Final -s Word Endings: Practice Exercise 1

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Quizzes labeled "Practice Exercise" or "Additional Practice" are taken from the ancillary materials for Sentence Sense: A Writer's Guide, by Evelyn Farbman, and are used by the Guide for Grammar and Writing with the kind permission of the book's author and the publisher, Houghton Mifflin.

1. Each year, the town committee members votes vote to prohibit parties party on the public beach.

2. The baby sleep sleeps soundly even when the childs children next door play noisily.

3. I've discovered he worries worrys too much when I borrow borrows his chain saw.

4. She often shows show people the proper way to attach the hooks, and she trys tries to be patient with those who have trouble understanding.

5. The winters seem seems to get longer and colder every year, whereas the summers appear appears to get shorter and cooler.

6. I have has been expecting my supervisor to say something about the error, but she does not do not seem to be aware of it.

7. After taking so many wrong turn turns , we has have arrived back where we started.

8. Tourists have has been visiting the old fort for years, but this year crowds were was even larger than usual.

9. When he plaies plays guitar for his friends, they sits sit and admire his talent and ability.

10. Patricia does do want to go on the tour; she wonders how many other women woman are going, though.

11. The street cleaner washs washes our street about once a week; the town administrator saies says that such frequent street cleaning is unnecessary.

12. Three of the churchs churches in town are going to be repainted; supplys supplies for the jobs have already been bought.

13. Many people is are convinced that our planet have has been visited by creatures from outer space.

14. Although travel to the stars are is not possible today, scientists do does believe that someday the necessary technology will be developed and used.

15. Chess is are becoming a more popular game as more people is are realizing how exciting and challenging it is.

16. Board games like checkers and chess have has been around for thousands of years; many find that playing board games relaxes relaxs them.

17. Her reflexs reflexes are so sharp that she wins win most of the tournaments.

18. As the movers carry carries the heavy sofa up the stairs, they discovers discover that stairway is too narrow.

19. On long car journeys journies , Brenda and Carla like likes to see how many different license plates they can count.

20. Of all the mess messes he has ever gotten himself into, this one are is the worst.

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