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

Exercise 2

Working in pairs, write the correct form of the verb in each space provided.

1. is, are

What ________ your middle name?

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2. was, were

Among the guests _________ a private detective

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3. do, does

Where ________ you go when you want to be alone?

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4. is, are

There _______ many hungry people in American cities.

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5. rest, rests

In that grave _________ the bones of my great-grandfather.

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6. was, were

There _________ too many people in the room for me to feel comfortable.

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7. is, are

Why _________ the lights turned off?

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8. stand, stands

Across the street __________ the post office.

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9. is, are

Here _________ the tickets for tonight's game.

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10. was, were

Stuffed into the mailbox _________ ten pieces of junk mail and three ripped magazines.

Step 1 of 10

Verb before Subject (465)

1.?is