Subject-Verb Agreement
Choose the correct verb:
One of the students (have, has) an A+ in the class.
has
Choose the correct verb:
None of the students (is, are) going to the dance.
are
This type of Native American origin story involves something being created from nothing
ex nihilo
This explorer was kidnapped by the Native Americans
John Smith
This is why Edward Taylor wrote poetry.
as a personal act of worship
Choose the correct verb:
Most of the pizza (were, was) gone by the time we got to the party.
was
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Choose the correct verb:
Each of the puppies (has, have) a cute collar.
has
This is how Native American stories were passed down.
They were told orally.
This was Christopher Columbus' purpose for writing his journal.
To convince Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to keep financing his trips
Describe how Anne Bradstreet's poems were different from what Puritans normally wrote about
She expressed her emotions and wrote about her love for her husband.
Choose the correct verb:
Neither of the boys (was, were) prepared for the exam.
was
Choose the correct verb:
The herd of cows (crosses, cross) the street every morning.
crosses
What does "Earth on Turtle's Back" reveal about the Onondaga people?
They were very hospitable to strangers.
Name at least two hardships the Puritans faced on their journey.
Rough seas, deteriorating ship, starvation, disease
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Was the first published poet from America
Anne Bradstreet
Choose the correct verb:
Neither the moon nor the stars (was, were) visible through the telescope because of the clouds.
were
Choose the correct verb:
The school of fish (swim, swims) near the surface of the water to avoid predators.
swims
What does "When Grizzlies Walk Upright" reveal about the Modoc people?
They were hostile towards outsiders.
Name two things that Bradford did for the Plymouth Plantation colony.
2) established town hall meetings (democratic process)
3)was elected governor 30 times
4)encouraged immigration
Edward Taylor compared himself to this household item in "Huswifery."
A spinning wheel
Choose the correct verb:
That pair of headphones (cost, costs) more than a month's salary!
costs
Choose the correct verb:
The tourists or the guide (are, is) lost.
is
What does the "Navajo origin Legend" reveal about the Navajo people?
They valued natural resources like corn and deer
This is why John Smith probably wrote in the third person.
To make his story sound more objective.
Define Puritan Plain Style
Style of writing the Puritans wrote in that was simple and often talked of everyday household items.