a photograph of a
beautiful and fairly easy to grow
copper sulfate crystal. To make
this crystal, copper sulfate
powder was added to water to
create a supersaturated solution.
Imagine that you have created a copper sulfate crystal
formation and left it in its saturated solution in a jar
on your dresser. Your little sister, trying to be helpful,
added more water to your creation while you were gone
for the weekend. What most likely happened to your
creation as a result of your sister's actions?
A. It is unchanged except with more water in the jar
B.The crystal formation is larger
C.The crystals are gone
D. The entire contents of the jar has solidified into
one mass
4. She worked (careful,
carefully) with the sick child.
She was a very (careful,
carefully) worker.

5. He did not pass the course as

(easy, easily) as he thought he
would.
Complete the following sentences
with the correct preposition:

to, toward, on, onto, in, or into.

Some sentences may have more than
one possible correct answer.
Remember that a few verbs of
motion take only "on" rather than
"onto."
1. Anna has returned ______ her
home town.
2. The dog jumped ______ the lake.
3. Are the boys still swimming
______ the pool?
4. Thomas fell ______ the floor.
5. The plane landed ______ the
runway.
1. We drove _____ the river for an
hour but turned north before we
reached it.
2. The kids climbed ______ the
monkey bars.
3. Joanna got ______ Fred's car.
4. The baby spilled his cereal ______
the floor.
5. We cried to the man on the ladder,
"Hang ______!"
1. I went ______ the gym.
2. Matthew and Michelle moved the
table ______ the dining room.
3. Allan left your keys ______ the
table.
4. Dr. Karper apologized for
interrupting us and told us to carry
______ with our discussion.
5. I walk ______ the amusement park.