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1. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence "Each of the dogs ____ sick"?
A. is
B. are


2. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence "Some of the beer ____ cold"?
A. is
B. are

3. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence "He is one of the professors that _____ too much"?
A. talks
B. talk

4. What is the correct form of the verb in the sentence "He is one of the alumni that ____ each year to the scholarship"?
A. contributes
B. contribute

5. Which of the following sentences contains a verb agreement error?
A. These are a collection of valuable nineteenth-century manuscripts.
B. The professor that teaches nineteenth-century novels are interesting.
C. The only dog that the buyers want are dalmations.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

6. Which of the following sentences contains an error in agreement of pronoun and antecedent?
A. Every student must bring their own dictionary to class.
B. Most of the children have his own book.
C. Does each of you have their book?
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

7. Which of the following verb forms correctly occurs in the blank in the sentence "____ everyone going to be there?"
A. Is
B. Are

8. Which of the following pronouns is correct in the blank in the sentence "Is one of the professors ready to present ____ paper?"
A. their
B. her

9. Which are the correct words for the blanks in the sentence "Each of the legislators ____ ____ own reason for voting `no'"?
A. has his/her
B. have their

10. Which are the correct words for the blanks in the sentence "Everyone who said that it couldn't be done ____ now regretting ____ words"?
A. is his/her
B. are their

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