English Skills with Readings 9th Edition by John Langan, Zoe Albright

Exercise 1

All but one of the ten sentences that follow need -s or -es verb endings. Cross out the nonstandard verb forms and write the standard forms in the spaces provided. Mark the one sentence that needs no change with a C for correct.

EXAMPLE

Wants Dana always want the teacher's attention.

_________ 1. That newspaper print nothing but bad news.

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__________ 2. Don't eat a fish that smell funny.

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__________ 3. Claire plan to enter the contest.

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__________ 4. Whole-wheat bread taste better to me than rye bread.

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__________ 5. Bob work as a security guard at the mall.

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__________ 6. The sick baby scream whenever her mother puts her down.

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__________ 7. You make me angry sometimes.

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__________ 8. Troy run faster than anybody else on the track team.

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__________ 9. She live in a rough section of town.

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__________ 10. Martha like mystery novels better than romances.

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