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UNIT 5

Chapter 2: Subject-Verb Agreement

Activity 1 on Words Between Subject and Verb (350)

1. Some members of the parents association want to ban certain books from

the school library.

2. Chungs trench coat, with its big lapels and shoulder flaps, makes him

feel like a tough private eye.

3. Misconceptions about apes like the gorilla have turned a relatively

peaceful animal into a terrifying monster.

4. The rising cost of necessities like food and shelter forces many elderly

people to live in poverty.5. In my opinion, a few slices of pepperoni pizza make a great evening.

Activity 2 on Verb Before Subject (351) Activity 3 on Compound Subjects (352)

1. are 1. sit

2. are 2. cover

3. do 3. knows

4. were 4. were

5. was 5. smell

Activity 4 on Indefinite Pronouns (352353)

1. suits

2. mentions

3. are

4. enters

5. falls

Review Test 1 (353)

1. are 6. damages

2. was 7. was

3. seem 8. makes

4. are 9. clean

5. contains 10. is

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Review Test 2 (353354)

is are 1. Martha and her mother

look looks 2. Neither

was were 3. Three goats, a potbellied pig, and a duck

looks look 4. balls

is are 5. low-calorie cola and the double-chocolate cake

interfere interferes 6. odor

are is 7. One

is are 8. gum and some tape

begin begins 9. person

have has 10. Each

Review Test 3 (354)

Note: Answers will vary. Subjects for sentences 1, 2, 3 and 4 are underlined below.

1. The magazines under my roommates bed . . .

2. The car with the purple fenders . . .

3. My boss and her secretary . . .

4. Neither of the football players . . .

Chapter 3: Pronoun Agreement and Reference

Activity 1 on Pronoun Agreement (356357)

1. they

2. them

3. they

4. their

5. it

Activity 2 on Indefinite Pronouns (358)

1. her

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2. he

3. its

4. his or her

5. him

Activity 3 on Pronoun Reference (359)

Note: The rewritten part of each sentence is underlined. Corrections may vary

slightly.

1. Dad spent all morning fishing but didnt catch a single fish.

2. At the fast-food restaurant, the waiters give you free glasses with your soft

drinks.

3. Ruth told Denise, My bouts of depression are becoming serious.

Or: Ruth told Denise, Your bouts of depression are becoming

serious.

4. Dipping her spoon into the pot of simmering spaghetti sauce, Helen

felt the spoon slip out of her hand.

5. Pete visited the tutoring center because its staff can help him with his

economics course.

Review Test 1 (359360)

1. her

2. the shop employees

3. his

4. the subject

5. he or she

Review Test 2 (360)

1. their his or her b.

2. they the players a.

3. he they b.

4. their her b.

5.they the owners a.