1. Choose the sentences in which there are no errors in verb tense. To simplify this question, the verbs whose forms are varied appear in bold.
a. Before they staged a strike, the taxi cab drivers had found it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they had thought his pretending showed the problems in his leadership.
b. Before they staged a strike, the taxi cab drivers found it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they thought his pretending showed the problems in his leadership.
c. Before they staged the strike, the taxi cab drivers had found it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they think his pretending shows the problems in his leadership.
d. Before they staged the strike, the taxi cab drivers find it amusing that the governor pretended to be a simple man of the people. Now that the strike is over, they think his pretending shows the problems in his leadership.
2.Growth is highly valued in business, but growing a business has no foolproof plan.
a. growing
b. is
c. Growth
3. Which sentence accurately expresses that Mariah has performed in Chicago in the past and may continue to perform in Chicago?
a. Beth has lived in Toronto for five years.
b. Beth lives in Toronto for five years.
c. Beth had been living in Toronto for five years.
d. Beth lived in Toronto for five years.
4. California, the U.S. state with the highest population, _______ several vibrant cities along its coast
a. have
b. has
c. having
5. Either several cars or a bus _________ the team from school to the game.
a. carry
b. are carrying
c. transports
d. transport
6. Three members of the book club ______ only novels and poetry.
a. The verb should be read because the subjects three members and book club combine to form a compound subject, which requires the plural form of the verb.
b. The verb should be reads because the verb should agree with club, the object of the prepositional phrase, which in this case is singular.
c. The verb should be read because the verb should agree with the subject of the sentence members, which in this case is plural.
d. The verb should be reads because the verb should agree with club, the noun to which it is nearest, which in this case is singular.
7. Neither Elisa nor her daughters ________ their bikes as much as they used to.
a. The verb should be ride. When a compound subject is joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject closest to it, which in this case is plural (daughters).
b. The verb should be rides. When a compound subject is joined by or or nor, the verb should agree with the subject listed first, which in this case is singular (Elisa).
c. The verb should be ride because a compound subject always requires the plural form of the verb.
d. The verb should be ride. Whenever two subjects are joined by or or nor, the subject becomes plural and requires a plural form of the verb.